Clinical
Medical
Assisting:
The
Clinical
Medical
Assisting
program
is
designed
to
prepare
the
student
for
entry-level
positions
as
an
assistant
in
the
administrative
or
clinical
setting
of
a
medical
office.
The
emphasis
of
the
program
is
placed
on
medical
ethics,
terminology,
anatomy
and
physiology,
human
relations,
skills
for
the
medical
office,
use
and
care
of
diagnostic
equipment,
venipuncuture,
injections,
pharmacology,
universal
precautions,
vital
signs,
hematology,
EKG,
urinalysis,
and
microbiology.
The
program
also
offers
the
student
an
externship
as
part
of
their
training
and
upon
successful
completion
of
the
program,
graduates
will
receive
an
Associate
of
Applied
Science
Degree
in
Clinical
Medical
Assisting.
