Medical Assisting will teach you the administrative and clinical skills necessary for an in-demand field

The Medical Assisting Program at Apollo Career Center is a full-time certificate program. The goal of the program is to provide a balanced clinical and administrative curriculum. This is accomplished with comprehensive lectures and laboratory courses, as well as a clinical practicum in local community healthcare facilities.

Duties of Medical Assistants include, but are not limited to:

• Administrative Duties: Medical coding and billing, medical transcription, processing insurance, schedule appointments, risk management, handle correspondence, manage electronic health records, greet patients, and answer telephones, medical transcription, manage practice finances, etc..
• Clinical Duties: Basic patient care, take medical history, perform laboratory testing, vital signs, draw blood, perform EKG’s, give injections, prepare patients for x-rays, remove sutures, assisting with examinations, infection control, medical asepsis, performing diagnostic procedures, etc..

Program Goals:

• To prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
• To provide qualified personnel for the employer in the healthcare field.
• Encourage lifelong learning to keep current or up-grade skills, which reflect the testimony to  commitment as a professional medical assistant.
• To provide hands-on clinical and administrative experiences for the student to demonstrate the application of medical assisting principles while enhancing their employment opportunities.

Upon completion of the medical assisting, program students will earn a certificate and be eligible for certification in:

• Medical Assisting
• Phlebotomy
• Medical Coding

Graduation

A certificate in medical assisting, phlebotomy, and medical coding and billing is granted from Apollo Career Center upon successful completion of the program. After completion of Apollo’s CAAHEP accredited program, graduates are eligible to take the certification examination given by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) to achieve the CMA (AAMA) credential.**

What does this mean to you? It means that you can be employed as a medical assistant before you are certified. To date, you are not required to take the CMA (AAMA) exam in the state of Ohio to be employed. However, most institutions require that you be certified before you can be hired. Other employers require certification within 90 days or 6 months of employment. If certification is not sought and achieved, your employment can be terminated. You cannot take the CMA (AAMA) certification exam unless you graduate from an ABHES or CAAHEP accredited program.

**You must meet the requirements of the AAMA to take the CMA (AAMA) examination. Graduation from this program does not guarantee you will be eligible for the test. For more information about the requirements of the AAMA please visit their website at www.aama-ntl.org.

Accreditation

Apollo Career Center’s Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 – 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727.210.2350
www.caahep.org

Apollo Career Center’s Medical Assisting Program’s Annual Report Form Outcomes

• The medical assisting program has a five-year average of 88.8% for job placement for the years 2018-2022.
• The five-year average for the exam passage rate is 91.6% for the years 2018-2022.
• Graduates of the Medical Assisting program at Apollo Career Center are satisfied with the education that they receive at Apollo Career Center, as there is a 5-year average 100% graduate satisfaction rate for the years 2018-2022.

Job Outlook

Source: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm

Admission Requirements

• 18 years of age or older.
• Graduate from a State Department of Education approved high school or have GED equivalency certificate.
• Complete ACT WorkKeys
• Interview with the Director.
• Provide personal and employer references.
• Submit health information.
• Must be able to transfer clients safely, read charts and collect objective data.
• Immunizations are required

Additional Resources

Ohio State Society of Medical Assistants
American Association of Medical Assistants
West Central Ohio Chapter of Medical Assistants

Programmatic credentialing requirements and qualifications for employment vary per employer and/or facility.