Program Schedule Medical Assistant The Medical Assistant program includes 377 classroom hours, 290 lab hours, and 240 hour externship hours to satisfy institutional requirement for 907 contact hours over 37 weeks. Session Course Classroom Lab Externship Total Hours Hours Hours Contact Hours Session 1: Computer Office Microsoft Word 24 14 38 Technology, Medical Microsoft Excel 24 14 38 Terminology I Keyboarding 24 14 38 (6 weeks) This session is Medical 30 30 both classroom and lab Terminology I intensive. Total Hours 72 72 144 Session 2: Medical Medical 40 25 65 Terminology II, Health Terminology II Information Management Health Information 40 25 65 (10 weeks) This session is Documentation classroom intensive. Electronic Health 40 25 65 Records Total Hours 120 75 195 Session 3: Clinical Infection Control 30 20 50 Competencies Vital Signs 30 20 50 (10 weeks) This session is Physical 30 20 50 both classroom and lab Examination intensive, providing students Phlebotomy 30 20 50 with hands on clinical BLS/CPR Training 5 5 experience. Total 125 80 205 Session 4: Career Certification 36 36 72 Readiness, Work-based Preparation Activities Job Placement 24 27 51 (11 weeks) This session is Assistance- classroom and lab intensive. Critical Thinking/ It includes critical thinking Business/Technical and business/technical Writing writing skills training. Externship 240 240 Total 60 63 240 363 Program Total 377 290 240 907
Program Schedule Medical Assistant The Medical Assistant program includes 377 classroom hours, 290 lab hours, and 240 hour externship hours to satisfy institutional requirement for 907 contact hours over 37 weeks. Session Course Classroom Hours Lab Hours Externship Hours Total Contact Hours Session 1: Computer Office Technology, Medical Terminology I (6 weeks) This session is both classroom and lab intensive. Microsoft Word 24 14 38 Microsoft Excel 24 14 38 Keyboarding 24 14 38 Medical Terminology I 30 30 Total Hours 72 72 144 Session 2: Medical Terminology II, Health Information Management (10 weeks) This session is classroom intensive. Medical Terminology II 40 25 65 Health Information Documentation 40 25 65 Electronic Health Records 40 25 65 Total Hours 120 75 195 Session 3: Clinical Competencies (10 weeks) This session is both classroom and lab intensive, providing students with hands on clinical experience. Infection Control 30 20 50 Vital Signs 30 20 50 Physical Examination 30 20 50 Phlebotomy 30 20 50 BLS/CPR Training 5 5 Total 125 80 205 Session 4: Career Readiness, Work-based Activities (11 weeks) This session is classroom and lab intensive. It includes critical thinking and business/technical writing skills training. Certification Preparation 36 36 72 Job Placement Assistance- Critical Thinking/ Business/Technical Writing 24 27 51 Externship 240 240 Total 60 63 240 363 Program Total 377 290 240 907