A medical assistant is a versatile healthcare professional who supports physicians and other healthcare providers in clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring the smooth operation of medical offices, clinics, or hospitals.
Medical Assistant Program
The Clinical Medical Assistant program is a comprehensive course designed to teach students the skills needed to provide care for patients in a clinic setting. The program focuses on both administrative and clinical competencies such anatomy and physiology of all body systems, administrative functions such as appointment scheduling, insurance billing, and office management, as well as clinical functions including administering medications, venipuncture skills, obtaining and recording medical histories and vital signs, and preparation of the patient and treatment rooms for physician examinations.
