Medical Assisting
Application Information
Applications for Fall 2012 will be accepted March 1, 2012 – May 24, 2012.
Medical Assisting Application for Fall 2012
Program Description
The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. While the majority of medical assistants work in physicians’ practices, their duties vary from office to office. In keeping with the needs of Craven County’s medical community, Craven’s program emphasizes clinical abilities and offers a 5 semester hour credit (SHC) externship. 
Overview
- The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals to perform administrative, clinical and laboratory procedures.
- Students who enroll in this program have the option of earning a certificate, a diploma or a two-year associate's degree of applied science. Those who complete the program also will be qualified to work in the high-growth field of medicine.
- Medical assistants typically work in doctors' offices or other ambulatory care settings, where they often are the first professionals that patients encounter. Medical assistants frequently handle initial assessment interviews and procedures, such as taking medical histories and vital signs, performing EKGs and phlebotomy, removing sutures and changing dressings.
- They also may assist physicians with patients' exams, and they take care of administrative and clerical tasks, such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments and assisting with insurance billing procedures to ensure that offices run smoothly.
- As the population in the United States ages, the field is expected to see steady job growth.
Degree Requirements
Associate Degree in Medical Assisting (A45400) - (pdf)
Questions?
For more information, please contact Karen Thomas at thomask@cravencc.edu or (252) 638-1030. |
