This program helps you get ready to become a certified medical assistant (CCMA). Medical assistants usually work in places like doctors’ offices, clinics, or urgent care centers. In this job, you help doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants by doing both medical tasks and office work.
In the program, you’ll learn in a classroom and practice hands-on skills. You might even get the chance to work in a real healthcare setting and earn your certification.
Our classroom is set up like a real medical office, so you can practice what the job is really like. You’ll learn how to help with check-ups, take vital signs (like blood pressure and temperature), give medications, help with small procedures, run basic lab tests, and keep everything clean and safe.
Things You'll Learn
- Applied Anatomy & Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Basic Pharmacology
- Nutrition
- Clinical Patient Care, Coordination and Education
- Infection Control and Prevention
- Healthcare Systems
- Medical Office Administration
- Health Information Systems
- Specimen Collection
- Testing and Laboratory Procedures
- Phlebotomy
- ECG and Cardiovascular Testing
What You'll Earn
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019, bls.gov), the average pay for a medical assistant is reported as $16.73/hour. Growth of medical assistant employment opportunities is 23% - much faster than average for all occupations.
What Else Can You Do?
After completing CTE in becoming a Medical Assistant, you could go to more school and become:
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Physician Assistant
- Physician
Where you may work
- Medical office
- Health clinic
- Urgent care center
- Hospital
- Outpatient offices
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