This program provides the opportunity for the development of basic entry-level skills necessary for employment in a clinical/medical office environment. In a rapidly growing profession, medical assistants work directly with physicians and other health care personnel as team members in providing patient services.
Medical assistants perform a variety of clinical, laboratory, and administrative functions in physicians offices, medical clinics, laboratories, and specific hospital departments.
The program is offered only at the Indian Valley Campus.
Students may elect to complete an Associate in Science degree, or a Certificate of Achievement: Administrative and Clinical, Administrative, or Clinical. Students may elect to complete a Skills
Certificate for Medical Terminology Skills, MediSoft Skills, or Phlebotomy Skills. The Certificate of Achievement options require a minimum of two semesters to complete. Students may take courses on a part-time basis.