-: Training for most people is,
they should go to a, check into a technical college
such as WCTC or another college around.
It usually takes about a year.
Depends on work life balance.
For me it took about nine months,
totalling a year, with time off.
Also you want to learn, they have different courses
such as phlebotomy, starting from the tubes
to the tests, to actual practicing on your peers for poking.
And also they have different courses
that you can take which are
geared to like the healthcare culture.
What you're walking into as far as healthcare,
the courses, the different departments,
the different people that you're gonna meet
and how to integrate with that,
and talking with physicians and nurses.
Also another course that I took from WCTC
was a law course talking about what to do
with a patient and treating them with,
treating them with respect,
and treating them in a legal manner.
If students, or potential students, want to
I would strongly suggest them shadowing
into a program, seeing if a facility or a clinic
will allow you to come in for a couple of hours.
Have them watch and you learn, and ask questions,
and see if they will allow you to watch
to see how what you learn, and what you do in class,
how it builds to real life.
Empathy is a big one.
Just knowing what your patient is feeling at the moment.
And sometimes they may be short, or you may be short,
trying not to let your raw emotions come out
and treating the patient with respect.
Cause they're in a difficult position, you know.
They're sick and ill and we're trying to diagnose them
with a blood test and going in there,
even treating them with a smile.
A smile really helps and they appreciate that.