College Certificate in Medical Assistant

About

Do you have a passion for healthcare? Working as a Medical Assistant means you’ll have a direct impact on patient and community health. If you enjoy face to face work with patients, variety in your work day, and want to start working soon, Lane’s Medical Assisting program will give you the skills and certifications you need to excel! You can either directly start on the certificate, or get a feeling for healthcare through the Basic Health Care Certificate. Medical Assistants hold critical roles as multi-skilled health care professionals able to work in a variety of settings where they have an impact on public health. Medical Assisting is rapidly growing, with jobs for certified medical assistants opening up across the country in a wide variety of health care settings every day. To work within the medical assisting field, you’ll need specialized knowledge and skills that can be put to use in direct patient care, administration, and health records, as well as the exciting field of medical scribing. Graduates will receive a one-year Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion, and be prepared for the CMA (AAMA) exam. Our one-year certificate program is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). After earning your one-year Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion, you’ll be prepared for your Certified Medical Assistant exam, the national certifying exam for medical assistants, which is administered by American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).

Career Path

Graduate career path includes Medical Assistant, Clinical Medical Assistant, Patient Care Assistant, Medical Office Receptionist, Administrative Medical Assistant, Outpatient Clinic Assistant, Medical Records Clerk,  Electronic Health Records Assistant, Physician’s Office Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding Assistant, Vital Signs Technician, Insurance Claims Processor (Healthcare), Laboratory Assistant (Entry-Level), Phlebotomy Technician (with additional certification), Exam Room Preparation Assistant, Medical Supply Clerk, Health Unit Coordinator, Patient Intake Coordinator, Occupational Health Assistant, Specialty Clinic Assistant (e.g., dermatology, cardiology), Urgent Care Assistant, Telehealth Support Assistant.