Medical Assistant Diploma

The Medical Assistant Diploma program at North Iowa Area Community College equips students with essential administrative and clinical skills for a career in health care. The program covers a range of key skills, including administrative procedures, clinical procedures, and medical office skills.

Key Skills Taught:
- Administrative Procedures: Scheduling patients, maintaining records, handling correspondence, managing finances.
- Clinical Procedures: Vital signs, CPR, patient preparation, assisting physicians, specimen collection, medication administration.
- Medical Office Skills: Equipment use, patient records management, insurance forms handling.

Program Features:
- Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
- 100% job placement for the 2016 cohort as reported in the MAERB 2018 Annual report.
- Career opportunities in physicians' offices and outpatient care facilities.
- Eligibility for national certification examination as a CMA-AAMA (Certified Medical Assistant).

Outcome:
- Diploma awarded upon successful program completion.
- Certification eligibility for students to pursue certification with the AAMA Certifying Board.
- Practicum providing hands-on clinical experience in a randomly assigned setting.

Additional Information:
- Entrance Requirements: Keyboarding assessment, BLS certification, physical examination, and background checks.
- Curriculum includes medical terminology, clinical procedures, and medical law and ethics courses.
- Program Length: Completion of 40-45 semester hours.