Iowa Central Community College - Third Dimension Yearbook (Fort Dodge, IA)

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Students Learn Medical Cffice Skills In today's modern, medical world there is a demand for trained members in the health team. The Medical Assistant Program has been established to train these prospective physi- cian's employees. The student is trained to assist the physician in rendering professional services to his patients. The semi- technical skills of the medical assistant are those which relate directly to the patient examination. The program is eleven months in length with an additional eight weeks of work experience. Norma Arp and Patricia Zimmer further their knowledge of the internal parts of the body by examination of a torso. 'Hs . - , 'l '- i Il... A 'ii , 5-ai Mrs. Joan Natte observes Beth Meyer as she carefully looks r, . i .ztzzgg e . i In I J, . through the microscope at a slide of blood cells. A wg FRONT ROW - E' Larson, F' Kelley, C. Warmbiel., R. Hewitt, E. sen, M. Burkhart, P. Zimmer, B. Meyer. THIRD ROW - G. Morri- Kiyn, D' plath. SECOND ROW - C' Anderson, J- Sheely, D- Johan- son, C. Archer, N. Arp, B. Pech, N. Goemaat, C. Cross, M. Oberg. 34

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Girls Aquire Helpful Chairside Manner A dental assistant prepares patients for dental treatment, assists the dentist at chairside, and prepares dental mate- rials. An assistant is qualified to expose and process X- Ray films, perform laboratory duties, assume secretarial duties, and such patient relations as appointments, finan- cial arrangements and individual dental health instruc- tion. A Certificate of Graduation is awarded to each per- son who successfully completes the program. .. -Ur I r gg. .. . A ' ln: 9- . . ,I E J J XY V , '--4 . . 5- I' ,f I ,s 2. 2 .rf 1 5.-ff ' I -5 ' . f , ' 'Wt . rz. . r 7 .c..Lf Deb Peterson illustrates to Cathy Manker the correct way that teeth Mrs. Sheets demonstrates to Anna Jordinson how to correctly take X- should be brushed. Rays with J oan O'Leary as the patient. in'-X , . 1 i 'FF gf. .,5?iif! , r 5--, I 11115 . MQ' 'ia-Xiu , pilllf .s ' :Jaffa I ,Y . ill 151fil '5 : Ffl ' FRONT ROW - B. Sonkscn, B. Fletcher, Mrs. Baker, M. Putzke, S. ROW - C. Manker, A. Jordinson, J. Wilson, D. Lundberg, J. Zemke, V. Naft. SECOND ROW Y K. Delp, D. Peterson, K. O'Leary. O'Brien, P. Hoover, P. Pringle, Mrs. Stockdale, J. Borel. THIRD 33

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Clerical Office Workers Are Important to Business zen- V C29 'Q' FRONT ROW - M. Whiting, D. Henrichs, L. Wilshusen. BACK ROW - D. McPherson, M. Hollar, S. Berhow, J. Kelly, M. Erickson, M. Bandy, B. Mundt, M. Gehrts. Clerical Office workers and Recep- tionists are an important part of one of the nation's largest work foroes - that of office occupations. The want ads of any large city newspaper will indicate the need for qualified office workers. The course includes class- room activities, office related experi- ences in the classroom, and practical B on-the-job taining. On-the-job train- ing is available at the beginning of the second semester in businesses throughout the 9-county area of Area V. At the conclusion of the 8- week training period, the student comes back to the classroom for in- 3 tensive, personalized instruction in skill areas needed. A placement of- fice is available for students complet- f Q ..,.- ing the program. Mr. Pearson shows Marylin Bandy, JoEllen Donna Henrichs how to run the ditto Kelly, Pat Lynch, Sandy Berhow, LuAnn machine. Wilshusen, Mary Hollar, Beverly Mundt, and 35