Medical Assisting Certificate

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Program Code: G.MAS.CER

Graduation requirement: 24 credit hours

The Medical Assisting Program prepares students to act as a liaison between the physician and the patient. Medical assistants are skilled healthcare workers who demonstrate their knowledge in both clinical and administrative areas.

In the administrative area, typical tasks include medical records management, and patient scheduling. Clinical tasks include taking vital signs, EKGs, venipuncture, administering medications and immunizations, sterile instrumentation, and point of care testing.

Medical assistants primarily work in outpatient settings but may work in hospitals, medical billing companies, or any place office skills and medical knowledge merge.

The Medical Assisting Program is approved by the American Registry of Medical Assistants, www.arma-cert.org and the National Healthcareer Association, www.nhanow.com. Upon completion, students will be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) certification exam and the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) exam.

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Program Notes

This is a selective admissions program. See the selective admissions page for information regarding admission, progression, and graduation.
To be admitted to the program, students must have current placement out of MAT 059 , ENG 099 , and CCS 098 .
Students who are non-native speakers of English must establish English proficiency through:
- Minimum TOEFL iBT scores in reading, listening, speaking, and writing: 18-18-22-20; or
- Minimum IELTS scores in reading, listening, speaking, and writing: 6-6-6.5-5.
- TOEFL is waived for graduates from ECNA who are currently employed as a Nurse Assistant.
Students must complete the program in four sequential semesters. A student who has been out of the program more than two years after completing MAS 135 will need to meet with the program director, reapply for selective admissions, and reassess competency in all MAS courses through cognitive and/or psychomotor evaluations.
To remain in the program and/or progress in the program and graduate, students must complete all required affective and psychomotor competencies which are part of the core curriculum. Students must maintain a 2.5 PGPA, pass the competencies at 80% and follow all program ethical criteria as outlined in the student handbook.

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (24 credit hours)

HCS 151 - Health Care Records Management 2 credit hours
HCS 153 - Phlebotomy Skills 1 credit hour
HCS 154 - Medical Terminology 3 credit hours
HCS 173 - Applied Electrocardiography 1 credit hour
HCS 174 - Legal Issues in Health Care 1 credit hour
MAS 116 - Point of Care Testing 2 credit hours
MAS 135 - Introduction to Medical Assisting 5 credit hours
MAS 155 - Pharmacology for Medical Assistants 2 credit hours
MAS 156 - Aseptic Techniques 2 credit hours
MAS 158 - Administration of Medication 2 credit hours
MAS 170 - Medical Assisting Practicum 3 credit hours

Suggested Full-time Sequence

Title

Medical Assisting Certificate

Program Notes

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (24 credit hours)

Suggested Full-time Sequence

1st Semester

2nd Semester (First 8 weeks)

2nd Semester (Second 8 weeks)