{"id":1478,"date":"2023-11-20T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2024-03-11T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T19:01:14","slug":"mcc-partners-with-rochester-regional-health-to-create-phlebotomy-technician-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/20\/mcc-partners-with-rochester-regional-health-to-create-phlebotomy-technician-program\/","title":{"rendered":"MCC Partners with Rochester Regional Health to Create Phlebotomy Technician Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geared toward students and working professionals, new microcredential aims to meet high need for skilled phlebotomists<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRIGHTON, N.Y. \u2013 <\/strong>In collaboration with Rochester Regional Health (RRH), Monroe Community College (MCC) will offer a one-semester, credit-bearing Phlebotomy Technician microcredential in response to the Greater Rochester region\u2019s high need for skilled phlebotomists.<\/p>\n

Starting in January 2024, the program will teach participants to collect quality blood samples, properly handle and process those samples, practice safety standards and regulations, and effectively communicate with patients. Participants will take classes on MCC\u2019s Brighton Campus and receive clinical experiences at RRH. (Visit MCC\u2019s website to learn more about the program<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that so many important decisions in a person\u2019s health care plan begin with work done in the lab.\u00a0Phlebotomists play an integral part in that process,\u201d said Charlene Wilson, Ed.D, executive vice president and chief people officer at RRH<\/strong>. \u201cWe are thrilled to partner with Monroe Community College and invest in the future of health care by training a new generation of these skilled laboratory workers dedicated to excellence in patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Individuals benefiting from the microcredential include students pursuing a health care career, particularly in nursing, and working professionals.<\/p>\n

Upon program completion, participants can immediately enter the workforce or continue their education toward a certificate or degree in a related field, including in MCC\u2019s health studies, clinical laboratory technician, or liberal arts and sciences-general studies programs. Microcredentials are designed to allow some \u201con\u201d and \u201coff\u201d ramps so a person can pause or intersperse employment as needed. Programs are narrowly focused so learners achieve specific skills and competencies in their chosen field of study or profession relevant to industry, community or their individual needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a great need in the community for well\u2010trained phlebotomists. The phlebotomy sector is prone to staff turnover, and COVID exacerbated the staffing shortage,\u201d said Tracey Graney, Ph.D., director of MCC\u2019s clinical laboratory technician program who helped develop the Phlebotomy Technician microcredential<\/strong>. She is also a biology professor. \u201cPhlebotomy can be viewed as a career itself or the first step into a career in health care, such as nursing or in the laboratory. Individuals who enjoy interacting with others, have good eye-hand coordination, and are comfortable with computers and some equipment make excellent phlebotomists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The microcredential is offered through MCC\u2019s Biology Department on the Brighton Campus, 1000 E. Henrietta Road.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information about the microcredential and\/or to enroll, go to<\/a> www.monroecc.edu\/go\/admissions<\/a> or call the Admissions office at (585) 292-2200. Deadline for program registration is Friday, Jan. 5; classes begin Jan. 22 through May 17, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In collaboration with Rochester Regional Health (RRH), Monroe Community College (MCC) will offer a one-semester, credit-bearing Phlebotomy Technician microcredential starting in January 2024 in response to the Greater Rochester region\u2019s high need for skilled phlebotomists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43,8],"class_list":["post-1478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","tag-economic-and-workforce-development","tag-health-care"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1479,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1478\/revisions\/1479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}