Old Marshall Adult Education Center

New Health Field Offerings!

This Fall, Old Marshall and Florin Tech are extending their offerings in the health field with two new short classes, phlebotomy and electrocardiography (click links for PDF's). Both of the classes are designed for health care. professionals such as EMT's, RN's, and medical assistants. Offered in cooperation with Boston Reed, the courses are being offered in September 2008 and January 2009.

Electrocardiography, offered September 27, 2008, and January 24, 2009, is an 8 hour EKG / ECG training program. The fast paced course is designed to provide instruction in Electrocardiography testing procedures used in detecting heart disease and other cardiovascular disorders. This one day course provides instruction in :
-EKG unit operation & troubleshooting.
-Lead placement utilizing 12 lead EKG.
--Understanding EKG grid paper.
-Recognizing normal and abnormal EKG patterns in all 12 leads.
-Plotting EKG axis.
-Course material is presented through lecture and hands-on participation.
The course costs $225 and you may register online at Boston Reed (www.bostonreed.com/programs/courses)

Phlebotomy, offered September 13-14, 2008 and January 10-11, 2009, is a 2 day (16- hour) course designed to provide instruction in the art of drawing blood for medical professionals. This course is appropriate for current medical assistants, emergency medical technicians, vocational nurses, registered nurses and medical doctors who use or plan to use phlebotomy skills within their scope of practice. Students will become proficient in vein puncture with syringe, vacutainer, butterfly and finger stick methods built upon a foundation of basic principles of venous anatomy, physiology and sterile technique. (This course does not allow students to work in public health clinics, or perform their skills in a laboratory. For public health clinics or laboratories a certification course is required for employment.)
The course costs $295 and you may register online at Boston Reed (www.bostonreed.com/programs/courses)

Prepare for the Future

With over 100 years of meeting the education needs of adults, Old Marshall Adult Education Center may provide "the ticket" for your future. For information on our schedule, click on this link or the classes listed to the right.
Here's some of what we offer:

• EMT-
• Medical coding- From the comfort of your own home, learn the terminology and skills necessary to become medical coder
• Computer Skills- Learn office applications and keyboarding.
• ESL- classes offered morning, afternoon, and night for all levels. Classes are located in central Sacramento, south Sacramento, and east Sacramento, at more than 40 locations
• Citizenship- Learn what you need to pass your interview and test to become an American citizen
• GED- morning and evening classes to improve the essential skills of reading, writing, and mathematics