Medical Assisting
Mission
To prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
Description
Training includes learning how to assist with patient examinations, treatments, medications, monitoring, basic lab tests, phlebotomy, electrocardiography, emergency procedures, administering medical insurance/finance procedures, office management software and receptionist duties, and employability skills. An unpaid externship/ practicum at a physician’s office or health care clinic is required to complete the program. This program is offered in traditional classroom instruction.
Occupational Completion Points (OCPs)
This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of five Occupational Completion Points. OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles.
Academic Skill Level Required to Complete the Program
Grade 10 math, language and reading.
| H170515 |
OCP |
Postsecondary Program of Study |
1300 Hrs |
| HSC0003 |
A* |
Basic Healthcare Worker |
90 |
| MEA0002 |
B |
Introduction to Medical Assisting |
250 |
| MEA0501 |
Medical Office Procedures |
75 |
| MEA0521 |
C |
Phlebotomist, MA |
75 |
| MEA0543 |
D |
EKG Aide, MA |
75 |
| MEA0581 |
E |
Clinical Assisting |
230 |
| MEA0530 |
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting |
90 |
| MEA0573 |
Laboratory Procedures |
125 |
| MEA0506 |
Administrative Office Procedures |
90 |
| MEA0942 |
Practicum Experience |
200 |
* OCP A, Basic Healthcare Worker, is the foundation of the majority of health-related programs of study. If the student has high school credit for Health Science I and Health Science 2 or an applicant can demonstrate the skills in those courses through a written and performance test for OCP A, the student may start with OCP B, Introduction to Medical Assisting.
Dual Enrollment available for high school students.
Program Overview
Industry Certification/Licensure
After program completion students take the following:
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), American Medical Technologist (AMT)
Accreditation
Orange Technical College Medical Assisting programs are compliance with Standard V.A.4 in the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines.
Westside Campus
The medical assisting program at Orange Technical College (Winter Garden, FL) has a job placement rate of 100.00% for the admission cohort that entered in 2017.
Winter Park and Avalon Campuses
Retention - MAERB Annual Report
The medical assisting program at Orange Technical College (Winter Park, FL) has a retention rate of 87.0% for the admission cohort that entered in 2016.
Articulation
Upon successful completion of this program, students enrolling in an AS degree program are eligible to be awarded credits at:
Valencia College:
- Medical Administration AS degree – 6 credits
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