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Clinical Medical Assisting 11th 

 

  • Do you like variety in your job?

  • Are you a “people person”?

  • Do you like helping others?

  • Would you like to enter a career in an expanding field?

Clinical Medical Assisting may be the perfect career cluster for you. Today the Medical Assistant is the most versatile allied health occupation in the medical environment. Additionally, this career is expected to grow by 34% through 2018.

 

Course Description

Medical Office Assistant is a two year course to prepare students to work along beside doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide medical office patient care in a variety of healthcare environments. The Medical Office Assistant Certification plays a vital role in the healthcare delivery setting often having more patient contact than any other team member including doctors and nurses.

The course prepares students to work as an entry-level Medical Office Assistant certification in a clinic, Doctor’s office, hospital, and long term care facility. This program is taught with a combination of lecture, power point & practical exercises in the medical office assisting laboratory and with real-world experience during the internship portion of training conducted off-campus at medical facilities.

 

Eligibility

The course is open to juniors who have successfully completed all of the following prerequisites:

  • Anatomy and Physiology

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Health Science Clinical

  • Health Science Diagnostic

  • Principles of Health Science

 

Internship

After a semester of learning in the classroom, the CMA student will have an opportunity to participate in a non-paid internship at various hospitals, clinics and health care facilities within the Dallas Metroplex.

During this internship, students will participate in hands-on skills alongside professionals and learn more about medical assisting in the work based environment.

Classroom Activities

  • Scheduling appointments

  • Creating & filing medical records

  • Preparing insurance

  • ECGs

  • Administrating Medication

  • Medical Terminology

  • Minor surgeries

  • Insurance

  • Law and Ethics

  • Office Procedure (General Office Management and Inventory)

  • Bookkeeping

  • Pharmacology

  • Phlebotomy

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