MEDICAL ASSISTING

El Centro and Mountain View (see above)

(Certificate)

• Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: C1.MEDA.ASST.05

This 12-month program is designed to prepare individuals to perform the duties of a medical assistant who can function in an acute care clinical setting or physician's office in the areas of: medical office administration, clinical lab procedures, and examining room assisting. The student may elect to complete the program either as a block CEU program or as a credit certificate program.

The El Centro College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educations (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Curriculum Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970 Chicago, IL 606012208 312-553-9355

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

SEMESTER III