Medical Assistant

The demand for medical assistants is high and climbing. Certified Medical Assistants can expect good pay, averaging $18 an hour or more, and flexible working hours are available. This 245 clock-hour class is completed over a 12-week period online with one day of in-person clinicals, taught by a RN. Students will make use of the Canvas app, textbooks and Zoom once a week. This class can be taken from any location and is a national certification.

This program is designed to provide academic and clinical instruction of a medical assistant in a clinical setting. Classroom lectures cover the theory, anatomy and terminology pertaining to each system. Clinical instruction provides hands-on training in the listed procedures verified through a skills check-off system. Students will receive comprehensive instruction in clinical medical assisting. Does not cover National Certification Exam fee.

Prerequisites

• Possess a valid government-issued photo identification card
• Graduate of high school or its equivalent (GED).

Dress Code

Scrubs and closed toe shoes on day of clinical.

Textbooks

The following textbooks are required:

Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology 7th Edition

ISBN 978-1-259-60854-4 (hard back)
or (which ever you prefer)
ISBN 978-1-260-47698-9 (loose-leaf)