State Career College Medical Assistant Gurnee, Illinois

The Medical Assistant Program at State Career College provides students with a comprehensive education covering a variety of essential skills in health care.

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Skills Taught:

• Professional Behavior and Communication: Workplace professionalism, interpersonal skills, and effective communication in a medical setting
• Clinical Skills: Vital signs monitoring, examination assistance, aseptic techniques, medication administration, phlebotomy, and EKG procedures
• Medical Knowledge: Medical terminology, basic human anatomy, physiology, and medical law and ethics
• Administrative Tasks: Medical insurance forms, diagnostic coding, scheduling, and daily office operations
• Certification: Pursuit of Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association

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Program Features:

• Hybrid Learning: Combination of online coursework and on-campus classes
• Externship: Real-world externship for practical experience in a professional health care environment
• Duration: Approximately 11 months for a comprehensive education in a condensed timeframe
• Specialized Modules: Covering administrative procedures, clinical medical assisting, medical specialties, emergency medicine, and laboratory procedures

The program length for the Medical Assistant Program at State Career College is 45 weeks (night class) or 36 weeks (day class)