Medical Assisting

MEDICAL ASSISTING

The medical assisting certificate and Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree programs provide training for both front-office administrative and back office clinical duties. Both programs are designed to train medical assistants in mastering clinical techniques such as pre-examination and examination assistance, obtaining medical histories and vital signs, minor office surgery, routine laboratory procedures, including phlebotomy and EKG, and maintaining and sterilizing equipment. Administratively, you will learn the necessary office skills to maintain a clinic, including answering telephones, greeting patients, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, billing and bookkeeping. This program seeks to develop competent medical assistants to work in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, clinics and hospitals. Once you complete all of the prerequisite requirements and the full program curriculum, you will have achieved either a certificate or A.A.S. degree in medical assisting and will be eligible to sit for the national registry exam to become a credentialed medical assistant.

PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Refer to CCD.edu/Medical-Assistant for additional documents to be completed, prior to acceptance into the medical assisting program. You must:

• Have basic computer skills to include, but not limited to, word processing, the creation of PowerPoint presentations, basic Excel skills, email, and use of D2L. If you need additional assistance with computer skills, you may take CIS 118 Introduction to PC Applications prior to matriculation into the program.
• Have access to a computer as CCD email and D2L are used for communication.
• Provide completion of a High School Diploma or GED.
• Complete the medical assisting program application, found at CCD.edu/Medical-Assistant.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). This certification must be valid throughout the program. If it will lapse at any point during the program, a renewal must be completed prior to matriculation. 

CERTIFICATE COURSE MAP

Associate of Applied Science Course Map