Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician program at Pima Medical Institute will give you the tools to enter the healthcare world as a professional in a retail pharmacy, hospital, home healthcare setting, mail order or pharmaceutical wholesalers industry.

Pharmacy technicians are the key communication liaison between medical professionals, doctors, pharmacists and patients and may assist pharmacists in providing medications and healthcare products to patients.

Once you graduate from Pima Medical Institute’s Pharmacy Technician program, you can sit for an exam to become a certified pharmacy technician. As a certified pharmacy technician, you’ll receive and verify prescriptions and prepare patient medication.

Trusted. Respected. Preferred. Pharmacy Technician Course Outline What You Will Learn Pima Medical Institute’s Pharmacy Technician Career Prep Sequence Course # Course Theory Lab Extern Credits program will train you to prepare and provide CSK 100 Study Skills* 15 1.0 medication and other health products to patients; Anatomy, Physiology, mix intravenous solutions, count tablets and label CAT 150 and Terminology* 55 3.5 bottles; receive electronic prescriptions from medical CCB 100 Computer Basics* 15 0.5 offices; handle computer order entry of prescriptions; CMF 95 Math Fundamentals* 20 1.0 CHS 100 CPR & First Aid* 10 5 0.5 receive written prescriptions and requests for patient Career Prep Sequence Total 100 20 6.5 refills; verify complete and accurate prescriptions; stock and inventory prescriptions and over-the- *Successful completion of CSK 100, CAT 150, CCB 100, CMF 95, and CHS 100 is required prior to externship. counter medications. In addition, students have the opportunity to earn IV Certification, which includes Professional Sequence I training on sterile product preparation and aseptic Course # Course Theory Lab Extern Credits technique. PHA 115 Pharmacy Math 15 1.0 PHA 120 Inventory Maintenance 15 15 1.5 PHA 200 Pharmacology 15 30 2.0 Pharmacy Law & Job Outlook PHA 102 Ethics 30 2.0 According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, em- Professional Sequence I Total 75 45 6.5 ployment of pharmacy technicians is projected to grow 4 percent from 2019 to 2029, about as fast as the average Professional Sequence II Course # Course Theory Lab Extern Credits for all occupations. Increased demand for prescription PHA 125 Pharmacy Math 15 1.0 medications will lead to more demand for pharmaceu- Pharmacy Technician tical services.† PHA 108 Duties 30 30 3.0 PHA 210 Pharmacology 15 30 2.0 Professional Sequence II Total 60 60 6.0 Employment

Professional Sequence III Pharmacy technicians will find employment in Course # Course Theory Lab Extern Credits different job environments, such as hospitals, PHA 135 Pharmacy Math 15 1.0 retail or mail order pharmacies, assisted-living Principles of Customer facilities, nursing homes and in-home healthcare PHA 140 Service 10 5 0.5 PHA 220 Pharmacology 15 30 2.0 environments. Pharmacy Laboratory PHA 225 Skills 15 30 2.0 Professional Sequence III Total 55 65 5.5 Certification The nationally accredited and state-licensed program Professional Sequence IV at Pima Medical Institute will prepare you for Course # Course Theory Lab Extern Credits PHA 145 Pharmacy Math 15 1.0 the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Pharmacy Computer Examination (CPhT), administered by the Pharmacy PHA 160 Applications 15 30 2.0 Technician Certification Board. More states and PHA 230 Pharmacology 15 30 2.0 employers are requiring certification as reliance on Fundamentals of PHA 240 Chemistry 15 1.0 pharmacy technicians grows. Professional Sequence IV Total 60 60 6.0

Externship Course # Course Theory Lab Extern Credits PHA 250 Externship 240 5.0 Externship Total 240 5.0 †Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook PROGRAM TOTALS 350 250 240 35.5 Handbook, Pharmacy Technicians, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ healthcare/pharmacy-technicians.htm (visited September 01, 2020).

• Hands-on training • Financial aid if qualified • Career planning services

PMI offers FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE to those who qualify. CAREER PLANNING SERVICES and INTERNSHIPS are also provided for eligible students. Check availability on DAY and EVENING classes. Not all programs are offered at all campuses. For consumer info visit pmi.edu/consumerinfo. S1-202009