Wake Technical Community College Medical Assisting Raleigh, North Carolina

The Medical Assisting program covers a range of essential skills, including appointment scheduling, insurance account coding, billing, and laboratory procedures. Students also learn about legal and ethical aspects of patient care.

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Skills Taught:

• Scheduling appointments
• Coding and processing insurance accounts
• Billing, collections, and computer operations
• Assisting with examinations and treatments
• Performing routine laboratory procedures
• Electrocardiography
• Supervised medication administration
• Legal and ethical issues associated with patient care

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Program Features:

• Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
• Offers a one-year diploma and a two-year Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree
• Apprenticeships available through WakeWorks
• Infection/Hazard Control course in the first semester
• Prepares students for credentialing exams such as CMA-AAMA or RMA-AMT
• Focuses on occupational safety and health protocols
• Opportunity to take the American Association of Medical Assistants' (AAMA) certification examination.

The program length options for the Medical Assisting program at Wake Tech are:

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• One-year diploma program
• Two-year Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program