30522 US Hwy. 19 N, Suite 200
Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Central Florida Institute is located in Palm Harbor, Florida, and was founded in 1997. The Florida School also has a campus in Orlando. Training specialties at Central Florida Institute include medical and dental assistant training, diagnostic medical sonographer training and polysomnographic training.

Central Florida Institute's curriculum focuses on preparing students to work in the medical and dental fields. The Florida school's surgical technologist training, invasive cardiovascular technologist training, and advanced cardiovascular technologist trainings are all accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

Medical assistant students at Central Florida Institute receive either X-ray training or cardio technology training. The dental assistant program at Central Florida Institute trains students in a variety of skills, including sterilizing dental instruments, removing dental sutures, creating temporary crowns and bridges, making dental impressions, preparing dental anesthetics, and taking and developing X-rays. Surgical technologist students at the Florida school are trained to sterilize operating rooms, prepare patients for surgery, cut sutures, prepare medications for dispensing, and apply dressings.

The diagnostic medical sonographer training program at the Florida school equips students to operate sonography equipment and explain procedures to patients. Graduates from the program are qualified to perform abdominal sonography, obstetric-gynecological sonography and neurosonography. Polysomnographic training at Central Florida Institute equips students for careers in the field of sleep disorders. Students learn how to perform sleep studies, prepare patients with electrodes and breathing equipment, and interact with data for physician interpretation.

Quick Facts:

Training sessions for students at Central Florida Institute include the use of industry-standard tools in a professional setting.

Students at Central Florida Institute complete clinical work and externships at local health care facilities as part of the Florida school's job preparation program.

Instructors and administrative staff from Central Florida Institute provide students with active job placement assistance.

Because of Central Florida Institute's accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Heath Education Programs, graduates from the surgical technologist training and the invasive and advanced cardiovascular technologist trainings are eligible to take credentialing exams immediately following graduation.

The Florida school is eligible to offer Title IV funding to qualifying students.

Student organizations at Central Florida Institute include Chi Phi Iota, Health Occupations Students of America, and the Medical Assistant Success Team.

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