Medical Assistant Studies

Diploma Program

The Medical Assistant Program will prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) domains. The Medical Assistant Program will provide instruction in medical assistant courses using a variety of methods, with emphasis on practical application of administration and clinical skills.

Offered at the following campus(es): Wilmington

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Medical assistants work alongside physicians, mainly in outpatient or ambulatory care facilities, such as medical offices and clinics

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Exhibit effective communication, independent judgment, and critical thinking in performance of medical assisting, according to the profession's standards of practice.
  2. Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.
  3. Demonstrate clinical and administrative competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
SSC 100First Year Seminar1
MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning3
BIO 100Medical Terminology3
MEA 100Intro to Medical Assisting3
MEA 150Medical Lab Procedures I4

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
ENG 101Composition I3
MEA 125Medical Office Procedures3
MEA 151Medical Lab Procedures II4
MEA 170Pharmacology for Medical Assistant3

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare3
MEA 270Medical Assistant Seminar2
MEA 290Medical Assistant Internship4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 36 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

AHTDIPMAS

Campus-Specific Program Information

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

Contact Wilmington

Jennifer Miller
Department Chair
jennifer.miller@orkexpo.net
(302) 657-5170

The Medical Assistant Studies program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 25400 US Highway 19 N., Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, (727) 210-2350, http://www.caahep.org, upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Licensing/Certification Exams
AAMA CMA Certification Exam
(may only be required by specific positions)