Phlebotomists draw blood needed for testing purposes and deliver the samples to a laboratory.
The Phlebotomy curriculum at WCC is a certificate program which prepares graduates to become certified phlebotomists employed in a variety of settings. These positions can include a clinical laboratory in a hospital or health maintenance organization, private laboratory, home care unit or physician's office. Students take courses which provide a solid background in anatomy and physiology, specimen collection, transport, and processing as well as infection control and the role of the laboratory in health care delivery. After completion of the program, students are eligible to take a national examination given by The National Certifying Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel. Students who successfully pass the exam are certified as Clinical Laboratory Phlebotomists.