MEDICAL ASSISTANT (ADMINISTRATIVE)

Administrative Medical Assistant Course Hours: 288 hours (plus additional 80 hours of externship)

*Fee(s): $2,775.00 (Including texts)^*

^*Fee includes: Non refundable registration ($75), Tuition ($2,575.00), Optional Certification Exams ($125)

Medial Assistants work in offices of doctors, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists and many other types of medical clinics and facilities. They perform a variety of tasks such as billing and coding, assisting physicians with treating patients, taking medical histories, taking vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, arranging and caring for instruments and equipment, completing and maintaining records, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admissions, drawing blood and performing EKGs. Students interested in the Administrative Medical Assistant program should enjoy working with people, performing office work (telephone contact, data entry, and other work with numbers) and have the time and willingness to learn.

The medical assistant program is made up of three (3) training components for Administrative Medical Assistant.

This program consists of classroom/lab components. The components consist of the following:

Component 1 Basic Concepts (medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical abbreviations, legal ethics)

Component 2 General Office Skills

Component 3 Billing and Coding Methodology (prerequisite – Basic Concepts and General Office Skills)

ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
COMPONENT	HOURS PER DAY	NUMBER OF WEEKS (Not including 80 hours of externship)	DAYS PER WEEK
1, 2, & 3	3.5	42	Tue/Thu - Evenings
1, 2, & 3	4.5	16	Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur - Days

Administrative Medical Assistants will attend an externship at an area facility. Administrative Medical Assistants are required to complete a minimum of 80 externship hours.