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Course Schedule

Days:  Mon - Thurs, some Saturdays

Time: Day classes 9 am - 3 pm

Time: Night classes 5 pm - 10 pm

Hours: 900

Start: August 25, 2008

End: June 11, 2009

Tuition: $7,700 

Additional fees may apply.  See application.

Financial Aid available.

Admission Requirements

Education

Graduate of a State Department of Education approved high school or have a G.E.D. equivalency certificate

References

2 positive personal

1 positive work

Pre-Entrance Testing

-HOBET

(Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test)

-Health Assessment Test/ Work Keys

Interview with Coordinator

Physical Exam/Immunizations

Current BCLS CPR (Healthcare Provider)

First Aid Certification

Graduation

A certificate is granted from Apollo Career Center upon successful completion of the program.  Graduates are eligible for the voluntary national certification exam to earn the Certified Medical Assistant® (CMA) credential.

In this course, students will learn how to:

• Complete patient history and measure their vital signs,weight, and height
• Assist physicians with examinations and procedures
• Perform routine laboratory tests
• Operate electrocardiograph (EKG) and other equipment
• Administer medications to patients
• Draw blood and give injections
• Clean and sterilze instruments
• Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients
• Complete insurance forms
• Maintain medical/office records
• Operate office equipment, process office communications, perform reception duities
• Process Medical Transcription.

The course also includes Anatomy & Physiology, Professionalism, Pharmacology, Clinical Procedures I & II, Medical Office Procedures, Medical Billing & Coding, Medical Transcription, and Office Communications.

Job Opportunities

Employment of medical assistants is one of the fastest growing occupations through

as the health services industry expands due to technological advances in medicine

and an aging population. Medical assistants are primarily employed in outpatient

settings and laboratories.

The Apollo Career Center Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs, 35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1970, Chicago, IL 60601-2208, 312-553-9533

This is the only one-year program in the area that is accredited and students can earn their CMA.