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Medical Assisting Program
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The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative,
clinical and laboratory procedures.
Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing,
collections, medical transcription, computer operations, assisting with examinations/treatments, phlebotomy, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration, and ethical/
legal issues associated with patient care.
The Guilford Technical Community College’s Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Graduates of CAAHEP Medical Assisting programs are eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ (AAMA) Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants (CMA). GTCC’s Medical Assisting program has a 99% pass rate on the national AAMA certification exam and a 100% job placement rate for its graduates actively seeking employment. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.
Potential applicants should follow the admissions requirements and specific deadlines available through the college admissions office. Suggested high school courses for individuals desiring a career as a Medical Assistant include advanced biology with lab, algebra, keyboarding/computer applications.
All developmental coursework must be completed through ENG 100, RED 100, MAT 070 in addition to a high school/college level biology with lab completed with a “C” or higher prior to acceptance into the program.
Students are required to demonstrate keyboarding proficiency prior to admission into the Medical Assisting program.
Students, who do not pass the test with 25 wpm with three or fewer errors, will be required to take OST080 or OST131 prior to their acceptance into the Medical Assisting program.
Beginning with the January 2001 administration of the AAMA certification examination, applicants that have been found guilty of a felony or pleaded guilty to a felony will not be eligible to sit for the certification examination. Students may request the opportunity to submit written evidence/request a hearing before the certifying board of the AAMA in order to obtain a waiver. See Department Chairperson for appeal process. |
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