Medical Assistant

31-509-1 Technical Diploma (one-year)
Offered at New Richmond, Rice Lake, and Superior

Versatile. Detail-oriented. Professional.

Are you looking for a degree in healthcare that gives you flexible career options? As a program graduate, you will perform clinical procedures, lab tests, keyboarding, and demonstrate the office skills you will need for employment in a physician's office or clinic. The curriculum includes a six-week clinical office practicum. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org).

Dependable. Ethical. Customer Focused.

Successful graduates have certain characteristics and skills that help them succeed in the field. As you prepare for your career, you should strive to reach a comfort level in the following courses or skills:

Hygiene/Health
Accounting
English
Grammar
Speech
Biology and General Science
Algebra
Keyboarding
Office Machines

Program-Specific Admission Requirements

To be a student in the Medical Assistant program, you must:

Meet a special assessment standard on the WITC entrance admissions test
Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate or be currently enrolled in a secondary Youth Options program
Demonstrate keyboarding skills of 25 words per minute
Meet the requirements outlined in the essential requirements form
Have an acceptable Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check, National Criminal Background Check, Minnesota Caregiver Background Check (if applicable), and/or other states as applicable
Possess current certification of "CPR for Healthcare Providers"

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the program will be able to:

Perform clerical functions
Perform bookkeeping procedures
Prepare special accounting entries
Apply principles of medical asepsis
Perform specimen collection
Perform diagnostic testing
Process insurance claims
Provide patient care
Communicate effectively
Apply legal and ethical concepts
Instruct patients
Perform medical office operational functions
Demonstrate professionalism in a healthcare setting

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant examination.

Program Costs

The estimated total program cost for the one-year Medical Assistant program is approximately $4,600. This program is eligible for financial aid. View more information on program and costs.

Accredited. Reputable. Nationally Recognized.

WITC's Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
www.aama-ntl.org

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