Medical Assistant

Admission requirement: 

• Current high school senior or high school graduate with minimum high school GPA 2.7, or 6 credit hours of college-level courses with minimum overall GPA 2.0 or higher

  OR

• College/ ICC student with minimum overall college GPA 2.0 or higher

Additional requirements after program acceptance:

• Complete drug screen, criminal background check, physical examination and immunizations

• Complete Healthcare Provider CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) or American Red Cross (ARC) BLS attained and keep it current throughout program

• Participate in scheduled program registration and orientation sessions

• Complete Keyboarding, 40 words per minute (wpm), and accuracy of 92% requirement.  Go to  www.typing.com, complete free 1:00 minute online typing test to evaluate keyboarding skill level.  If score below 40 wpm or below 92% accuracy, complete free typing lessons and retake typing test to earn the minimal competency 40 wpm and accuracy of 92%

• Maintain minimum GPA 2.0 and earn GPA 2.0 or higher in all courses required within program

Recommendations:

• High school courses: keyboarding

• Before application, schedule an appointment with college health careers student success advisor for help enrolling in required courses 

• Required general education courses from program sequence may be completed with grade C or higher, prior to acceptance/admission into program

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is responsible for establishing criteria for the medical assistant program and conducts accrediting activities designed to ensure that educational programs meet minimum entry level criteria. CAAHEP grants accreditation of medical assisting programs upon the recommendations of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board. Graduates from this CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting program are eligible to take the CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 113th Street N., #7709 Seminole, FL 33775-7709; (727) 210-2350; www.caahep.org

The practice of medical assisting directly influences the public’s health and well-being, and requires mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills requiring both formal education and practical experience. Medical assistants are multi-skilled health professionals specifically educated to work in ambulatory settings performing administrative and clinical duties such as assessing patient’s vital signs and histories, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, performing electrocardiograms, and administration of medications as directed by the physician.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all required program courses.