Training Options
Medical Assistant (CMA)
This Medical Assitant program has been designed to provide the student with the opportunity to develop comprehensive entry level skills in the various aspects of a medical office or hospital; laboratory abilities, patient interaction, and office functions such as billing and computer operation. With a maximum class size of 15, students will havethe experience of 280 hours of internship in an actual medical office or hospital facility.
The program is equipped with skeletons, phlebotomy practice equipment, EKG machines, examining tables, personal computers and other equipment.Clinical duties vary according to State law and include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.
Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies,and sterilize medical instruments.
They instruct patients about medication and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for x rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Total Course Hours | 920 |
| Externship Hours | 280 |
| Class Hours | 640 |
| Course Fee | $6500 |
| Registration Fee | $50 |
| Books | $400 |
Anatomy, Physiology & Med Terminology – 120 Hours
In this course student learn about the body organization and processes, medical specialties, medical measurements and structure of medical terminology. Students learn about systems such as skeletal, muscular, integumentary, circulatory and respiratory and the common diseases and disorders associated with each.
Medical Billing – 60 Hours
Students get and overview of medical insurance learn coding procedures, and insurance billing procedures. Students learn through computerized billing simulations how to create, save, retrieve, edit, and maintain patient files. In addition, post payments to patient accounts, produce insurance claim forms, correct and resubmit rejected claims, produce insurance claim activity reports and enter electronic claims.
Medical Office Administration – 90 Hours
Students learn to identify essential elements of medical office environments. Students learn to apply rules of medical record coding systems, creating and using a word processing document, type data into a computer, identify various methods for determining patient fees, complete a written itemized billing statement. Student learns to use different Office Equipment like Computers, Fax Machine, and Adding Machines etc. Students learn to use computer programs like Microsoft Word and Excel. Students will learn to make appointments and reminders, entering and storing diagnosis codes and filing information.
Introduction to Keyboarding – 60 Hours
Microsoft Word – 60 hours
Phlebotomy – 36 hours
In this course students will be able to demonstrate various methods of Phlebotomy such as; vacuum method for venous blood withdrawal, an autolet blood withdrawal for glucose level, the proper use of a microhematocrit centrifuge, proper use of a hemogloginometer and obtain a hemoglobin level. In addition students will learn the proper use of a glucometer to obtain a glucose level. Identify and label the parts of the most common diagnostic laboratory equipment, use basic skills in context of therapeutic and lab procedures.