Health Care

Welcome to WITC's Medical Assistant Orientation page!

If you are starting the program at the Ashland or New Richmond campus in the Fall of 2012 -- you are in the right place!  This page has been created to help you prepare for courses starting this fall. 

What you will need to do: Click on forms below to print them:  (all forms are pdf files) - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (FREE) to download and view these files. 

2012-13 Academic Calendar
Campus Contacts

Background Checks
The clinical agencies that host the WITC MA students for practicum courses have significantly increased their demands for background check scrutiny over the past several years.  Background checks will not be completed until 90 days prior to start of the Medical Assistant Practicum (January  1 for New Richmond and Ashland students; August 1 for Rice Lake and Superior students).  In the meantime, we want to ensure students understand, prior to the start of the program, that if there are no clinical agencies that will accept the student based on the background check history, the student must be excused from the MA program, regardless of the student’s academic standing.  This is explained in further detail in the statement of understanding.

All MA students are required to complete a Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check and a National Criminal Background Check, which can be completed through Verified Credentials, Inc.  In additional to that, if you are a student who will complete MA Practicum in Minnesota, you will also be required to complete a Minnesota Caregiver Background Check.  Prior to MA Practicum, your Program Instructor/Advisor will inform if a Minnesota background check is needed. 

1. Print forms
2. Each form will indicate a due date and to whom the paperwork should be sent. 

Health form and directions
1. Print directions and forms
2. Read Hepatitis B information
3. Complete health information and immunization pages of the form.
4. Take form and directions to your physical exam appointment. 
Be sure the physical exam page gets signed & stamped!
5. Submit during the first semester per instructor's deadline.

Uniforms
The uniform dress code is identified in your Student Handbook under Professionalism Requirements (B5).  This link provides a list of websites and local uniform shops that sell uniforms.  

Confidentiality
The student and employees of Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) will abide by the confidentiality policy of the clinical site.  The student’s signature on this form signifies that the student has read, understands, and will adhere to the WITC Confidentiality Statement.

Information Only:
MA Program Cost Sheet
MA Textlist
MA Fact Sheet & Progression Options

Student Biographical Change Request -- please print and use this form if you change your name, address or phone number(s). You should submit it to your local Student Services to be certain that the changes are entered in the main computer system.

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