Medical
Assisting
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Registration Deadline: June 6, 2024
Next Start Date: July 23, 2024
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Program Content
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Health Science career cluster. The program provides technical skill proficiency and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning, and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Health Science career cluster.
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What are the prerequisites for this program?
Medical Assisting prerequisites are:
- High School Diploma / GED
- Physical
- Background Check
- Drug Testing
- TB Test
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What Basic Skills do I need to enroll?
Please see the Basic Skills Requirement table by clicking here and find your program.
If required, take the Basic Skills Test at our Testing Center. Call 941-255-7500 Ext. 1745 to schedule to take the test.
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What Industry Certifications are available?
Medical Assisting certifications include:
- Program completers of a CAAHEP, ABHES, or COE accredited program are eligible to take the American Medical Technologists' Certification Examination (RMA)
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What kind of job opportunities will I have?
Job opportunities in Medical Assisting include:
- Medical Assistants
To find out more about these opportunities, please visit O*Net OnLine.
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What does Medical Assisting Teach?
Medical Assisting teaches:
- HSC0003 Basic Health Care Worker
- MEA0002 Introduction to Medical Assisting
- MEA0501 Medical Office Procedures
- MEA0521 Phlebotomist, MA
- MEA0543 EKG Aide, MA
- MEA0581 Clinical Assisting
- MEA0530 Pharmacology for Medical Assisting
- MEA0573 Laboratory Procedures
- MEA0506 Administrative Office Procedures
- MEA0942 Practicum Experience
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How do I order my uniform?
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