The Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion Program prepares students with the business and clinical skills necessary to gain employment as a Medical Assistant, rendering one-on-one patient services.

This fully accredited program provides the mechanism for graduates to take the National Board Examination to become a nationally Certified Medical Assistant. Emphasis is placed on both front office and back office.

Front office includes: patient relations, medical insurance, finances, coding, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, interpersonal communication skills, administrative procedures, skill development in computer usage and transcription. Back office includes clinical skills such as: medical and surgical asepsis, charting, patient prep, procedure set-ups, prioritizing, medication calculation and administration, EKG, diagnostic imaging theory, and lab skills that include: hematology, urinalysis, basic microbiology, phlebotomy.

1. Demonstrate knowledge and competency of medical front office administrative skills, including electronic record keeping, clerical aspects, insurance, communication, risk management, ethical issues, and inventory management.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, patho-physiology, necessary verbal and written communication with physicians, peers, other healthcare workers, and patients as would be necessary in any type of ambulatory care setting.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of psychological basics underlying personal and patient needs self-growth and personal development.
4. Possess clinical skills, knowledge and competency performance, including fundamental medical asepsis principals, patient care, specimen collection, and diagnostic testing according to State and Federal mandates, quality control documentation and equipment maintenance as would be expected in any type of ambulatory care setting.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of job readiness with resume building, interviewing skills, and complete competency in all basic medical assisting skills by successfully completing an externship.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of State, Federal and AAMA regulations in regards to credentialing and certification.

Due to the nature of the clock hour program, the Medical Assistant Program does not allow for Advanced Placement, Transfer of Clock Hours and/or Credit from another school and does not recognize prior and/or experiential learning for credit. This is a Veterans Administration (VA) approved program.

course #	course title	hours
Quarter I		330.5
BSS 107	AH Keyboarding I	33.5
AHL 126	Reception/Scheduling/Medical Records	66.5
AHL 111	Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology I	66.5
AHL 113	Medical Terminology I	66.5
PSG 110	Behavioral Psychology	66.5
AHL 141	Intro to Computer Fundamentals/Spreadsheets I	33.5
Quarter II		330.5
AHL 104	Standard Precautions/First Aid	8.5
AHL 105	HIV/AIDS	7.5
AHL 128	Law and Ethics	31.5
AHL 112	Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology II	94.5
AHL 140	AH Word Processing I - MS Word Medical Office Formatting Applications	63.5
AHL 180	Clinical I - Medical Asepsis/Infection Control EKG/PT Positions/Charting/Therapy	126.5
Quarter III		330.5
AHL 183	Clinical II - Medication Administration/ Lab Skills: Intro, Micro Hematology, Venipuncture, Urinalysis, Specialty Tests/ Diagnostic Imaging Theory and Positioning	123.5
AHL 142	Medical Computer Applications	66.5
AHL 124	Medical Office Finances	33.5
AHL 161	Pharmacology Principles	33.5
AHL 123	Insurance/Coding	33.5
BSS 108	AH Keyboarding II	33.5
AHL 101	Health Care Provider CPR	9.5
Quarter IV		330.5
AHL 190	Clinical Review/Certification Exam Prep	88.5
AHL 194	MA Pre-Externship Readiness Workshop	3.5
AHL 153	AH Employment Skills	33.5
AHL 125	Medical Office Simulation	33.5
AHL 192	Medical Assistant Externship	165.5
AHL 193	MA Employment Preparedness Workshop	7.5