Medical Assisting Advanced Certificate

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The Medical Assisting program prepares students for highly skilled, entry-level positions as medical assistants in the health care industry. Students will learn the administrative and clinical skills that are expected of medical assistants. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA, AAMA) examination offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) examination offered by the American Medical Technologists (AMT).

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All students in the Medical Assisting program are required to pass a criminal background check and drug screen prior to participating in the Medical Assisting program courses.

Students must also complete a physical exam and provide proof of the following:

MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella)
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
Varicella
Hepatitis B
COVID-19 vaccination
Annual TB testing (PPD skin test or blood test accepted)
Annual influenza vaccination

Upon completion of the 43-credit program, students may apply for an Advanced Certificate.

Major Requirements	Credit Hours
*Biology 110, Human Anatomy & Physiology	4
*Health 101, Introduction to Allied Healthcare Careers	2
*Health 103, Medical Terminology	2
*Medical Assisting 102, Law & Ethics for Medical Assisting	3
*Medical Assisting 104, Medical Office Procedures I	4
*Medical Assisting 202, Human Disease Overview	3
*Medical Assisting 203, Pharmacology for Medical Assisting	3
*Medical Assisting 204, Medical Assisting Clinical Lab I	4
*Medical Assisting 211, Medical Office Procedures II	3
*Medical Assisting 212, Medical Coding	3
*Medical Assisting 214, Medical Assisting Clinical Lab II	5
*Medical Assisting 221, Medical Assistant Externship	3
*Medical Assisting 222, Medical Assistant Certification Review	3

*Courses required for the Advanced Certificate program

The certificate in Medical Assisting is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 9355 - 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, Phone: 727-210-2350.

Program outcomes are statistics about graduates that help to demonstrate the quality of a program. The Medical Assisting program at Lake Michigan College boasts an Exam Passage average of 100% for years 2018-2022.