PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Certificate C in Medical Assistant program prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties, including patient intake and care, routine laboratory and minor procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. The program also includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical law and ethics, patient psychology and communications,medical office procedures, and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. Upon successful completion of this program, the student will have the skills to obtain an entry-level position in the medical assistant profession and sit for the RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) examination administered by American Medical Technologists (AMT).

The Garden City Community College Medical Assistant program is in alignment with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CIP Code 51.0801: Medical/Clinical Assistant. A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures.