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Medical Office Professions - Clinical Medical Assistant - Advanced Certificate


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Program Code: CBA.35288

Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running smoothly. Medical office staff members must have strong communication skills, organizational ability, computer knowledge, and excellent human relations skills.

Medical assistants also work alongside physicians, mainly in outpatient or ambulatory care facilities, such as medical offices and clinics.  Medical Assistants are responsible for taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.

This certificate has a common core of classes that is also required for the Medical Administrative Assistant Associate in Business Studies Degree. Those core classes include HSC 105 , HSC 205W , OAT 116 , and OAT 151 .

Total Semester Credits 13


Total Semester Credits 13


Total Semester Credits 13


Total Credits: 39


Notations


  1. A grade of “C” (2.0) or higher is required in the following courses: BIO 140W , CST 134 , HSC 105 , HSC 140 , HSC 205W , OAT 116 , OAT 151 , OAT 159 , OAT 170 , OAT 209 , OAT 210 , OAT 243 , OAT 244 , and OAT 254 .
  2. BIO 140W CST 134 , HSC 105 , HSC 140 , HSC 205W , OAT 159 , OAT 209 , OAT 210 , OAT 243 , OAT 244 , and OAT 254   are key courses and must be completed within 5 years of completing certificate. Failure to complete within the stated time frame will require you to repeat this course.
  3. Keyboarded assignments are required for OAT 151  and OAT 152 .
  4. Keyboarding waiver test is available for OAT 170 . Contact the Business and Technology Division office, 989-686-9127, to arrange for waiver test. If OAT 170  waiver test is passed, OAT 171  can be substituted in its place.
  5. OAT 210  has a 160-hour unpaid externship requirement built into last 7 ½ weeks of course

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