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that Offer
Training

American Academy of Professional CodersCertified Professional Coder (CPC)BR, PH
  
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)ES, NV, T
  
American Association of Medical Transcription (AAMT)Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT)LF, ME, NV, T 
  
American Board of Opticianry National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO-NCLE)National Opticianry Competency Examination (NOCE) JSR, TN, W
 Contact Lens Registry Examination (CLRE)JSR
  
American College of Emergency PhysicansBasic Trauma Life Support InstructorNV
  
American Dental Association Commission on Dental AccreditationDental Assisting JSR, W

 

Dental Hygeine  
 Dental Laboratory JSR, TN
  
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)Registered Health Information TechnicianNV 
 Clinical Coding Specialist (CCS)BR, NV 
 

Clinical Coding Specialist Physician Office
(CCS-P)

NV
  
American Heart AssociationBLS Heartsaver FACTSES, ME, NV, SW, T, VW
American Red CrossBLS Heartsaver AEDES, JSR, ME, NV, PH, PV, SW, T, VW
 BLS Heartsaver CPRES, G, JSR, ME, NV, PH, PV, SW, T, VH, VW
 BLS Healthcare ProviderES, JSR, ME, NV, PH, PV, SW, T
 PALS ProviderES, JSR, ME, NV, PV, SW, T
 ACLS ProviderME, NV, SW, T
 ACLS EPME, NV, SW
 Instructor TrainingNV, PV
  
American Medical Technologists (AMT)Certified Medical Technologists (CMT)D
 Certified Medical Laboratory Technicians (CMLT) TN
 Certified Office Laboratory Technicians (COLT) 
 Certified Laboratory Consultants (CLC) 
 Registered Medical Assistants (RMA) 
 Registered Phlebotomy Technicians (RPT) G, ME, NV, TN, W
 Registered Dental Assistants (RDA)G, JSR, NV
 Allied Health Instructors (AHI) 
  
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)Registered Diagnostic Medical SonographerT
  
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)Certified Radiologic TechnologistBR, NV, SW, T
  
American Society of Clinical Pathologists ASCP Board of RegistryMedical Laboratory Technician (MLT) JSR, TN
 Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) W
 Histotechnician (HT) 
  
Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)Respiratory TherapyCV
  
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE)Certified Dietary ManagerT
 Dietetic Technician Registered
  
Commission on Opticianry AccreditationAAS OpticianryJSR, TN
  
Dental Hygiene National Board Registered Dental Hygienist 
  
Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Opthamology (JCAHPO)Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA®)  
 Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT®)  
 Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT®)  
 Ophthalmic Surgical Assisting  
  
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)Radiography CV
 Radiation Therapy 
  
Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist LCC-ST
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)JSR, PV
 Certified First Assistant (CFA)
  
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)Medical Laboratory Technology CV, W
  
National Association Of Health Unit Coordinator (NAHUC)Certified Health Unit CoordinatorES
  
National Board for Certification for Occupational TherapyCertified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)JSR, T
  
National Board of Respiratory CareRegistered Respiratory TherapistNV, T
  
National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)

SSV, W
 Certified EKG Technician (CET) 
 Certified Pharmacy Technician (Cpht) 
 Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) 
 Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (BCBS) 
 Certified Medicial Laboratory Assistant (CMLA) 
 Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) 
 Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) 
 Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT) 
 Certified Patient Care Assopciate/Nurse Technician (CPCA) 
 Certified Surgical Technician/ Operating Room Nurse Technician 
  
Occupational Safely and Health Administration (OSHA) Dental Radiation Safety G, JSR, JT
 Bloodborn PathogensME
 ErgonomicsME
 
Pharmacy Technician Certification BoardCertified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)BR, DSL, ES, G, JSR, JT, ME, NV, PH, SW, TN, VH, VW
 
Registery of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)NR
Oral Transliteration Certification (OTC)NR
Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
  
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)Virginia Quality Assurance Screening - Levels I - IV NR
  
Virginia Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical ServicesFirst ResponderME, SW, T, VH, VW
 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) BasicBR, D, JSR, ME, NV, PV, SW, TN, T, VW
 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) EnhancedME, NV, T
 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) IntermediateJSR, ME, T  
 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) ParamedicJSR, ME, NV, PV, SW, T
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of DentistryDental Radiation Safety CertificationBR, G, JT, JSR, NV, TN, VW 
 Dental HygienistNV, VW
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Funeral Directors and EmbalmersFuneral Services ProviderJT 
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of MedicineOccupational Therapist 
 Respiratory Therapist NV, T
 Radiologist Technologist 
 Radiological Technologist LimitedES, NV
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of NursingCertified Nurse Aid (CNA)BR, DSL, D, ES, G, JSR, LF, ME, NR, NV, PH, PDC, PV, R, SSV, SW, T, VH, VW
 Practical Nurse (LPN) DSL, D, G, JSR, LF, ME, PH, PV, NR, R, SSV, VW, W
 Registered Nurse (RN) BR, DSL, ES, G, JT, JSR, LF, ME, NR, NV, PH, PV, R, SSV, SW, TN, T, VH, VW, W
 Clinical Nurse Specialist 
 Massage TherapistPH
 Medication AdministrationES
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Nursing Home AdministratorsNursing Home AdministratorD
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of PharmacyPharmacy Technician D, JSR, PH, TN
  
Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Physical Therapists Physical Therapist Assistant JT, W
  
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