At Cabarrus College, our affiliation with Atrium Health – one of the largest, most innovative healthcare systems in the country – offers advantages you won’t find elsewhere. Learn using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities – in high-tech simulation labs right on campus or in clinical settings across the street at Atrium Health Cabarrus – every single week. Receive individualized instruction from top-notch faculty. And make all the connections you need to launch your career as a certified medical assistant.
Program Highlights
- Two-year associate degree prepares you for leadership or management in medical assisting; includes a family medicine practicum and specialty practice internship
- One-year diploma provides quick route to a rewarding career; includes a family medicine practicum
- Many job opportunities; one of the fastest growing fields in healthcare
- Innovative, advanced curriculum
- Hands-on clinical experience every week; practice the skills you learn in class right away
- Flexible: full-time or part-time with hybrid (online and on-campus) and weekend/evening options available as needed
- Affiliation with Atrium Health:
- Preferred access to Atrium Health clinical sites
- Access to leading-edge technology
- Learn alongside some of the regions most experienced healthcare professionals
- Pipeline to jobs at one of the country’s largest healthcare systems
- We accept applications on a rolling basis until programs are full, with priority given to applications received by:
Diploma:
January 1: for fall enrollment.
Associate degree:
January 1: for fall enrollment.
October 1: for spring enrollment.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
The Medical Assistant Program aims to prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.- Perform the clinical and clerical skills of an entry-level medical assistant.
- Apply knowledge of MAERB Core Curriculum by completing and passing the core competencies and AAMA certification examination.
- Demonstrate professional and effective therapeutic communication skills with all patients and teammates.
- Define legal and ethical considerations pertaining to the medical assistant’s scope of practice.
- Manage medical records in the physician’s office by effectively navigating medical record software.
- Analyze the patient experience to provide optimum patient care.
- Apply knowledge of MAERB Core Curriculum by completing and passing the core competencies and AAMA certification examination.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and advocacy when providing care to individuals of diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
- Summarize the advanced practices of medical assistants as related to the scope of practice for the state of residence.
- Execute data management within practice management software in the ambulatory setting.
- Analyze the interrelationships of body systems in health maintenance and disease prevention.
- Apply principles of mathematics and pharmacology with consistency and accuracy.
