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Medical
Assistant Program
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The Medical Assistant
program prepares
students to care for patients as well as maintain office records.
Students receive advanced-level training in diagnostic and procedural
coding, transcription, along with clinical experience.
Graduates of the program may be hired in a physician's office, hospitals,
and other types of health care providers (chiropractors and optometrists).
Duties of a medical assistant can include scheduling appointments and surgeries,
preparing and maintaining medical records, ordering supplies, obtaining referral and
surgery pre-authorizations, transcribing patient encounters, measuring
vital signs, performing routine laboratory tests, operating x-ray and
electrocardiograph equipment, and assisting the doctor during examinations.
Employees in the medical assistant field must be flexible and prepared to adapt to changes
that occur in the health industry, such as procedural code revision or software and
equipment updates.
The Medical Assistant program is accredited
by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs.
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