ACADEMY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

The Academy of Health Professions (AoHP) provides students with the opportunity to apply classroom and lab skills in real life clinical settings. AoHP students will become certified in CPR and First Aid, learn how to read medical records, measure vital signs, and prevent infections, study the urinary system by performing chemical and microscopic examinations of urine, and test blood for glucose, hematocrit & hemoglobin while investigating the function of this liquid tissue. These are only a few of the health care procedures you will master while learning human anatomy & physiology.

The Maryland State Department of Education has designed the Academy of Health Professions, as a comprehensive and cohesive completer program. The majority of our programs consist of four semesters over 2 years and are developed to prepare students for entry-level healthcare certification and/or future college programs. For most of our courses there are no official pre-requisites, however completion or concurrent enrollment in Biology and Chemistry is strongly encouraged.

Option I, Nursing Assisting & Internship – 1st semester

Builds on the knowledge from AoHP I to develop the skills needed for Maryland Board of Nursing certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA). Includes supervised clinical experiences at long-term care facilities. This program provides excellent pre-nursing experience for students considering post-secondary degrees in the nursing field.

Option II & III, Administrative and Clinical Medical Assisting or Dual Enrollment Medical Assisting Administrative Medical Assisting – 1st semester 

Prepares students with the administrative skills needed to demonstrate competence in medical office procedures such as appointment processing, medical records management, filing systems, billing and coding, and maintaining the office environment.

Clinical Medical Assisting – 2nd semester

Prepares students with the skills needed to demonstrate competence in exam room procedures, basic lab techniques, and infection control procedures. Topics include assisting with exams and procedures, providing eye and ear care, laboratory equipment and safety, quality control, basic microbiology, collecting and processing urine and blood specimens, performing selected tests and OSHA/CLIA regulations.

Dual Enrollment Medical Assisting with FCC – Total of 3 semesters

1st semester: Medical Terminology and Basic Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assisting. 2nd semester: Computer Medical Office Management, Medical Office Procedures. 3rd semester: Foundations of Medial Assisting 1 and 2. 

Prerequisite of MATH 101 or higher is required for Dual Enrollment

You can earn 18 credits through FCC if completed. Does not contain any type of internship within those 3 semesters.