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
- 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.
