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Healthcare Practice Management
Certificate (Career)
Prepares students for work as a medical practice manager.
Students must receive a “C” or better in all MDA courses.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
ACCT 101 Principles of Accounting I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BU 227 Principles of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BU 273 Business Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CIS 101 Information Systems and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MDA 109 Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MDA 112 Medical Administrative Office Applications . . . . . . . . 3
MDA 216 Medical Coding Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MDA 218 Health Insurance Billing and Reimbursement . . . . . . . 3
MDA 220 Introduction to Electronic Health Records . . . . . . . . . 3
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Project Management
Certificate (Career)
Prepares students for entry level employment in careers requiring basic business
and project management skills.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
BU 103 Introduction to Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CIS 101 Information Systems and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ACCT 101 Principles of Accounting I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EN 101 English Composition or
BU 273 Business Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BU 227 Principles of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BU 290 Project Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Electives Any BU, ACCT, EC, or CIS 111E Spreadsheets (recommended) 6
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Business Basics
Letter of Recognition (Career)
Introduces students to the business environment; including management, human
resources, marketing, planning, accounting, and computing.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
BU 103 Introduction to Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ACCT 101 Principles of Accounting I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CIS 101 Information Systems and Technology . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Cardiovascular Technology
A.A.S. Degree (Career) Howard Community College Degree
Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium
Prepares students to enter the allied health career field of cardiovascular
technology to gather data and perform various cardiac and/or vascular diagnostic
tests and procedures under the direction of a physician. The invasive technologist
may be found in cardiac catheterization, blood gas, and electrophysiology
laboratories. Working in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, operating
area, and/or electrophysiology, the technologist utilizes x-ray and monitoring
equipment in performing invasive diagnostic tests to determine the condition
of the patient’s heart. New therapeutic steps may be taken to treat an existing
condition during the catheterization procedure. The program is accredited by
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Graduates may apply to take the national certification examination to become a
registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS).
This program is offered to Frederick Community College students through the
Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium. Students will typically
complete most of the general education classes at Frederick Community
College and then matriculate to Howard Community College to complete
the Cardiovascular Technology courses. Students participating in consortium
programs pay in-county rates at the institutions to which they matriculate.
Contact Robin A. Becker-Cornblatt, assistant director of admissions, nursing
and allied health programs at Howard Community College, 410.772.4137 or
for information.
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in EN 101.
• A grade of“C”or better is required in cardiovascular, mathematics, and science
courses. Admission to the cardiovascular technology program is based upon
successful completion of specific courses in the degree program. Contact Howard
Community College admissions office to schedule an information session
regarding the cardiovascular technology program.
Course Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition 3
Mathematics
MA 111 Precalculus or
MA 210 Calculus I 4
Social & Behavioral Sciences
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
Arts & Humanities
CMSP 103 Fundamentals of Speech or
CMSP 107 Career Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Biological & Physical Sciences
BI 101 Principles of Biology I or
BI 120 Microbiology for Allied Health 4
BI 103 Anatomy & Physiology 4
BI 104 Anatomy & Physiology 4
PY 201 Fundamentals of Physics 4
PY 202 Fundamentals of Physics 4
Cardiovascular Technologycourses offered at Howard Community College
CARD 120 Rhythm Analysis and 12-lead ECG . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CARD 121 Cardiovascular Assessment Skills Lab . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CARD 122 Cardiac Anatomy and Pathophysiology . . . . . . . . . . 3
CARD 123 Hemodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CARD 124 X-Ray Theory for Cardiovascular Technology . . . . . . . 3
CARD 201 Cardiovascular Pharmacology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CARD 220 Cardiovascular Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CARD 221 Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CARD 222 Advanced Intravascular Interventional Procedures . . . . . 4
CARD 231 Applied Clinical Practicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CARD 261 Clinical Internship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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