Medical Office Assistant

ADVISORS


Connie Lieseke
Eng-106
360-475-7741
clieseke@olympic.edu

Barbara Parker
Eng-108
360-475-7679
bparker@olympic.edu


The Medical Office Assistant program is accredited by

CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) which is the accrediting body of the AAMA (American Association of Medical Assisting).

Medical assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who perform a wide range of roles in physicians offices and other health care settings performing both administrative and clinical duties.

 

There are two options for preparation for this career at Olympic College The certificate Program is a 4 quarter, full-time program which begins every September and runs for a year. It requires a total of 61 credits. The program concludes with a supervised, unpaid externship in a medical office.

Prerequisites

To begin this program students need:

  • Intermediate keyboarding skills (30 wpm in a 5-minute timing with 5 or fewer errors.)
  • Minimum score of 43 in numerical skills on the ASSET test or successful completion of Math 90.
  • Recommended minimum score 42 in writing skills on the ASSET test or successful completion of English courses.

Recommended

Good physical and emotional health to withstand the stresses of a fast-paced medical office environment that has many interruptions to well-planned schedules.