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33-credit technical diploma

Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to help keep a physician’s office running smoothly. Medical assistants may also work in offices of podiatrists, chiropractors or other healthcare practitioners. Prepare for this field by learning to take health histories, measure vital signs, perform laboratory tests, take electrocardiograms, administer medications and assume responsibility for office or clinic management.

Graduates are eligible to take the certification exam through the American Association of Medical Assistants to become a Certified Medical Assistant.

The WCTC technical diploma Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, 727-210-2350.

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