Certificate
As a medical assistant you could have the opportunity to work directly with patients, assisting with their care and well-being. If you are interested in being a part of this exciting and rewarding field, a certificate from our Medical Assistant Certificate program can allow you the opportunity to become a qualified candidate. We can provide you the necessary clinical and administrative knowledge and skills you need to seek various entry-level positions.
Our program offers a comprehensive curriculum, along with hands-on training on equipment typically used in a medical setting that can prepare you to become an integral member of a medical team. The numerous courses offered can train you for specific duties such as assisting the supervising physician with administering injections, taking vital signs, recording EKGs, assisting in minor surgical procedures, basic accounting procedures, and fundamentals of charting and documentation. To enhance your career-based experience, you will also complete an externship program at a local clinic, physician’s office, health maintenance organization, or other allied health facility.
Program Features
To develop the necessary knowledge and skills that can help you seek a career in the medical field, our medical assistant program provides:
- Clinical and administrative course instruction
- Hands-on training with industry-related medical equipment
- Externship program
- Assistance with job placement
Potential Career Opportunities
Students completing the medical assistant program may seek various entry-level positions in a doctor's office, clinic, or other medical facility such as:
- Medical assistant
- Clinical lab aide
- Hospital donor unit assistant
- Blood/plasma lab assistant
- Blood bank donor unit assistant
- Front office assistant manager
- Back office assistant manager
- Back office lab assistant
TESST College of Technology's Medical Assistant Certificate program is now available with Kaplan Integrated Technology (KIT). The KIT program option provides a digital learning platform to blend the advantages of learning through new media technologies with the personalized attention, student-teacher interaction, and peer support available in classroom-based education. Media-based activities and exercises in the KIT program include short educational videos and simulations, collaborative class discussions, and interactive activities.
For more information about the Medical Assistant Certificate program with KIT, please contact the campus by filling out the form below.