Medical Administrative Assistant Program with Clinical Externship Course

This 50-hour course prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry. Medical Administrative Assistants, Medical Secretary, and Medical Records Clerks are all positions in great demand.

This program covers important background information on the medical assisting profession and interpersonal skills, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and management of practice finances.

This program is intended to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to medical administration so that a student can gain the necessary skills required to obtain a medical administrative assistant position in the health care field.

Clinical Externship: As part of this Medical Administrative Assistant program, you will be eligible to participate in a 40 hour clinical externship.

National Certification: This program meets the necessary requirements to take the National Healthcare Association (NHA) - Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam.

• 24X7 instructor support and course mentoring
• Online healthcare content that supplements each course
• Student and instructor collaboration
• Engaging labs, student exercises, and course videos
• Additional labs and animated simulations
• Student pre and post assessments and online performance tracking
• National and state certification opportunities
• A secure Student Portal which includes: career guidance, resume writing and other career resources
• Other online tools that will enrich each students experience

Note: The student tuition amount below includes all textbooks, workbooks, and related course material.