Medical Assistant

The Medical Assistant program prepares students for entry-level positions with medical offices and hospitals. Students are taught how to be equipped with hands-on skills in office administration as well as clinical and patient care. Medical assistants are commonly employed in physicians’ offices, outpatient clinics, health maintenance organizations, and hospitals. The program consists of three quarters of coursework followed by an externship with a local employer during the fourth quarter.

The goal of the Medical Assistant program is to prepare graduates for entry-level positions as medical assistants.

The Medical Assistant program is 12 months in length (four quarters). The courses prepare students to take the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) examination. The student will earn 74.5 credit hours which are 1,344 clock hours. Tuition is payable on a quarterly basis. There are four quarters in an academic year.

This training program concludes with an externship off campus. The student to teacher ratio for the Medical Assistant program is no greater than 26:1.

Program Outline

Quarter 1

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
MED 110	Computer Applications	80	5.0
MED 111	Business English	60	3.5
MED 116	Business Presentation & Communication	60	3.5
MED 126	Human Body in Health & Disease I	70	4.0
MED 132	Medical Terminology	66	4.0
	Totals:	336	20.0

Quarter 2

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
MED 127	Office Administration	70	4.0
MED 128	HIPAA, Ethics, Blood Borne Pathogens	60	3.5
MED 136	Human Body in Health & Disease II	66	4.0
MED 142	Pharmacology I	70	4.0
MED 143	Clinical Procedures I	70	4.0
	Totals:	336	19.5

Quarter 3

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
MED 124	Career Planning	50	3.0
MED 144	Practice Management & EHR	80	4.5
MED 210	Clinical Aspects of Coding & Billing	50	3.0
MED 212	Pharmacology II	80	5.0
MED 213	Clinical Procedures II	76	4.5
	Totals:	336	20.0

Quarter 4

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
MED 221	Clinical Procedures III	90	5.0
MED 222	Electronic Health Records	86	5.0
MED 223 E	Externship	160	5.0
	Totals:	336	15.0

Total Clock Hours: 1344

Total Credit Hours: 74.5

Medical Assistant Program Book and Tool List

The book and tool list for students in the Medical Assistant program is intended to be a minimum requirement to complete the program. The book and tool list will be provided no later than the first day of class. For specifics on cost of books, training materials, uniforms, and tools, please refer to Tuition and Fees.

Medical Assistant Program Equipment List

Students in the Medical Assistant program utilize the following equipment:

Computers

Exam tables

ECG/EKG unit

Autoclave

Microscopes

Venipuncture and injection simulators