Phlebotomy

Certificate Program

Department of Business Studies
Penn 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 3166

The Phlebotomy Certificate program prepares the student to draw blood and prepare it for testing by laboratory personnel. The program is designed to provide students with information about the health care delivery system, collection of materials and equipment, venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques, and medical, legal and ethical implications of blood collection.

This program prepares students to work as phlebotomists in a variety of health care settings such as acute care facilities, physicians’ offices, hospital laboratories, long-term care facilities, clinics, and independent laboratories. Graduates of this program are able to

• perform venipunctures and capillary punctures;
• collect quality blood specimens for the purpose of laboratory analysis;
• demonstrate proper techniques of collection, transport and requisitioning of blood specimens;
• perform within legal and ethical boundaries; and
• display a professional manner and image.

Certificate Requirements

BIOL115	Basic Human Anatomy	3
MEDA120	Medical Terminology	3
MEDA204	Phlebotomy Procedures & Techniques A	3
MEDA205	Medical Law and Ethics	3
MEDA230	Phlebotomy Externship A	4
		16

^A Course requires prerequisite.

Program Information

Academic Year 2009/2010

OPE ID:	323900
CIP:	51.1009
SOC:	31-9099
Length:	16 Credits 1 Semesters

Related Occupations

Phlebotomist in acute care facilities, physician’s offices, hospital laboratories, long term care facilities, clinics and independent laboratories

Cost

Tuition:	$1584
Fees:	$597
Books/Supplies:	$857.12
Total:	$3038.12

More cost information can be found here: Tuition/Fees Table

Completion Stats

Completing in 2009/2010:	16 students
Completing in 2009/2010 with debt:	1 students
Median debt of 2009/2010 completers:	0
Normal time to complete program:	6 months
Completed in normal time:	10 students
Job placement rate:	79%, 26% in field