With campus locations in Salt Lake City, Provo and St. George, the Utah School of Phlebotomy has been providing phlebotomy training since 2000. The school offers a six-week week course that covers a range of skills and topics to help students prepare for a career in phlebotomy, from venipuncture, blood safety, anatomy and physiology to job opportunities and interviewing techniques. Students gain hands-on experience by drawing blood from other class members during each session. After completing the six-week course and a 40-hour externship, students receive a nationally accepted Certificate of Completion.
The Utah School of Phlebotomy
4141 S. Highland Drive, Ste. 350
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
801-898-9306
utahphleb.com
The Phlebotomy Training Center offers phlebotomy training programs at locations in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo. Students can choose from the 12-hour Standard Class program, which is designed for students with previous medical or phlebotomy experience, or the 36-hour National Class program, designed for those with no prior medical training. Both classes include didactic and practical experience, hands-on blood draws, and skills such as medical terminology, venipuncture and patient safety. Certification is issued upon completion of either course, and students also have the option of taking the National Phlebotomy Technician Certification Examination for a higher level of certification.
Phlebotomy Training Center
1140 Brickyard Road #74
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
888-531-8378
drawblood.net
Dixie State College of Utah, located in St. George, offers a phlebotomy program in conjunction with Dixie Regional Medical Center. Dixie State's phlebotomy program (PHLB 1000) is a one semester, four-credit course that utilizes class work, hands-on training and internship experience to prepare students for a career in phlebotomy. Students learn to draw blood through heel and finger stick, vacutainer, syringe and butterfly methods. Students must be admitted to Dixie State College of Utah and meet certain health and safety requirements in order to be accepted into the phlebotomy program.
Dixie State College of Utah
544 S. 400 E.
St. George, UT 84770
435-688-4292
dixie.edu
The School of Health Professions at Davis Applied Technology College (DATC) in Kaysville offers a comprehensive phlebotomy program, with courses that start several times throughout the year and take approximately 10 weeks to complete. To receive a Certificate of Completion, phlebotomy students must successfully complete 108 hours of coursework as well as a 40-hour clinical externship. Students learn medical terminology, infection control, anatomy, specimen collection and processing, communication skills and CPR.
Davis Applied Technology College
550 E. 300 S.
Kaysville, UT 84037
801-593-2500
datc.edu