Medical Assisting, Certificate

Certificate in Medical Assisting (274003C)

The Certificate in Medical Assisting is a 12 month program. The  program prepares medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical duties in ambulatory care settings such as clinics, physician’s offices, walk-in clinics and specialty practices. Duties include but are not limited to, preparing exam room, obtaining vital signs, greeting and scheduling patients, patient referrals, administering medications, and obtaining patient specimens.

Program Contact
Dr. Kristine Kraft
Polsky 265
330-972-6516
knk@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of The School of Allied Health and The College of Health and Human Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this certificate is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

Summary

Required Courses