Medical Assistant - Delaware County Community College

Medical Assistant from Delaware County Community College is a Campus Associate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Medical Assistant program prepares students as multi-skilled health care workers who function as assistants to physicians in a variety of ambulatory care settings. The responsibilities of the medical assistant include administrative and clinical duties. The Delaware County Community College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). All medical assistant applicants are required to submit a "Criminal History Record Information Report" and be free of any conviction of elder or child abuse for 10 years prior to beginning the first clinical course. Selected clinical externships will be provided in local medical offices and health care clinics under the supervision of the allied health faculty. These externships are work/learning experiences for which the student receives no monetary remuneration or other reimbursement. Medical assistant applicants are required to take college placement tests in math, reading and English skills. Any deficiencies must be remedied prior to registering for Medical Assistant Techniques and Practicum I (AHM 106). Certain manual dexterity and sensory abilities that will enable the student to competently perform required technical skills are necessary for successful completion of the Medical Assistant program. Health problems that can interfere with the applicant's ability to meet program competencies are considered individually. Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomical structure and physiological functioning of the human body and of medical terms descriptive of body systems. Identify the business/administrative and clinical duties of the medical assistant. Describe the ethical and legal responsibilities of the medical assistant in the health-care delivery system. Apply selected principles of biophysical and psychosocial sciences in providing assistance to the physician. Maintain business and patient health records. Function as an assistant to the physician in medical and/or other clinical settings. View more details on Delaware County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.