Medical Assisting Clinical Procedures

Catalog description

Through classroom and lab –based instruction, Medical Assistant Procedures provides foundational knowledge and training for medical assisting students in all aspects of MA clinical responsibilities and skills. This includes taking patient vital signs, interviewing patients and taking histories, and assisting physicians in patient examination. Students will also learn the principles and practices of effectively assisting physicians with minor surgical procedures. Some instruction into more advanced clinical skills is included and students will learn to perform electrocardiography. Students will also be introduced to the principles and basic practices of infection control in order to prepare them for advanced clinical instruction in phlebotomy and laboratory tests and procedures.