The Medical Assisting program is a laboratory and classroom structured course designed to provide both the clinical and the administrative skills necessary to become a medical assistant.

Program Overview

The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educator Programs (CAAHEP*) on recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). A 160 hour supervised, unpaid externship is included, as well as an employability workshop held in the spring where area professionals are invited to participate in mock interviews with students nearing graduation.

What You’ll Learn

There are 136 skills that will be covered during the class, these are just a small sample.

Administrative Skills	Clinical Skills
Telephone Triage	Vital Signs/Body Measurements
Appointment Scheduling	Vision/Hearing Screening
Prepare Insurance Claims	Capillary/Venous Blood Collection
CPT/ICD coding	EKG/Pulmonary Function
Computerized Billing	Instrument Identification
Electronic Health Records	Assist with minor surgery
Manage Office Equipment	Injections
General Manager duties	BLS for Healthcare Providers
Related Subjects
Anatomy & Physiology
Diseases & Disorders
Medical Terminology
Medical Law & Ethics
Professional Communication
Medical Office Management
Pharmacology Math
Behaviors Influencing Health

Prerequisites

• Background check
• Recent Negative TB 2 step
• High School Diploma or GED
• Age 18 or older