Our Medical Assistant Program is designed to prepare a student to become a Medical Assistant with a short yet comprehensive course of study. A medical assistant assists doctors with administrative procedures such as answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, bookkeeping, filing, insurance forms, and basic insurance billing. Medical Assistants also assist doctors in clinical procedures such as vital signs, injections, blood draws, basic lab tests, administration of medications, minor surgeries, and positioning patients for examinations. Instruction will include a basic overview of the administration of the medical office, anatomy, and physiology of the body systems, and clinical components, utilizing didactic and hands-on practice.
The didactic lecture covers the theory of every subject associated with the front and back office. Laboratory instruction provides hands-on training associated with listed clinical and administrative procedures, verified through a skills check-off system.
Upon successful completion of the didactic portion of the program, students are required to complete 160 hours of externship.
After successful completion of their externship, students will have the opportunity to take the national certification exam through National Health Career Association (NHA) to become a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant.
Requirements: Students must be 18 years or older and have either a high school diploma or GED certificate. Program Schedule: 200 Hour of Didactic (160 hours Online Lecture + 40 hours in person clinicals) 160 Hour of Externship Mon - Thu (online) 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM or Mon – Thu (online) 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Fri (In-person Clinical) 9:00 AM – 1:00PM or 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Our registration period is open August through March.
To apply or to receive further information, please register for our next Medical Program Orientation here.