Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant is a one- to two-year certificate program offered at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque, a private for-profit institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program prepares students to assist licensed pharmacists in dispensing medications, managing inventory, and performing administrative tasks in retail and clinical pharmacy settings.

This program falls within the pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration field (CIP 51.0805). Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque also offers related health care programs including Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer; Health/Health Care Administration/Management; Medical/Clinical Assistant; Physical Therapy Assistant; and Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. Students can expect training in pharmaceutical terminology, drug classifications, dosage calculations, and pharmacy law and ethics.