Cecil College Medical Assistant North East, Maryland

The Medical Assistant Program equips students with administrative, clinical, and professional skills essential for roles in physician's offices or medical clinics. Students learn to schedule appointments, order supplies, take vital signs, draw blood, give injections, perform EKGs, bill insurance companies, and utilize electronic health records (EHR).

Key Skills Taught:
- Administrative, clinical, and professional skills
- Scheduling appointments and ordering supplies
- Vital signs, blood drawing, injections, and EKGs
- Billing insurance companies and using EHR

Program Features:
- Accredited 900-hour curriculum
- Includes a 160-hour unpaid clinical externship
- Eligibility for Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam
- Courses in Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, Psychology Essentials, and Medical Law & Ethics

Learning Outcomes:
- 92.86% job placement rate in 2021
- 75% retention rate
- 61.54% exam passage rate
- 85.71% graduate satisfaction rate
- Graduates secure employment as Medical Assistants or in related fields