This document provides information on a Medical Assistant certificate program offered by Medical Career Institute. The 725-hour program includes classroom lectures and demonstrations as well as hands-on training in simulated medical labs and off-campus clinical externships. Graduates will be eligible for national certification exams to become certified medical assistants. The program aims to prepare students for entry-level medical assisting jobs in various healthcare settings. Admission requires a high school diploma or GED and an interview. Coursework covers anatomy, medical procedures, office administration, and clinical skills.

1. Medical Career Institute

2. Medical Assistant
● Program Type: Certificate
● Program Length: 725 Clock Hours
● Day Class: 10/11/19, 12/16/19, 02/25/20, 04/28/20, 07/08/20
● Eve Class: 09/10/19, 11/12/19, 01/27/20, 03/30/20, 06/02/20
● Day Schedule: Monday – Thursday 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
● Eve Schedule: Monday – Thursday 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM

3. Program Description
The program includes a well-balanced on-campus time for lectures and
demonstrations and work-simulated lab which imitates a doctor’s exam
room, phlebotomy lab and EKG lab. The off-campus clinical externship
module of the program is structured to include supervised hands-on
training at a doctor’s office, clinical or a health care center. Upon
completion, graduates are eligible to sit for the National Center for
Competency Testing (NCCT) Certified Medical Assistant examination and
are awarded a Certificate of Completion. The program has applied for
accreditation through the Accredited Bureau of Health Education Schools
(ABHES). Once the program is granted approval, graduates will be eligible
to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Certified
Medical Assistant (CMA) examination.
Program Goal
To prepare the graduate to become skilled entry-level Medical Assistants
providing both patient care and medical office support as multi-skilled health
professionals with diverse duties in medical offices, hospitals, clinics and health
care centers.

4. Admission Requirements
● All candidates must be at least eighteen (18) years of age before
enrolling.
● All candidates must have a valid government issued picture ID and a
Social Security card
● All candidates must possess at a minimum a High School Diploma (High
School Transcripts showing graduation date), or copy of General Education
Diploma (GED). Foreign graduates in addition must present certified English
translation of required documents and evaluation confirming that the
documents meet U.S. equivalency.
● All candidates must be interviewed by an admission’s representative
and/or program director to review and discuss the program and
prerequisites needed for enrollment.
● All candidates must complete and sign pre-enrollment documents.
● All candidates must sign the Enrollment Agreement and pay the
appropriate application/registration fees.

5. Program Objectives:
● Teaching courses in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, clinical procedures
interpersonal skills, confidentiality, medical law and ethics, HIPPA,
professional behavior, and patient interface as well as basic offices
procedures and electronic record keeping ensuring competency
● Providing clinical activities within on-campus work-stimulated laboratories
that include electronic data entry and record keeping, assisting the physician
in patient care responsibilities by recording medical histories, taking vital
signs, preparing the patient for examination, assisting physician during
patient examination and surgical procedures, collecting and performing
various laboratory tests, preparing and administering medications,
performing diagnostic procedures such as EKGs and dressings and providing
patient education to ensure patient compliance.
● Providing students with off-campus clinical externship experience that
includes a supervise hands-on training (requiring competencies logs and
evaluations) at the clinical sit(doctor’s offices, clinics, hospitals and healthcare
centers).

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