Medical Assistant (Hybrid Program)

Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks. The duties vary depending on office location, size, and specialty. Administrative duties may include answering telephones, greeting patients, scheduling appointments, maintaining electronic medical records, and completing insurance referrals. Clinical duties may include obtaining medical histories from patients, recording vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, and assisting the physician during examinations. Medical Assistants may also collect and prepare laboratory specimens, sterilize instruments, and perform venipunctures and electrocardiograms (EKGs).

This is a competency-based program where students learn theory, practice the theory in the lab and then perform skills on patients in a clinical setting. The curriculum is a two-semester certificate program which prepares students to be important members of the medical team. The majority of the course are online asynchronous except MO106, MO107 and MO108 which are face to face courses. Formal instruction is integrated with invaluable hands on and field experience. The program requires a 160-hour Clinical Medical Assistant Capstone (unpaid internship) in a physician’s office, health care agency, hospital or other healthcare setting.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to participate in the national Medical Assistant examination with the National Healthcare Association (NHA). The program is seeking accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

The Medical Assistant program is a criteria-based admissions program.

For more information on admissions requirements, visit this page:

This program is designed to prepare learners for a sustainable and rewarding career in healthcare, as an integral part of a dynamic, patient-centered team. The primary goal of the Medical Assisting program is to prepare competent entry-level Medical Assistants in the knowledge (cognitive domain), skills (psychomotor domain), and professional behavior (affective domain).  This Medical Assistant program offers training in blood drawing (phlebotomy) electrocardiograms (EKGs), injections, vital signs and blood pressures, and pharmacology. Training in clinical, laboratory and administrative skills gives endless possibilities for a successful, sustainable career. 

Graduates are in demand in physician offices, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, and clinics. Employment opportunities in this field are projected to grow 18 percent from 2022 to 2030, much faster than the average for all healthcare occupations.

After graduation learners can be employed as Medical Administrative Assistants, EKG Technicians, Medical Record Assistant, Phlebotomy Technicians, and Clinical Assistants.

For more information on salary and occupational outlook, please visit:

• www.onetonline.org or

• https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

2339 North California Avenue
#47138
Chicago, Illinois 60647

Sarah Marino smarino@maerb.org

Telephone: 312-392-0155

National Healthcare Association (NHA)

www.nhanow.com

11161 Overbrook Road
Leawood, Kansas 66211

Toll-free: (800) 499-9092
Local: (913) 661-5592
Fax: (913) 661-6291