Additional information available on the Medical Assistant Department website.
This certificate is designed to prepare individuals to work in clinics or physicians’ offices as clinical assistants. Successful graduates from this program will be able to provide assistance with physical examinations, diagnostic tests, in-office laboratory testing and treatment procedures. All credits from this certificate may be applied to the Medical Assistant, AAS degree program.
Students may complete program prerequisite courses concurrently with the beginning courses in the program. Students not meeting a course prerequisite must have permission of the program coordinator to enroll.
A list of clinical and administrative duties by the American Association of Medical Assistants are included at https://www.aama-ntl.org/medical-assisting/what-is-a-medical-assistant.
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