The Medical Assistant Certificate Program at Purdue University Global equips students with essential clinical and administrative skills necessary for a career in health care.
Key Skills Taught:
- Clinical Skills: Includes medical history taking, basic lab tests, venipuncture, ECGs, and medication administration
- Administrative Skills: Covers clerical tasks like appointment scheduling and specimen collection
- Standards, Laws, and Ethics: Emphasizes professional, ethical, and legal standards in health care
- Professionalism: Focuses on professional conduct in healthcare practices
Program Features:
- Certification Preparation: Readies students for national exams like CMA, RMA, NCMA, CCMA, and CMAC
- Clinical Experiences: Blends online learning with hands-on training and a supervised externship
- Program Outcomes: Graduates receive a certificate and are ready for careers in medical settings with comprehensive clinical and administrative skills.
The program length for the Medical Assistant Certificate program at Purdue University Global is a minimum of 47 quarter credit hours.
Purdue Global is a public, nonprofit online university that provides personalized distance education tailored to the needs of working adults.
Established in 2018, the university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, focusing on career-oriented fields of study.
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