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Course Listings 2018-2019 321 MEDICAL INTERPRETER - SPANISH (MIC) MIC101 80 Clock Hours Fundamentals of Healthcare Interpreting This course introduces the field of interpreting, interpretation models, cognitive processes associated with interpretation, professional ethical standards, employment opportunities, bilingual customer service, and working conditions. Topics include pronunciation, medical vocabulary, resources, legal issues, code of ethics, standards of practice, certification, interpreter assessments/qualifications, and protocol associated with various settings. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret English/Spanish and Spanish/English simulated health care encounters, explain how to prepare for and manage an interpreted encounter, and apply ethical standards to a variety of working situations. Prerequisites: None. MIC103 80 Clock Hours Medical and Clinical Development Basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology in Spanish and English for health care settings. Emphasis on pronunciation of commonly used medical abbreviations for medical specialists and branches of medicine. Students will analyze, define and correctly spell medical terms and abbreviations. Systems to be covered are: cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, endocrine, immune, and nervous. Common test procedures for each system, cancer and first response interpretation roles will also be covered. Students also participate in activities to prepare for externships, including a review of professional conduct, dress code, bilingual customer service and downtime activities. Prerequisites: MIC101 (within three years). MICP105 40 Clock Hours Medical Interpreter: Professional Externship Practical training and application of healthcare interpreting under direct supervision of clinical or hospital preceptor. Students may train with staff interpreters or dual-role interpreters. Documentation of daily interpreter attendance logs and a satisfactory performance evaluation are required to successfully complete the externship. Students must meet the clinical facilities requirements prior to beginning. Externship hours will vary and students are expected to travel and have reliable transportation. Externship hours are site specific and may require attendance any day of the week, including during unscheduled days. Prerequisites: MIC101 and MIC103 (within three years). OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL ASSISTANT (OPH) OPH100 42 Clock Hours Electronic Medical Records Discover the daily workflow of an ophthalmic technician, and examine how healthcare technology and training on an electronic medical record system is both helpful, and essential, for every practicing technician. This course will allow you to learn how to quickly, and professionally, document your findings on a patient's electronic medical record. You will learn how to efficiently enter in all of the information that you gather from the diagnostic tests that you run, as well as how chart all of your examination findings effectively, on the most cutting edge ophthalmic electronic health system on the market. The knowledge gained from this course will allow you to have a complete understanding on how to operate a comprehensive ophthalmic electronic medical records system, a key component of every modern ophthalmic practice. Prerequisites: None. OPH101 54 Clock Hours Introduction to Eye Care This course will introduce to you to an overview of the ophthalmic front and back office including all the types of personnel roles: scheduling appointments, insurance plans, electronic medical records, communications, patient privacy, HIPPA, confidentiality, patient care and services, body mechanics, moving patients, and knowledge about geriatric patients including professional development. Prerequisites: None.