Health Science Clinical Programs
One of the most rapidly growing career paths is in health care. In response to the need for highly skilled health care workers, Prince George’s Community College continues to offer state-of-the-art health science programs. As the health care delivery system changes, health personnel find employment opportunities in hospitals and community agencies designed to provide different types of care, including intensive, chronic and ambulatory. All health science programs have state approval and specialized accreditation. Both Nursing Programs are approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing, and the RN Program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. All allied health programs have state approval and are accredited by the applicable accrediting body: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT). Although graduates are eligible to take the licensure/certification examinations upon program completion, there are restrictions about sitting for the examination if an applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor. See program coordinator for additional information.
Satisfactory completion of a health sciences career program prepares the graduate to:
1) Perform the cognitive, technical and psychomotor skills necessary for a beginning health care practitioner in his/her respective program;
2) Demonstrate ethical behaviors and a professional demeanor consistent with the profession’s code of ethics; and
3) Sit for the certification/licensing examination appropriate to the field of study.
Students interested in one of the health career programs must meet the eligibility criteria for admission. For more information about these programs, call 301-322-0151 (Advising), or 301-322-0733 (Allied Health), or 301-322-0731 (Nursing).
The programs of study for the following health science clinical areas are included alphabetically in this chapter:
- Emergency Medical Technician–Intermediate
- Emergency Medical Technician–Paramedic
- Health Information Management
- Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Nursing
- Radiography
- Respiratory Therapy
Multidisciplinary Health Education Courses:
These courses are designed to offer opportunities for learning across the various disciplines of health careers for students and health care professionals. Courses may be taken for credit or as a noncredit option with professional CEU approval. (CEUs for health information management, nursing, nuclear medicine, physician assistant, radiography, and respiratory therapy are pending.)
| MHE 198 Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) |
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| MHE 200 Introduction to Medical Terms for Health Professionals |
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| MHE 290 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and ACLS Preparation |
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| MHE 292 Advanced Cardiac Life Support-Provider |
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