Become a Clinical Medical Assistant in the growing and demanding area of healthcare! This comprehensive 260 hour, 17 week program will prepare you to take the state CMA examination. Students will learn to perform back office procedures including vital signs, preparing and administering injections, drawing blood, collecting specimens, taking electrocardiograms, recording and charting patient history, preparing patients for x-rays and examinations, applying bandages and dressings, as well as other treatments and procedures. Successful students will be offered an opportunity to enroll in an optional clinical externship program*.Cost of the program $1395
(Cost of the course materials includes textbook, workbook and fingerprinting fee.) Interested individuals must attend one of the orientations listed below to learn about program program eligibility requirements for this training program:
(No class 11/11, 11/24, 11/25, 11/26, 12/22-12/31)
MANDATORY ORIENTATION DATES |
DAY |
DATE |
TIME |
Wednesday |
August 11 |
6:30 -8:30 pm |
Saturday |
August 21 |
9:30-11:30 am |
Wednesday |
August 25 |
6:30 -8:30 pm |
*Externship Program: Students who qualify and are recommended may spend 140 hours of practical application in assigned supervised health care settings. While externships are not required in order to take the state CMA exam, externships increase skill practice and employability. Students who qualify and are placed in externships will pay an additional fee of $490 for this optional program. |
