Available at Ultimate Medical Academy:

Graduates of the Health Science A.S. will:
• Earn an associate degree with an area of concentration.
• Take general education courses in English, math, biology and social sciences.
• Take elective courses in topics including accounting, computers, psychology, patient relations and more.
• Prepare to sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam.
• Have potential for greater earnings.
• Have potential for increased employment opportunities.

The UMA Pharmacy Technician program offers a career-focused curriculum that can help you acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence to support licensed pharmacists by assisting with counter dispensing operations and prescription preparation at retail pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. In approximately 14-22 months, you can learn how to:
• Stock and inventory prescriptive and over-the-counter medications.
• Maintain written or computerized patient medication records.
• Count or pour medications into dispensing containers.
• Manage the cash register and/or billing
• Assemble a twenty-four hour supply of medication for each patient.
• Re-package medications
• Prepare commercially unavailable medications.
• Deliver medications to patient rooms.
• Establish and maintain patient profiles.
• Prepare insurance claim forms.