Summary
- Duration: 10 Months
- Work with Doctors, Nurses, and Patients
- Prepare for Entry-Level Employment
- 180-Hour Externship in Local Medical Office
MEDICAL ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN
Would you like to work in the medical field but the time and resources it takes to become a doctor are out of your reach? You can still have a medical career that you love. Check out Florida Career College’s Medical Assistant Technician program, where you can learn how to help doctors and nurses treat patients.
Summary
- Duration: 10 months
- Work with Doctors, Nurses, and Patients
- Prepare for Entry-Level Employment
- 180-Hour Externship in Local Medical Office
MEDICAL ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN Career Outcomes
Graduates of the Medical Assistant Technician program enter the workforce equipped with the knowledge and skills that employers are looking for when hiring entry-level personnel. You’ll be able to work directly with doctors, nurses, and patients in health care settings such as hospitals, clinics, labs, and medical offices. The following are some of the positions our graduates have qualified for:
- Medical Assistant
- Optometric Technician
- Optometric Assistant
- Medical Office Assistant
- Chiropractic Assistant
- Ophthalmic Technician
- Clinical Assistant
Available at the following locations
About This Program
Along with teaching you how to work with doctors, nurses, and patients, this 10-month program covers important topics such as front office procedures, pharmacology and drug administration, and electrocardiography. The program ends with a 180-hour externship where you can put your new skills and knowledge to work in a local health care office.
Course Titles
Credits
Introduction to Allied Health for Medical Assistants
4.33
Electrocardiography and Diagnostic Imaging for Medical Assistants
4.0
Phlebotomy and Hematology for Medical Assistants
4.0
Medical Front Office Procedures in Medical Office
10
Medical Back Office Procedures
4.0
Pharmacology and Drug Administration for Medical Assistants
4.0
Medical Assistant Technician Externship
4.0
Medical Assistant Technician Externship
10
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