COURSE OVERVIEW

The Phlebotomy Training program is a 60 hour, 3-week course in length, which provides both classroom and clinical training. Classes are offered in the morning for this training course. Students learn how to safely and effectively draw blood using venipuncture and capillary puncture methods, plus finger sticks for adults and children. Non-blood specimen collection practices are usually part of the curriculum. Aspiring phlebotomists learn proper infection control practices.. They receive instruction on how to prepare the blood collection site, how to choose the proper collection tools and how to handle the transportation, processing and management of collected samples.

Upon successful completion of the course, the trainee will receive a certificate of completion. The trainee is then eligible to take the National Certification examination to become a Phlebotomist.