Graduates from Moraine Park’s Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) class are beginning new careers as certified Medical Laboratory Technicians!

This year, nine students graduated from the program and have begun working in the field. All of the students successfully passed the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) National Certification Exam on their first attempt to become official MLT (ASCP) employees. This is quite the accomplishment, since the national average for passing the ASCP Board of Certification Exam on the first attempt is 83 percent.

Medical Laboratory Technicians play a main role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients through evaluation of patient specimens and reporting accurate results to physicians and other health care team members. The need for skilled professionals is in high demand as the field of laboratory science continues to expand and a large number of the current workforce is retiring. Employment opportunities are abundant throughout the United States.

For more information about this career, contact Linda Bau, MLT Program Director at lbau@morainepark.edu or (920) 924.3314. 

I hope to hear from you soon!

Make your dreams of working in healthcare come true!

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Aurelio Rosas celebrates his May, 2017 graduation with family.

Aurelio Rosas knew it was time for a change and found great value in Moraine Park Technical College’s Medical Assistant program. “I enrolled in Moraine Park Technical College’s medical programs because I could obtain an affordable and valuable education in a short amount of time. Also, the hands-on learning and the one-to-one interaction with my instructors at Moraine Park was very important and appealing to me. You get to know the instructor and the instructor gets to know you rather than a four-year college where you are with 40-plus students, which can make it difficult to get the instructor’s attention or help.”

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Gloria Madison HIT Instructor and Program Director

Faculty Spotlight – Gloria Madison

Tell us a little bit about yourself, include professional achievements:

Professionally, I am a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) with a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Administration and a master’s degree in Management Information Systems. I am also a certified health data analyst and a certified healthcare technology specialist with an emphasis in implementation management. I have been teaching for over 20 years at both the associate and baccalaureate degree level. I have over 30 years of health care experience in a variety of roles and settings, which include acute, long term, ambulatory and behavioral health care. I have experience assisting individuals and organizations achieve academic and organizational goals through coaching, project management and education. My occupational experience includes gathering, analyzing and defining business and functional requirements; designing/re-engineering processes, workflows and implementing technology solutions for healthcare systems. However, my true passion is teaching.

Personally, I am a proud Wisconsinite from Milwaukee. I love to read, cook and entertain friends and family.  In recent years I have attempted gardening. The results vary from year to year but I enjoy the process.
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Due to the successful pilot of the Medical Assistant “cohort” model, the program will be offered again at the West Bend campus.  Classes will begin for the program in June 2018 to allow the students a jump start on their education and to be able to complete the program in May of 2019.

What makes this program different?

1. Smaller class size
2. Program is completed in one year
3. Mandatory, built in lab time to assist with homework and skills
4. Schedule designed to have your courses offered in the best order for success
5. Schedule stays the same for entire year – allows for work/life balance and planning
6. One main instructor for consistency and strong relationships
7. Cohort model allows support and comfort level with your classmates – you are in classes with the same students for the entire year
8. Fabulous success data – all students in graduated, passed their certification exam, and are working in their field!

What does a medical assistant do?  
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MPTC Health and Wellness students in action!

1. Could you share your “story” how did you end up at Moraine Park?

I was a stay at home mom and when my kids went back to school I didn’t want to just work at a job I hated. So, I went back to school. I had a few different program changes and then I found the Health and Wellness program.

2. How did you decide you wanted to continue in the Health and Wellness degree?
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Needlestick injuries are no laughing matter.  That is why the Medical Assistant students funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) ACT 4 Healthcare Grant, have definitely made a plan to stay safe and are sticking to it!
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Second semester nursing students study about the stress response and coping mechanisms in patients a few weeks before finals week.
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Students from the MPTC Medical Assistant,  Medical Office Specialist,  and Medical Office Management programs recently attended the annual Medical Assistant/Medical Office Employment Event on the Fond du Lac campus.
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