MEDICAL ASSISTING
El Centro only
(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 (CAAHEP)
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 210-2350
SEMESTER I
SEMESTER II
SEMESTER III
| MDCA 1417 |
Procedures in a Clinical Setting |
4 |
| MDCA 1352 |
Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures |
3 |
| MDCA 2361 |
Clinical - Medical/Clinical Assistant |
3 |
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|
10 |
| Minimum Hours Required |
|
39 |
