The Phlebotomy classroom and lab are used in tandem to train ANC students to gain the skills needed to become a phlebotomy technician.  The Phlebotomy Technician course is a fifty-eight (58) hour lecture/lab and a 120-hour externship that includes skill development in the performance of blood collection methods using proper techniques and universal precautions.  This program includes vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles, and blood culture specimen collection.  Emphasis is on infection prevention, proper patient identification, labeling of specimens and quality assurance, specimen handling, processing, and accessioning.  The 120-hour externship is an individualized plan for training and experiences under the supervision of facility staff at a medical office, clinic, laboratory, or hospital.