Medical Assistant

Program: Medical Assistant
Program Level: Vocational/undergraduate
Clock Hours: 420
Program Length: 5 Months (21 Weeks)
Certificate: Certificate of Completion
Standard Occupational Classification: 31-9092

 
Admission Requirement:  Persons with high school diploma or GED or college degree or passing score on ATB test are eligible to apply.  In addition, applicant is required to pass MEI entrance exam to be admitted to this program.
 
Program Descriptions & Objectives: Medical Assistants are multi-skilled professionals dedicated to assisting in patient care management.  This health care professional performs administrative and clinical duties and may manage emergency situations, facilities, and/or personnel. Medical assistants work in physicians’ offices, clinics, hospitals and other medical facilities under the supervision of a physician. 
 
Occupations:  Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner's specialty. In small practices, medical assistants usually do many different kinds of tasks, handling both administrative and clinical duties and reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area, under the supervision of department administrators. Medical assistants should not be confused with physician assistants, who examine, diagnose, and treat patients under the direct supervision of a physician. Medical Assistants held about 673,660 jobs in 2018 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational and Employment Wages May 2018, as it appeared on their website on 01/14/2020 on https://data.bls.gov.) ​

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