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Medical Assistant Certificate
Medical Assistant Certificate
at Arapahoe Community College
Denver Catalog
The Medical Assistant Certificate enables a student to get a job as a fully-fledged MA for the front and back office of a medical office. In addition to doing reception work in the office, an MA also does patient care including laboratory work and injections in an ambulatory care facility. The curriculum is designed to facilitate the correlation between theory and clinical practice while exercising critical thinking proficiency.
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Medical Assistants
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
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$30,390
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Admissions
- Admission to Arapahoe Community College
- Complete MOT Program Application
- Personal interview with the MOT Program Coordinator
- Criminal Background Check
- College Placement Test is required for all MAP students (scores of 246 in writing or ENG 0094 and MAT 0250 or equivalent placement test scores.