Health Care & Counseling
Health Care & Counseling
Build your health care skills and prepare for success in this rewarding industry.
UCLA Extension’s Health Care and Counseling programs offer a variety of courses and certificates to help you take the next step in your professional development and career.
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Improve lives for a living
Whether you choose counseling, advocacy or general health and wellness, our programs ensure you will stay up-to-date with industry trends and insights.
Classes are taught by leading professionals with real-world experience. Our instructors are eager to assist students with their educational and professional goals as well as their personal development.
Health Care & Counseling
Courses
COM HLT 705
Macronutrient Basics for Exercise and Sports Nutrition
Students gain an in-depth understanding of the roles of carbohydrate, protein, and fat in the diets of very active people
MED X 412.3
Medical Assistant Fundamentals of Practice & Lab: Administrative Skills
This UCLA Medical Assistant Program course is the third in a 3-part series. It prepares students for a successful transition into their externships.
MED X 410.3
Medical Assistant Fundamentals of Practice & Lab: Clinical Skills/ Procedures for Medical Assistants I
This UCLA Medical Assistant Program course is the first in a 3-part series. It covers foundations for clinical practice including vital signs, patient intake, assessment, and documentation principles.
MED X 411.3
Medical Assistant Fundamentals of Practice & Lab: Clinical Skills/ Procedures for Medical Assistants II
This course is Part 2 in a 3-part series that covers foundations for clinical practice for medical assistants. Student learn vital signs, patient intake and documentation principles, and principles of disease and infections.
MED X 410.0
Medical Assistant Program Orientation and CPR
This orientation course prepares students to be academically successful in the UCLA Medical Assistant Program.