MedVance Institute

About Us

Graduates are prepared to enter the workforce in as little as one year. They are also eligible to sit for National and State exams, if required for licensing.

A Focus on Your Future

• Graduate in as little as one year
• Day and evening classes available
• Financial assistance is available to those who qualify
• Career Center for Placement Assistance to help you enter your field

The Medical Assistant (MA) program is an exciting and fulfilling career choice. Medical Assistants perform hands-on clinical care together with physicians and mid-level healthcare practitioners. The MA is frequently the first person in the physician?s office that a patient speaks with and may be the last person the patient interacts with following their exam, procedure, or treatment provided by the physician.

Medical Assistants are an integral part of a healthcare team and perform a range of clinical and administrative duties during the day. MAs execute tasks including patient phone calls, scheduling and business-to-business communications.

Medical practices depend on skilled, personable Medical Assistants to be successful practices. Patients depend on MAs as links to their physicians. A skilled Medical Assistant will make a significant difference in the level of care provided at the physician?s office. Quality services of a Medical Assistant play a positive role in achieving patient satisfaction.

The Medical Billing & Coding Specialist program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills in health information coding which is transforming verbal descriptions of disease, injury and procedures into numeric codes. The Medical Coder analyzes health records, prepares bills, completes insurance forms correctly, and assigns codes to appropriately determine medical billing.

The Medical Coder is an integral member of the healthcare team. Administering appropriate billing requires the capturing of accurate and timely data. Coding professionals fulfill this need as key players in the healthcare workplace. A Medical Coder has the ability to negotiate and communicates effectively with physician and insurance companies regarding appropriate medical charges.

The Medical Coding Specialist (MCS) program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills in health information coding which is transforming verbal descriptions of disease, injury and procedures into numeric codes. The Medical Coder analyzes health records, prepares bills, completes insurance forms correctly, and assigns codes to appropriately determine medical billing.

The Medical Coder is an integral member of the healthcare team. Administering appropriate billing requires the capturing of accurate and timely data. Coding professionals fulfill this need as key players in the healthcare workplace. A Medical Coder has the ability to negotiate and communicates effectively with physician and insurance companies regarding appropriate medical charges.

The Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a pharmacist and is a vital part of a retail pharmacy or in-house pharmacy team. Technicians are required to learn medication names, actions, uses and doses. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are needed to interact with patients, co-workers, healthcare professionals, and customers.

Pharmacy Technicians help licensed Pharmacists perform almost every function in a pharmacy.

The Radiologic Technology (RT) program prepares students to work as Radiologic Technologists after successfully completing the two-year program.

RTs apply their knowledge of human anatomy, X-ray positioning, X-ray physics, sophisticated equipment, film critique, basic pathophysiology and patient care to successfully administer service to patients.

The Sterile Processing Technician (SPT) program prepares graduates to work in hospital and surgical facilities.

Graduates are trained to identify, handle, clean, assemble, test, and package hundreds of different surgical instruments. The program also provides training in the development of the understanding of how microbiology and infection control techniques relate to successful outcomes of the work of a Sterile Processing Technician.

The program includes classroom studies, practice in the lab setting, and hands-on experience at clinical externship sites. SPT students will test their skills in the real world environment. During the clinical externship, students learn in facilities where they will sharpen skills in handling all types of surgical instruments and equipment.

Sterile instruments and supplies are vital to providing safe healthcare services. There is a growing demand for people trained in sterile processing and this intensive program will give you the fast-track training for entry into this important field.

The Surgical Technology (ST) program prepares students to work as Surgical Technologists. A Surgical Technologist is an allied health professional who works as part of the surgical team to ensure the operating room procedures are conducted under optimal conditions.

Before an operation, surgical technologists (ST) help prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment including sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. Coordinating with the operating room schedule, STs assemble equipment and check it to ensure it is working properly and ready for surgery.

During surgery, technologists anticipate the need for, and pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and their team members. STs may hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Some technicians operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.

After an operation, Surgical Technologists may help transfer patients to the recovery room and prepare the operating room for the next case.