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The Medical Assisting Certificate of Specialization is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
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Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-210-2350 |
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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. |
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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 on a full time basis, students need:
- Accuplacer test scores for Math which place students in MATH 099 or higher. Alternatively, successful completion of MATH 094 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
- Accuplacer test scores for English which place students in ENGL 101. Alternatively, successful completion of ENGL 099 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
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.
Updated Sept 10, 2009 |
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