Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences/Certificate in Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting (Bundle Program)

SAIT Polytechnic

Pre-Health Sciences certificate program allows you to explore different career opportunities and build a related skill set through a variety of foundational courses.

In this program, you will:

• learn the skills, attitudes, and attributes expected of healthcare practitioners
• explore various healthcare professions
• build skills in communications, math, and statistics
• train in the foundations of healthcare practice, including medical terminology, anatomy, and infection control.

In addition to the prescribed curriculum, you'll complete a set of elective courses, choosing those that most suit your area of interest.

This certificate exposes you to numerous healthcare career pathways, serves as a strong foundation for further education, and helps you build the skills needed to succeed in more specialized programs.

This program also shares courses with several other programs in SAIT's School of Health and Public Safety, allowing you to receive course credit and get a head start in additional programs, should you choose to continue your education. We encourage you to explore all of our programs to identify these opportunities.

Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting

This program equips you with the essential skills to support eye care professionals, including ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians.

As a student, you will:

• learn the key medical and scientific principles of eye care
• gain expertise in optimal eye health and vision care terminology and procedures
• engage in a mix of classroom theory, hands-on lab practice and a clinical practicum
• obtain unique skill sets that prepare you for two professions (ophthalmology and optometry) within one program.

Graduates can pursue careers as assistants in diverse medical settings, including private eye care clinics, corporate eye care practices and surgical eye centres.