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Medical Assistant - Certificate
Master the skills needed to work in a medical office while preparing to take exams for licensure. Students can specialize in medical coding and billing, in patient care, or can become qualified to work in both areas by completing both certificate concentrations. Complete this program exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of daytime, evening and weekend classes.
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill certain requirements.
What can I do with this certificate?
Career Options: Work as a medical assistant in physicians' offices, medical centers, urgent care facilities and clinics. Upon completion of this certificate, students should consider taking the Medical Assistant exam or the American Medical Technologists exam
Academic Options: Complete additional certificates or degrees in medical administrative skills such as Health Information Technology or in patient care such as Practical Nursing.
Locations: Desert Vista Campus
Department/Contact Information: Director: 206-5142, Lead Faculty: 206-5142
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
| Required Core Courses |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| HCA 119 |
Orientation to Human Anatomy and Physiology |
2 |
| MDA 120 |
Medical Assistant Profession |
2 |
| MDA 121 |
Medical Assistant Professional Skills |
2 |
| MDA 124 |
Medical Terminology for Health care Workers |
2 |
| HED 140 |
First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
1 |
| Subtotal |
9 |
| Concentrations: Complete courses from one concentration |
| Administrative Medical Assistant Concentration |
| MDA 125 |
Orientation to ICD9 Coding |
3 |
| MDA 126 |
Medical Billing and Insurance
for Medical Assistants |
3 |
| MDA 127 |
Medical Administrative Procedures |
3 |
| MDA 190A |
Medical Assistant Front Office Externship |
1 |
| Subtotal |
10 |
| Clinical Medical Assistant Concentration |
| HCA 102 |
Drug Calculations |
1 |
| HCA 103 |
Orientation to Pharmacology |
3 |
| MDA 122 |
Medical Assistant Clinical Care |
2 |
| MDA 123 |
Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures |
3 |
| MDA 190B |
Medical Assistant Back Office Externship |
1 |
| Subtotal |
10 |
| Total |
19 - 29 |
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