Course Description

Medical Assistant Clinical 2 is designed to teach students back-office skills required for entry level position as a medical assistant and prepare students for post-secondary education in patient care. Students will acquire medical assistant skills such as taking vitals, recording health histories, preparing patients for examinations, drawing blood, and assisting with minor surgical procedures in simulated laboratory exercises while practicing and learning medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical/surgical asepsis, and basic pharmacology. Activities in this course include work-based learning that connects students to industry and the local community. Students must complete all medical assistant clinical courses and the field ROP internship in the ordered sequence to receive the Medical Assistant certificate.