Daytona State College Medical Assisting Daytona Beach, Florida

The Medical Assisting program at Daytona State College equips students with essential skills such as medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology, coding, and billing, preparing them for roles as medical assistants. Students gain hands-on experience through clinical placements in various healthcare settings. Graduates become eligible for certification as Certified Medical Assistants (CMA) by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).

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Key Skills Taught:

• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Pharmacology
• Coding and Billing
• Clerical/Administrative skills for clinical settings

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Program Features:

• Career Options: Graduates are skilled in both administrative and clinical duties, offering abundant job opportunities statewide.
• Accreditation: The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
• Certification: Eligibility for national certifying exams through AAMA or American Medical Technologist (AMT), with a 67% pass rate for AAMA in 2020.
• Success Rate: Maintains a 96% satisfaction rate among graduates and employers over 5 years.
• Occupational Safety: Emphasizes occupational hazard awareness and safety protocols under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).

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For further information, contact Tamara Mottler, Assistant Chair, at (386) 506-3215 or Tamara.Mottler@DaytonaState.edu, or Melissa Brown-Mack, Academic Advisor, at (386) 506-3052 or Melissa.Brown-Mack@DaytonaState.edu.

The program length for the Medical Assisting program at Daytona State College is 1300 hours.