Medical Assisting Program
Medical assistants continue to be one of the most employed and essential health care professionals today. With Professional Skills Institute’s Medical Assisting program, you can receive your training in a convenient format and work toward your health care career.
Your Role in Medical Assisting
The medical office is a fast-paced environment that requires the assistance of qualified medical personnel. Medical Assistants (MA) are key players in helping to manage the office. Their multitasking abilities enable them to meet the demands of both physicians and patients alike. Medical assistants perform a variety of clinical and clerical skills.
Clinical skills may include:
- Taking medical histories and recording vital signs
- Preparing patients for examination
- Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens
- Performing basic laboratory tests on the premises
- Preparing and administering medications, as directed
- Preparing patient x-rays
- Phlebotomy
- Performing electrocardiograms (ECG)
Clerical skills may involve:
- Updating and filing patient medical records
- Completing insurance forms and handling correspondence
- Handling billing & bookkeeping
- Scheduling appointments, answering telephones and greeting patients
- Arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services
- Purchasing supplies and equipment
Program Details
36
Weeks Program Length
- Diploma
- Program offered: Online
- Externship: 160 Hours in actual Medical Facilities
- Graduates earn a diploma
The Professional Skills Institute Advantage
Get Medical Assistant Jobs with Your PSI Education
With a Professional Skills Institute education, you’ll have opportunities to apply for medical assistant jobs to some of the most highly sought-after medical employers in the state. Here are just a few of the companies who have hired our graduates:
- Promedica
- University of Toledo Medical Center
- Toledo Clinic
Additional Information
PSI’s Medical Assisting program meets the educational requirements for credentialing as a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), a Certified Medical Assistant, (CMA) and a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) in the state of Ohio and in the state of Michigan.
We have not made a determination for the following states*: AL, AK, American Samoa, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, Guam, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MD, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, N. Marianas Island, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, Virgin Islands, WA, WV, WI, WY
Those who successfully graduate from the Medical Assistant program may be eligible to take the RMA certification exam through AMT, American Medical Technologists; CMA exam through CAAHEP, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, and CCMA exam through National Healthcareer Association. Approval to take the examination is not automatic. Additional requirements may be necessary for credentialing.
Requirements for credentialing vary among states. In order to locate the credentialing eligibility requirements of another state, please contact the credentialing board of that state.
*If you need additional information on state eligibility or transferability requirements for these states, please contact your Program Director or the Campus Director.
National Level
Professional Skills Institute is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
ABHES is recognized by the Secretary of Education as a national accrediting body determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered by the educational institutions and programs it accredits. Its approved and recognized scope includes degree and non-degree granting private, postsecondary institutions offering educational programs predominantly in allied health; and the programmatic accreditation of medical assistant, medical laboratory technician, and surgical technology programs. When you attend an ABHES-accredited institution, you are attending a school that has undergone a rigorous process that evaluates educational quality.
ABHES Accredited, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 730, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852; telephone: 301-291-7550; email: info@abhes.org
State Level
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
PSI has been granted state approval to confer the Associate of Applied Science Degrees and program Diplomas. http://scr.ohio.gov/
Programmatic Accreditation
PSI’s Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 730, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852; telephone: 301-291-7550; website: http://www.abhes.org.
The following are a few of the courses that you’ll take as part of the Medical Assisting program:
- Anatomy and Physiology Foundations
- Introduction to Medical Assisting
- Anatomy and Physiology Body Systems
- Clinical Examination Procedures
- Clinical Laboratory Procedures
- Medical Office Procedures
- Electronic Health Records
Financial Aid is available for those who qualify. Click here for Financial Aid information.
