Associate's Degree Programs

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Health Information Technology AAS
College: Allied Health Sciences
Locations: Midland (Next Start August 2008)
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As the health care industry continues to grow and expand, the demand for medical record technicians also increases. Employment is expected to grow faster than average through the year 2008 because of rapid growth in tests, treatments and procedures available. Many graduates of the Medical Record Technology program are employed in hospitals, but job growth is projected to be greatest in physician's offices and clinics, nursing homes and home health agencies. At the end of the program, you will be eligible to apply to write the national certification examination to earn the designation of Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the American Health Information Management Association. General admission requirements: a 2.0 GPA in high school or college work.

Respiratory Care AAS
College: Allied Health Sciences
Locations: Alpena · Harrison · Lansing · Petoskey
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You can live without water for a few days and without food for a few weeks, but without oxygen, you will suffer brain damage within a few minutes and die after about nine minutes. Respiratory therapists, also known as respiratory care practitioners, evaluate, treat and care for patients with breathing disorders. Respiratory therapists treat all types of patients, ranging from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to elderly people whose lungs are diseased. They provide temporary relief to patients with chronic asthma or emphysema and emergency care for patients who suffered heart failure or a stroke or who are victims of drowning or shock. Respiratory therapists are expanding into cardiopulmonary procedures like electrocardiograms and stress testing but also perform other tasks like drawing blood samples from patients. Ferris' off-campus program combines online lectures with weekend labs at partner institutions. Internships in hospitals throughout the state are also used to prepare program graduates to deliver the range of patient health services they will provide.