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Limited Enrollment Program: Contact the Enrollment Services Office for Program admission requirements and Program application deadlines.
The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.
Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.
Graduates of Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) -accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.
The Guilford Technical Community College’s Medical Assisting program in Jamestown, NC is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 210-2350 (www.caahep.org), upon recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
The program has a 100% pass rate on the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Certification exam. GTCC’s Medical Assisting program has a 95% job placement rate for its graduates actively seeking employment.
Potential applicants should follow the admissions requirements and specific deadlines available through the college admissions office. Suggested high school courses for individuals desiring a career as a Medical Assistant include advanced biology with lab, algebra, and keyboarding/computer applications.
Completion of the AAS Medical Assisting program meets the requirements for the graduate to apply for the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) National Certification exam. The graduate who has plead guilty or convicted of a felony are not eligible to sit for the CMA exam. Graduates may contact the AAMA directly to request a formal evaluation based on the individual.
All students are required to submit / pay for a criminal background check (CBC) and drug screen during their fourth semester. Medical offices may have their own criteria concerning what is considered grounds for refusal of the students to participate in their clinical practicum. If the student is denied participation because of their CBC / drug screen they would be unable to complete their final semester and therefore would not be eligible to graduate.
All pre-curriculum course work must be completed through DRE 098 , DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , DMA 050 in addition to a high school/college level biology with lab completed with a “C” or higher. A keyboard proficiency test with a minimum of 35 WPM with three or less errors or successful completion of OST 131 is required prior to acceptance into the program.
Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Medical Assisting Associate Degree program, the graduate should be able to:
- Apply effective written and oral communication skills with consumers and co-workers in the role of medical assistant
- Create solutions to problems related to administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures
- Implement policies and procedure manuals related to administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures
- Demonstrate mathematical calculations related to generating laboratory results, administrative bookkeeping, and administration of medications
- Project professionalism by maintaining positive interpersonal skills, being a team player, showing initiative and responsibility, and practicing in a legal and ethical manner
- Demonstrate 100% competency in the Cognitive domains (knowledge) and Psychomotor/Affective domains (skills) required for success as an entry level Medical Assisting graduate
