Medical Assistant Program

The program is approximately 224 total hours of which approximately 158 hours are delivered in an online, interactive format and 66 hours are in-person in the classroom or various lab/skills evolutions. This is compared to a fully in-person course where all hours are completed in-person in the classroom or lab. Both hybrid and in-person courses also include a 160-hour clinical externship. Students will be trained in the following administrative and clinical areas: using computer applications; answering telephones; welcoming patients; updating and filing medical records; coding and filling out insurance forms; scheduling appointments; arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services; handling correspondence, billing, and bookkeeping; taking medical histories; explaining treatment procedures to patients and their families; preparing patients for examination; assisting the patient care provider during exams; collecting and preparing laboratory specimens; performing basic laboratory tests; instructing patients about medication and special diets; preparing and administering medications as directed by a licensed medical provider; transmitting prescription refills as directed; drawing blood; taking electrocardiograms; removing sutures and changing dressings; equipment sterilization. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will qualify to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam.