Dental Assistant

Dental Assistants perform a variety of patient care duties in the office and laboratory. They assist dentists chairside, take x-rays, maintain records and equipment, prepare patients for treatment and instruct patients in oral hygiene.

Courses include dental office administration, dental anatomy and physiology, preventive dentistry as well as chairside assisting theory and lab.

Medical Assistant

Medical Assistants aid doctors and nurses in delivering health care--ranging from performing administrative duties to direct patient care--in health centers, health insurance companies, urgent care centers, clinics and the physician's office.

Courses include medical terminology, office management, medical law & ethics, medical insurance, medical office laboratory procedures, nursing and surgical procedures as well as examination techniques.

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technicians assist and support licensed pharmacists in providing health care and medications to patients. Pharmacy Technicians often perform many of the same duties as the pharmacist. Courses include medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, pharmacology as well as pharmacy law and ethics.

Physical Therapy Assistant

Patience, resourcefulness, empathy and tact are personal traits needed by Physical Therapist Assistants in order to help patients and their families understand their treatments and adjust to rehabilitation. Professionals in this field are employed in hospitals, clinics, private practice, long-term care facilities and sports medicine centers.

Once you have acquired new skills in massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, therapeutic exercise and wound care at Pima Medical Institute, you will be ready for this exciting and rewarding career.

Typical duties of a Physical Therapist Assistant vary according to the size and level of sophistication in the work setting. PTA's will assist Registered Physical Therapists in patient procedures such as:

• Exercise for increasing strength, endurance, coordination and range of motion
• Electrical stimulation to activate paralyzed muscles
• Instruction in carrying out everyday activities in the use of helping devices
• Application of massage, heat, cold, light, water or electricity to relieve pain or improve the condition of the muscle or skin.
• To assist in performing such therapies, Physical Therapist Assistants must have detailed knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and treatment procedures.

Veterinary Assistant

The Veterinary Assistant is trained to help veterinarians in caring for and providing medical services to animals. Courses include pharmacology, anatomy, physiology, parasitology, surgery and anesthesiology as well as veterinary nursing techniques.

Veterinary Technician

Are you an animal person? Love your patients and your job as a Veterinary Technician. Nurture the health and well-being of animals through your specialized knowledge of animal behavior and care, surgical assisting, laboratory testing and nursing procedures. Become an integral member of the veterinary team. Veterinary Tech's are licensed/registered professionals that perform advanced procedures, dentistry treatments, induce anesthesia prior to surgeries and perform as surgical scrub technicians. The Veterinary Technician must work independently and be able to respond quickly in emergencies. These professionals may work in clinics, hospitals, laboratories, ranches, zoos or other veterinary settings.