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Pharmacy Technician National Certification with PTCB (SELF-PACED)

Free

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Current session started Jul 1, 2024 , runs for 14 weeks

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  All classes are pre-recorded for you to take at your own pace.   You still have instructor support for the self-paced class.

Registration for this class is free, meaning there is no fee to sign up for the course.  However, once registered, there is a cost of $2,850 to enroll in the class.  Your registration doesn't secure your spot in the class.  Your registration details are necessary for SCAE to forward to American Medical Professionals.  Payments go directly to American Medical Professionals.  They offer multiple payment methods.

After signing up for the class, you'll receive a packet to fill out and send directly to American Medical Professionals.  Once you have filled out the paperwork and the information requested, Academy of Medical Professionals will reach out to you to complete your registration process.

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 All-Inclusive 14 week program, you will learn everything from the role of the technician in the pharmacy setting to the basic sciences at the core of pharmacy practice, to preparing for the PTCB exam. You will learn complete drug information that includes proper name, spelling and pronunciation, drug class, generic and trade name, route of administration, dosage, and more of hundreds of drugs. You will be able to identify pills on sight with pill photos, gain a better understanding of how certain drugs work within the body with a concise review of relevant anatomy and physiology, and stay up to date with cutting-edge pharmacy practice with the latest information on new drugs, regulations, HIPAA guidelines, and safety procedures. 

$2,850  This Certificate program includes all course materials and PTCB National Certification (CPhT) Exam fee. 

If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

Medical Coding with CPC Certification with Practicode (SET CLASS TIMES)

Free

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 1, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 30 weeks
2 additional sessions through Mar 13, 2025

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime anywhere.    All classes are pre-recorded for you to take at your own pace.

Registration for this class is free, meaning there is no fee to sign up for the course.  However, once registered, there is a cost of $5,150 to enroll in the class.  Your registration doesn't secure your spot in the class.  Your registration details are necessary for SCAE to forward to American Medical Professionals. Payments go directly to American Medical Professionals.  They offer multiple payment methods.  

All Medical Coding Programs Offered

     $3,950 Medical Coding (CPC-A Certification) (20 - Weeks)

     $5,150 Medical Coding w/Practicode (CPC Certification) (30 - Weeks)

     $1,200 Practicode only (6 - 10 Weeks) - Adding Practicode will remove the apprenticeship designation from the CPC credential.  

After signing up for the class, you'll receive a packet to fill out and send directly to American Medical Professionals.  Once you have filled out the paperwork and the requested information, Academy of Medical Professionals will contact you to complete your registration process.

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This 20-week, in-depth medical coding for CPC certification through AAPC.  This program is designed to teach all aspects of medical coding, providing you with the skills needed to become nationally certified and to get into the job market as a Certified Professional Coder.  This certificate program includes Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Step-by-step coding, CPC-A exam, AAPC membership, 3 practice CPC tests, and all books.  Basic computer skills are required. 

March 13, 2025 class runs through August 7, 2025.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@Sanford.org

 

Medical Coding with CPC-A National Certification (SET CLASS TIMES)

Free

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 1, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 20 weeks
2 additional sessions through Mar 13, 2025

This is an online course.  This class has set times for classes.

Registration for this class is free, meaning there is no fee to sign up for the course.  However, once registered, there is a cost of $3,950 to enroll in the class.  Your registration doesn't secure your spot in the class.  Your registration details are necessary for SCAE to forward to American Medical Professionals. Payments go directly to American Medical Professionals.  They offer multiple payment methods.  

All Medical Coding Programs Offered

     $3,950 Medical Coding (CPC-A Certification) (20 - Weeks)

     $5,150 Medical Coding w/Practicode (CPC Certification) (30 - Weeks)

     $1,200 Practicode only (6 - 10 Weeks) - Adding Practicode will remove the apprenticeship designation from the CPC credential.  

After signing up for the class, you'll receive a packet to fill out and send directly to American Medical Professionals.  Once you have filled out the paperwork and the requested information, Academy of Medical Professionals will contact you to complete your registration process.

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- This program will be held once a week for 20 weeks. Upon completion of the program, you will sit for your CPC national certification which is included in tuition. Your title will be a CPC-A, for the first year; CPC-A means you will be considered a certified coder with an Apprentice designation for one year. Once you have worked for a year, you will have your Apprentice title removed and be an official CPC! This program consists of Medical Terminology/Anatomy for ICD-10 and Medical Coding curriculum.

March 13, 2025 class runs through August 7, 2025

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@Sanford.org

 

Medical Coding with Practicode ONLY (SET CLASS TIMES)

Free

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 1, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 10 weeks
2 additional sessions through Mar 13, 2025

This is an online course.  This class has set times for classes.

Registration for this class is free, meaning there is no fee to sign up for the course.  However, once registered, there is a cost of $1,200 to enroll in the class.  Your registration doesn't secure your spot in the class.  Your registration details are necessary for SCAE to forward to American Medical Professionals. Payments go directly to American Medical Professionals.  They offer multiple payment methods.  

All Medical Coding Programs Offered

     $3,950 Medical Coding (CPC-A Certification) (20 - Weeks)

     $5,150 Medical Coding w/Practicode (CPC Certification) (30 - Weeks)

     $1,200 Practicode only (6 - 10 Weeks) - Adding Practicode will remove the apprenticeship designation from the CPC credential.  

After signing up for the class, you'll receive a packet to fill out and send directly to American Medical Professionals.  Once you have filled out the paperwork and the requested information, Academy of Medical Professionals will contact you to complete your registration process.

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This course is a 6-to-10-week online practicum taken after earning your CPC-A. CPC-A’s get real-world experience coding actual medical charts. This new coding practice course helps to improve coding skills across multiple specialties, allows a new coder to gain coding experience. It is comprised of 3 modules of 200 actual, redacted medical records per module. Upon completion of this program, you will have your Apprentice designation removed immediately- providing you an equivalency of 2 years’ experience in the field in under 30 weeks.

March 13, 2025 class runs through August 7, 2025.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@Sanford.org

 

Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course

$1,195

with Center for Legal Studies

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 19, 2024 at 5 am, runs for 7 weeks
4 additional sessions through May 5, 2025

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

This exciting program prepares medical professionals for a career in the legal field as legal nurse consultants. Building on your medical education and possible clinical experience, this course provides nurses with the fundamental skills necessary to advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, and governmental agencies regarding medically related issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses. The course teaches legal concepts related to the healthcare industry, as well as the role a legal nurse consultant might play in litigation areas such as medical malpractice, toxic torts, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, criminal law, and workers’ compensation. Any nurse interested in entering the legal field can benefit from the education provided by this course. The course is also open to anyone interested in the field of forensic testimony and medical-legal issues, but participants without a nursing background might not be able to take the LNCC exam after graduation. Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) is a discretionary test separate from this training course that experienced registered nurses graduating from this course may decide to sit for. LNCC test eligibility requirements are discussed during this training course; however, nurses graduating from this course need not take the LNCC to practice as legal nurse consultants.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

Successful graduates will receive a certificate for 42 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development from CLS by Barbri that they may be able to use to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Books Approximate Cost: $275

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

Spanish for Medical Professionals

$290

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 3, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Are you frustrated by the communication gap that can occur between you and your Spanish-speaking patients? If you answered yes, this Spanish class - designed specifically for healthcare professionals - will help you bridge that gap. You will practice the basic, practical language skills needed to effectively communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients and their families. You will learn the basics of the language, gain an understanding of the culture, and know how to ask questions crucial to quality healthcare. 

Whether you speak some Spanish and need a refresher, or speak no Spanish, you will complete the course with the skills you will need to effectively communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients. 

NOTE: Students will also need to order an eBook for under $15, or the paperback book version (please see book information below).

Students will purchase (on their own) McGraw-Hill Education Complete Medical Spanish, 3rd Edition: ISBN-13: 978-0071841887. The eBook version is available at Barnesandnoble.com. You can also purchase the paperback book version if you wish, available from numerous sources including Amazon.

For Full Details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

Dental Assisting with RHS National Competency (SET CLASS TIMES)

Free

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 16, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 12 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jun 2, 2025

This is an online course.  There are set times for classes.

Registration for this class is free, meaning there is no fee to sign up for the course.  However, once registered, there is a cost of $3,200 to enroll in the class.  Your registration doesn't secure your spot in the class.  Your registration details are necessary for SCAE to forward to American Medical Professionals.  Payments go directly to American Medical Professionals.  They offer multiple payment methods.

After signing up for the class, you'll receive a packet to fill out and send directly to American Medical Professionals.  Once you have filled out the paperwork and the requested information, Academy of Medical Professionals will contact you to complete your registration process.

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This 12-week all-inclusive Certificate program in Dental Assisting is one of the most high-demand careers.  This program is designed to teach all aspects of dental assisting and provide you with the skills you need to work in this field and pass a national certificate exam.  This program is taught by a Dentist and includes an opportunity for internships.  We can now offer an option for Lab days, please ask for more details!  The price of the course includes all books, exam preparation materials, and fees for the DANB RHS certificate program.  Upon passing the DANB RHS, you will receive a certificate of knowledge based on competency for that component from DANB. 

June 2, 2025 class runs through August 18, 2025.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at Adulted@sanford.org

 

Clinical Medical Assisting (CCMA)(SET CLASS TIMES)

Free

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 16 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jun 17, 2025

This is an online course.  This class has set times for classes.

Registration for this class is free, meaning there is no fee to sign up for this course.  However, once registered, there is a cost of $3,750 to enroll in the class.  This registration doesn't secure your spot in the class.  Your registration details are necessary for SCAE to forward to American Medical Professionals.  Payments go directly to American Medical Professionals.  They offer multiple payment methods.

After signing up for the class, you'll receive a packet to fill out and send directly to American Medical Professionals.  Once you have filled out the paperwork and the requested information, Academy of Medical Professionals will contact you to complete your registration process.

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An all-inclusive 16-week program that includes in-person skills labs and live via Zoom class meetings (Tuesdays) and in-person skills labs (starting after week 4 on Thursdays) that prepare you to pass the National Certification.  Upon completing the program, you will sit for your CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant) national certification exam through NHA. 

$3,750 includes National Certification, 6 practice exams, online study materials, books, resume assistance, and all other associated fees.  Externships may be available in your area.  Payment plans are available.

June 17, 2025 class runs through September 30, 2025.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at:  AdultEd@Sanford.org

 





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