Medical Assisting Career and Technical Certificate (MEDAS-VC)

The one-year certificate program prepares students for employment as Medical Assistants and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). CAAHEP may be contacted by writing or calling: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756. Telephone [phone].

The interested student should contact the Allied Health Department for assistance in planning the program of study.

Department Head:

Christa Ruber,[phone]

[e-mail]

Program Director:

Marie Hattabaugh,[phone]

[e-mail]

Certificate Requirements (1300 ch)

Semester 1 (565 ch)

HSC 0003C	Basic Healthcare Worker	90 ch
MEA 0250	Introduction to Medical Assisting	250 ch
MEA 0501C	Medical Office Procedures	75 ch
MEA 0521C	Phlebotomist, MA	75 ch
MEA 0543C	EKG Aide, MA	75 ch

Semester 2 (555 ch)

MEA 0506C	Administrative Office Procedures	90 ch
MEA 0530C	Pharmacology for Medical Assisting	110 ch
MEA 0573C	Laboratory Procedures	125 ch
MEA 0581C	Clinical Assisting	230 ch

Semester 3 (180 ch)

MEA 0942L

Practicum Experience

180 ch