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PHARMACY TECHNICIAN WITH
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
ONLINE
Cost: $1,999
Typical 昀椀nish time: 4-6 months
Self-Paced (start anytime)
REGISTER
This program will prepare students to enter the pharmacy 昀椀eld and take the Pharmacy Technician Certi昀椀cation
Board’s PTCB exam. Course content includes pharmacy terminology, pharmacy calculations, reading and
interpreting prescriptions and de昀椀ning generic & brand names drugs. Additionally, this program includes a
Medical Administration course covering key topics such as medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing
and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, and medical records management.
This comprehensive course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy 昀椀eld and take the Pharmacy
Technician Certi昀椀cation Board’s PTCB exam. Course content includes pharmacy medical terminology, reading
and interpreting prescriptions and de昀椀ning generic and brand names drugs and much, much more. This
program also prepares learners to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in
the healthcare industry. The content offers learners a well-rounded introduction to medical administration that
delivers the skills students require to obtain an administrative medical assistant position or advance within
their current healthcare career.
Certi昀椀cation Opportunities
This program meets the necessary requirements to take the Pharmacy Technician Certi昀椀cation Board (PTCB)
Certi昀椀ed Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exam and the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certi昀椀ed
Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam.
Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity
Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity
with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable
hands-on experience. As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will
reach out to coordinate placement.
Additional documentation including health records, immunizations, drug-screening, criminal background checks, etc. may be
required by the externship facility.
