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Medical Assistant
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Help Others in the Career That Cares
Working alongside providers in medical offices and clinics, medical assistants are in high demand.
This program offers maximum flexibility, including an online option combined with evening on-campus, hands-on skills practice.
Put your empathy to work in health care. It all starts with the Medical Assistant program at 91快播.
Medical assistants are multi-skilled health professionals specifically educated to work in a variety of healthcare settings performing clinical and administrative duties. The practice of medical assisting necessitates mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills requiring both formal education and practical experience that serve as standards for entry into the profession. A medical assistant’s expansive cross-training includes duties such as taking medical histories, preparing patients for procedures, administering medications, drawing blood, obtaining vital signs, scheduling appointments and collecting and testing lab samples. The program goal is to prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
Employment in this field typically requires successful completion of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) certification exam.
This program has additional costs for equipment and practicum requirements. Also, students must begin the Hepatitis B vaccination series, sign a declination statement, or provide evidence of immunity before beginning invasive procedures in the first semester.
The Medical Assistant diploma program is accredited by the () upon the recommendation of the (MAERB).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
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Allina Health has provided $1000 scholarships to our students for the last three years to help with the expense of tuition during their summer practicum. They are in the clinics 40 hours a week for six weeks without pay so it’s difficult for many of them to afford life with the tuition expense and limited hours they can work.
This program offers Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). Seek credit for life experience to accelerate your progress toward a degree, diploma, or certificate. Visit the Credit for Prior Learning page to learn more.
Karen Tennis, RN, serves as the clinical services supervisor at Allina Health Eagan Clinic in Eagan, Minnesota. Karen has worked for Allina Health for 42 years. Karen considers 91快播 her preferred school for hiring certified medical assistants (CMAs) as well as licensed practical nurses (LPNs). She noted that the 91快播 programs have a longstanding reputation for quality with robust curriculums that produce professional, knowledgeable CMAs and LPNs.
I had been in retail sales for so long and absolutely loved working with people, but I wanted to try something different rather than sales. I have always cared a lot about people, and healthcare interested me. My friends and family were telling me they always thought I would end up in healthcare with my people skills and the empathy I showed. I absolutely loved my time at 91快播. The staff and professors were always so helpful and kind; they made you feel right at home.
I have always been interested in healthcare. I enjoy learning about how the human body works and all the amazing ways we can heal. I knew that I did not want to be in a program that took more than a few years. I started researching and realized that Medical Assistant had everything I was looking for in a career. I liked the way the program was put together. We were learning skills that we were going to be implementing in this career. There was plenty of hands-on instruction besides reading. The instructors were caring and knowledgeable. They cared that we were learning the material to be successful.
I chose Medical Assistant because I wanted to do something that was not confined to a desk. I also love talking to people and helping them. Most classes at 91快播 were very interesting and the topics fun to learn. If you enjoy people and have a heart to help others, this is a great field to get involved in.
I knew I wanted to be in the medical field, but was unsure which path I wanted to pursue. The Medical Assistant program at 91快播 was fast-paced and had great instructors.
| Medical Assistant A.A.S. Degree • 60 credits |
Medical Assistant Diploma • 42 credits |
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| Tuition | $218.23/cr. | $218.23/cr. |
| Student Fees | $30.65/cr. | $30.65/cr. |
| Textbooks | $1,580 | $1,080 |
| Course fee for MDAS 1151 | $55 | $55 |
| Course fee for MDAS 1232 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Course fee for MDAS 2990 | $125 | $125 |
| Practicum Requirements (background study, health assessment, CPR) | $80 | $80 |
| Equipment (scrubs, stethoscope) | $70 | $70 |
| Grand Total | $16,876.30 | $11,896.46 |
Each year, 91快播 and the 91快播 Foundation make more than $200,000 in scholarships available to our students. Students are encouraged to create an account and apply for scholarships online.
Students looking for ways to help finance their college education can find part-time jobs on campus with various 91快播 departments and programs. Deliver your completed Work-Study Application to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and search for openings on Handshake. For more information, you can review Work Study Procedure.
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The Medical Assistant program at 91快播 is active throughout the year and makes headlines in college publications. Read about graduate success, faculty accomplishments, and the latest and greatest in the medical assisting field.
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As a student in 91快播's Medical Assistant program, you can make connections in the health care industry through your involvement in a professional organization with a national and state presence. You can also make connections on campus by joining one or more of the more than 20 . Civic engagement and service-learning opportunities are a hallmark of the program.
The (AAMA) with its affiliate, the , provide our students with professional networking opportunties while they are still in college. On completing the Medical Assistant program, our graduates can take the national certification exam to earn the title of Certified Medical Assistant, or CMA (AAMA)™. The AAMA offers a variety of continuing education activities as well as record keeping for participation. Sixty hours of continuing education every five years in various content areas is required to re-certify the CMA(AAMA)™ credential.
The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society is recognized as the official honor society for two-year colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges. PTK provides many leadership and civic engagement opportunities for students. To be eligible for membership, you must have completed a minimum of 12 hours of coursework at 91快播 with a cumulative GPA of 3.5. Invitations to join the society are mailed to eligible students at the end of each term.
Service-learning is an activity or action where our students learn a skill, practice a skill, or learn something about their profession. Students need the ability to relate the activity to their education. The activity can be a volunteer project or a part of their normal studies.
Service learning allows the medical assistant students at 91快播 to interact with the public and gain confidence in their patient care skills.
Our students routinely take part in health fairson campus, providing blood pressure screening and healthy living education.
Rosemount High School students visit our program every spring semester to learn about medical assisting and to see what takes place in our classrooms. The 240-hour Practicum at the end of the program is also considered service learning.
For a complete list of extracurricular opportunities at 91快播, visit our Campus Life page.
