Medical Assistant Clinical/Clerical - Diploma

As a professional medical assistant, our graduates can work in private physicians' offices and may have a combination of administrative and clinical responsibilities. Medical Assistants are often found in clinics or hospitals' admissions, patient records and insurance departments. Some Medical Assistants find employment in medical labs or blood banks.

Graduates of this program may perform duties in both the administrative and clinical areas of a doctor's office, clinic, or other medical facilities. Some graduates may specialize in either clinical or administrative duties, but most perform duties in both areas. Specific duties may include assisting the physician with exams and minor surgery, administering medication, performing electrocardiographs, phlebotomy, minor laboratory procedures, taking vital signs, interviewing patients for medical histories, medical record documentation, reception duties, insurance billing, and bookkeeping duties. The objective of the Medical Assistant Clinical/Clerical program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for entry-level positions in the health care field. This program includes instruction in both the clinical and administrative aspects of medical assisting, anatomy and physiology, and CPR certification. Graduation is acknowledged by awarding a diploma upon completion of the program. Graduates may become Certified Medical Assistants by passing the Certified Medical Assistant Examination.

Medical Office Specialist - Diploma

Medical Office Specialists are uniquely trained members of the health care team who are responsible for data entry, processing, and maintenance of important medical records. Using industry-related computer equipment and software, they provide a valuable service to the medical community by to providing data which indicate disease patterns and trends and make comparisons that may lead to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. Medical Office Specialists work in private doctors' offices, clinics or even hospital admissions, patient records and insurance departments. Medical Office Specialists are in demand in today's medical community. They are the key to an efficient, profitable office.

The objective of the Medical Office Specialist program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for entry-level positions in the medical field in a private physician's office, clinic, hospital clerical department, or other medical facility. This program includes instruction in computerized medical procedures such as insurance, bookkeeping, word processing, and transcription. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a diploma.

Medical Practice Management - Associate's

With our Associate of Applied Science in Medical Practice Management degree program, you could acquire the in-depth training and job knowledge needed to pursue an entry-level position in the health care field. This program is designed to help you train to become a medical practice manager, medical office manager, medical assistant manager, or other similar position in a health care facility. In those positions it could be your job to help keep a medical office running efficiently. Through group discussions, lectures, and hands-on laboratory experience, you can develop the administrative, communication, management, and accounting skills that could help you find career success.