The Medical Assistant program is designed to provide the student with the education and skills necessary to obtain entry-level positions as Medical Assistants in today's medical office. Medical Assistant is a growing and dynamic field full of opportunity for those students willing and able to work with other professionals in the treatment, care, and education of patients. The Medical Assistant program concludes with a twelve-week externship to a medical facility, enabling the student to receive on-the-job training and experience.

  Medical Assistant offered at: Altoona, Capital Region, Lancaster, York
  Progam length: 21 months
  Credits: 111

What will I study?

Anatomy & Physiology I, II
Introduction to Healthcare
Medical Terminology I, II
Keyboarding
Career Success Seminar
Clinical Techniques I, II, III, IV
Medical Office Administration
Communications in Healthcare
Health Insurance
Mathematics in Allied Health
Medical Machine Transcription
Professional Development
Medical Coding
Medical Laboratory I, II
Diseases & Diagnostic Methods
Medical Office Computer Applications
Medical Law & Ethics
Introduction to Psychology
Pharmacology
Critical Thinking
National Certification Review
Externship

What will I learn?

The structure and function of the human body
The meaning of professionalism
Management of the front of a medical office
How to take a set of vital signs
How to assist the physician in a specialty exam
How to find a good vein and then to draw blood from that vein
How important teamwork is in a medical office
How to place the leads on a chest and then perform an EKG
How to measure and weigh a baby
How to document valuable information in the medical record

Where can I work?

Hospitals
Physicians Office
Labs and Clinics
Medical Centers