Medical Assistant programs focus on equipping students with the skills needed to manage daily operations in a health care setting, interact with patients and physicians, and handle a variety of tasks.
Key Skills Taught:
- Medical Assistants are trained in maintaining the workflow of medical offices
- They assist physicians and patients in different health care settings
- Responsibilities include customer service, administrative tasks, and clinical duties
Program Features:
- Prepares students for front-office clerical and back-office clinical roles
- Develops cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning abilities
- Accredited by CAAHEP
- Graduates eligible for AAMA Certified Medical Assistant Examination
- Offers Certificate of Proficiency and Associate in Applied Technology degree
- Program outcomes show high graduate satisfaction, retention rates, and positive employer feedback over five years
The program length for the Medical Assistant Certificate program is a 69-credit hours degree.
Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington, with over 11,500 students. It is the largest institution of higher education in southwest Washington.
Established in 1933 as a private two-year junior college, Clark College received its first accreditation in 1937 and has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since then.
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