College Profile: Fortis College-Richmond

The design of this program provides the student with the basic understanding of the fundamentals of massage. Through lecture and hands-on instruction in Swedish techniques, pathology, anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, the student is prepared to successfully enter the massage industry. The program also provides information in various additional techniques currently practiced in massage therapy clinics. At the end of this program, students are prepared to sit for the national certification examination.

This program provides the student with the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to function in the medical office or clinic setting. Students are trained in anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and administrative functions. The clinical courses prepare the student for medication administration, assisting techniques, and routine lab procedures. Graduates are qualified to work in entry level positions in medical office settings performing administrative and/or clinical duties. Prior to graduating from this program, students are required to perform four weeks of externship in a medical office or clinic as a medical assistant in training.

This program is designed to prepare the graduate for employment as a Medical Office Specialist. Graduates of this program gain skills which allow them to perform administrative tasks such as: keyboarding, word processing, medical billing and coding, medical claims processing and examination, hospital billing, collections and follow-up on delinquent claims process. The program also develops a familiarity with appropriate reports such as triage, operative and medical, in-patient accounting procedures, general office procedures and offers a career-preparatory externship working in a medical facility.

This program is designed to prepare the graduate for employment as a Medical Office Specialist. Graduates of this program gain skills which allow them to perform administrative tasks such as: keyboarding, word processing, medical billing and coding, medical claims processing and examination, hospital billing, collections and follow-up on delinquent claims process. The program also develops a familiarity with appropriate reports such as triage, operative and medical, in-patient accounting procedures, general office procedures and offers a career-preparatory externship working in a medical facility.

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This program is designed to prepare the graduate for employment as a Surgical Technologist. Graduates of this skill-intensive program will learn the methods, technology, and instrumentation needed to assist surgeons in the operating room, the proper way to scrub and gown for surgery, how to position a patient for a surgical procedure, basic science concepts relating to the human body, technological sciences and surgical procedures. The student will also participate in mock, or practice, surgeries on life-like mannequins by assisting instructors who have extensive experience in the field. Prior to graduating from this program, students are required to perform more than five months of externship in hospital operating rooms as a surgical technologist-in-training.