Medical Assisting Career and Technical Certificate (MEDAS-VC)

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). 

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) may be contacted by writing or calling: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs, CAAHEP, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763. Telephone [phone], (www.caahep.org) 

Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) may be contacted by writing, calling, or visiting the website: Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), 20 N. Wacker Drive Suite 1575, Chicago IL 60606. Telephone [phone], www.maerb.org

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

Department Head:

Vacant

Program Director:

Marla Magaha,[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