HEALTH CARE
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Make a difference in the lives of others! Be part of an established, expanding career field
that will help build a healthier future for San Diego!
San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies can
help you launch or advance your health care career. According
to the Department of Labor, 18% of today's 30 fastest growing
occupations are in the health care industry. New health care
jobs are being created at a rate of 3.5% per year.
Program Features
- Learning programs are fast, skill-based, and hands-on
- We offer online or classroom opportunities for careers
- Competition for top talent is intense
- Upgrade skills, cross-train
- A Military Spouse and Workforce Partnership approved program.
Where the jobs are: doctor and dental offices and clinics, hospitals, emergency
care centers, outpatient care facilities, medical laboratory and testing services, medical
research services, community care facilities for the elderly, home health care, and sports
medicine clinics.
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Location of Classes
SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, Hardy Avenue entrance, unless otherwise noted.
Approved Board of Behavioral Science Continuing Education Provider for CEUs. For more information
on CEUs, see Registration Information/CEUs.
SDSU Research Foundation Program
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Investing in Yourself: Tools for a Healthy Body and Mind |
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This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, tools and techniques for quality self-care and academic performance. It examines the devastating effects of stress and poor nutrition on the body and mind and teaches students how to reduce stress levels, boost health, improve learning, and enhance overall well-being. The course has an experiential component that allows students to practice the skills they have learned during class. Concepts such as holism and integration of body, mind, and spirit in creating optimum health and wellness will be discussed.
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Section 1
Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99754 WE
Dates:
Tuesdays, Sept. 15-Oct. 13, 5:30-8:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$249
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99754 WE is Closed
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Section 2
Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99755 WE
Dates:
Tuesdays, Oct. 27-Nov. 24, 5:30-8:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$249
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99755 WE is Closed
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Medical Billing and Coding |
This 70-hour billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems. Learn how to manually file claims using the CPT and ICD-9 manual, complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims, and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures. The course covers CPT (introduction, guidelines, evaluation and management), specialty fields such as surgery, radiology, and laboratory; and ICD-9 introduction and guidelines.
>> Medical Billing and Coding Course Information
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Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99751 WA
Dates:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 6-Dec. 17, 6-9:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$1,699 (Materials are included in fee.)
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99751 WA is Closed
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Dental Assisting |
Dental assistants provide quality preventative and corrective dental care under direct supervision of the dentist or dental hygienist. The dental assistant is responsible for assisting dentists and dental hygienists with patient care as well as providing certain administrative support to the office.
The 60-hour Dental Assisting Program prepares students for entry level positions in one of the fastest growing health care positions – dental assisting. In addition to entry-level administrative jobs, this course is ideal for students interested in pursuing a future formal dental hygienist program. The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with all areas of pre-clinical dental assisting and provide training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in the dental practice.
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Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99753 WA
Dates:
Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 12-Dec. 14, 6-9:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$1,499 (Materials are included in fee.)
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99753 WA is Closed
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EKG Technician Certification |
This comprehensive 50-hour EKG Technician Certification Program prepares students to function as EKG technicians and to take the American Society of Phlebotomy Technician (ASPT) Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician exam and other national certification exams. This course will include important practice and background information on anatomy of the heart, physiology, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, legal aspects of patient contact, laboratory assisting, electrocardiography, and echocardiography.
>> EKG Technician Course Information
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Section 1
Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99757 WA
Dates:
Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 12-Dec. 7, 6-9:30 pm (No class Nov. 25)
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$1,299 (Materials are included in fee.)
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99757 WA is Closed
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Section 2
Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99752 WA
Dates:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 13-Dec. 3, 6-9:30 pm (No class Nov. 26)
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$1,299 (Materials are included in fee.)
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99752 WA is Closed
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Pharmacy Technician |
This comprehensive 50-hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Boards PTCB exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, and community pharmacies, working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names, dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, and inventory control.
>> Pharmacy Technician Course Information
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Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAHC 99750 WA
Dates:
Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 12-Dec. 7, 6-9:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$1,299 (Materials are included in fee.)
Schedule Number 09FAHC 99750 WA is Closed
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Administrative Medical Assistant |
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This 50-hour classroom course prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry. An administrative assistant’s tasks include keeping medical records, greeting patients, billing and clerical duties. They may be required to perform certain clinical tasks i.e. document vital signs (e.g. blood pressures, pulse, respirations, and temperature), perform simple lab tests, explain treatment, medications, and diet schedules to patients. This program covers important background information on medical terminology, insurance billing and coding, medical ethics, customer service and legal aspects. There is no certification exam for this course.
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Noncredit Schedule No. 09FA 99756 WA
Dates:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 13-Dec. 3, 6-9:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$1,299
Schedule Number 09FA 99756 WA is Closed
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| Workplace English and Accent
Reduction |
| In the health care field, communication is essential
when working with San Diego's diverse populations, the patients, and the professionals
in health care. In this course, participants will learn through workplace English
and accent reduction to: communicate with managers and supervisors, understand
patient inquiries and requests, deliver information and clarification, help with
check-in and checkout, and describe facility services. Off-site and custom programs
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For more information contact
Van Hillier, Workplace English Coordinator, American Language Institute, San Diego
State University (619) 594-5907 or email rhillier@mail.sdsu.edu.
>> American Language Institute's Workplace
English Programs
SDSU Research Foundation Program
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November 13, 2009
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