Medical Assisting

Medical Assistant program prepares students to support physicians by providing assistance during patient examinations, treatment administration, and monitoring; by keeping patients’ health record information; and by performing a wide range of practice-related duties. This program is designed to prepare students for a broad spectrum of positions in the Medical Assistant field. The student will learn the clinical as well as the administrative aspects of medical assisting. The students will gain lab & clinical competencies including phlebotomy techniques, EKG procedures, specimen collection, infection control & safety measures, vital signs, and assisting with minor office surgery and physical exams. The students will gain administrative competencies in medical bookkeeping, medical insurance billing & coding, medical records, medical office software, and medical office ethics.