SAIT.ca - School of Health and Public Safety - Programs and Courses Offered
Full-time Health Programs - Dental Assisting
Smile! Dental Assistants work to improve oral health in private dental clinics, specialists’ offices and community health centres. Students help operate an on-campus Dental Clinic providing supervised dental care to the public. - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Can you see with sound? Diagnostic Medical Sonography is a technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to help in medical diagnosis. Students learn to operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of different parts of the body.
*This program is highly over-subscribed with a very competitive application process. - Emergency Medical Responder
SAIT offers Emergency Medical Responder training throughout the year. EMR’s are often associated with volunteer emergency services organizations in rural or remote areas. They are “First Responders”, responsible for initial assessments and the safe care and transport of a patient to a health care facility. This program is completed primarily through at-home study. - Emergency Medical Technician
Are you calm when others aren’t? Emergency Medical Technician students are taught by experienced paramedics and learn all aspects of pre-hospital emergency care, including patient assessment, diagnostics, treatment and critical interventions. Before taking this program, you must complete the Emergency Medical Responder course. - Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic
Do you look at accidents when others turn away? Paramedic students will become extensively familiar with human anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, as well as pharmacology and other specialized advanced life support therapies. Before taking this program, you must complete the Emergency Medical Technician program. - Health Information Management
Health care meets information technology. The Health Information Management program will teach you to analyze and interpret critical medical information necessary to providing quality patient care, while maintaining the security and confidentiality of health information. - Health Information Office Assistant
Be a medical office assistant! In just five months, you’ll learn the skills necessary to support a health care office, like medical office procedures, medical accounting, physician billing and patient scheduling. - Medical Laboratory Assistant
Work with patients! In just five months, the Medical Laboratory Assistant program trains students to collect, process, and prepare patient specimens, enter data, perform electrocardiograms, and carry out basic laboratory procedures. - Medical Laboratory Technology
Do you like science and technology? Medical Laboratory Technologists are trained to perform a broad spectrum of laboratory testing and procedures playing a vital role in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. - Medical Radiologic Technology
Learn to have x-ray vision! Well, kind of. Actually, we’ll teach you how to position patients and equipment for x-ray, fluoroscopy and CT exams; which is much harder than you may think! The images produced are used to diagnose diseases and injuries.
*This program is highly over-subscribed with a very competitive application process. - Medical Transcriptionist
Work from home! Learn to interpret and transcribe medical dictation detailing patient health care during an illness or after an injury. Medical Transcriptionists enjoy plenty of job flexibility, and can often work from home. - Nuclear Medicine Technology
Our students have chemistry! Learn to use radioactive tracers to diagnose disease and injury. Nuclear Medicine Technologists introduce radioactive substances into the body, and specialized equipment then maps their distribution in the body. - Nutrition for Healthy Lifestyles
Get a healthy career! Learn to help people make informed decisions about their health and lifestyle. Nutritionists work in corporate or community health and wellness programs, fitness centres, weight management clinics or retail food outlets. - Pharmacy Technician - Retail
A prescription for success! Get trained as a Pharmacy Technician in just five months – you’ll learn to receive and prepare prescriptions, manage inventory and work with the public. Graduates will find work in community-based retail pharmacies in drug stores, supermarkets and department stores. - Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant
Are you compassionate and patient? Learn to help disabled patients regain their mobility and be active participants in society. The Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program will train you to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant or Physical Therapy Assistant. - Respiratory Therapy
Get a challenging and rewarding life-saving profession! Respiratory Therapists work hands-on with physicians - assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients - providing critical services such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ventilator management, and a multitude of other advanced respiratory therapies. - Sterile Processing Technician
A career that cleans up! Become a Sterile Processing Technician in only five months. You’ll be trained for the critical role of cleaning, packaging, sterilizing, storing and handling of sterile supplies and surgical instruments, with a focus on infection control and aseptic techniques.
Continuing & Distance Education Health, Wellness and Safety Courses
Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid
Basic Life Support CPR Instructor Training (Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta): SAIT incorporates the new international Heart and Stroke guidelines into our life support courses.
Advanced Life Support
International Trauma Life Support (ITLS): Advanced Life Support Training (Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta): Heart and Stroke Foundation Advanced Life Support Instructor Training:
Occupational Health and Safety
Preparation Courses for Occupations in the Health Sector
* Click here for a more detailed list of program-specific preparation courses Note: Taking these courses does not guarantee a seat in SAIT's full time programs.
General Interest
Health Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement
Note: Taking this course does not guarantee a seat in SAIT's full time programs.
Dental Assisting Level II Courses
Emergency Medical Responder Certificate
Ophthalmic Assistant Certificate of Achievement
Sterile Processing Technician Certificate
Medical Laboratory Technology Continuing Competencies and Post Graduate Refreshers
Health Training for Your Business SAIT Polytechnic's School of Health and Public Safety is here to help your business succeed through health training and development. Our continuing and distance education courses are designed to provide essential skills in the areas of CPR, First Aid, Occupational Health and Safety, preparation courses for occupations in the health sector, and more! We also offer flexible training options to meet your company's needs. Click here to view SAIT's Short Course Health Training Directory and see how we can help make your business a healthy one! (*PDF - opens new browser window)
Preceptor Training
SAIT Polytechnic's School of Health and Public Safety is offering a 20-hour course designed to meet the needs of novice and intermediate preceptors, as well as to provide a refresher for more experienced preceptors. Click here to learn more! Registration is on-going throughout the year. (*PDF - opens new browser window)
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