Medical Assistant

Description: After the Health Careers student’s junior year, Prosser offers an option to earn a CCMA credential. CCMA provides our health careers students an opportunity to 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, administering injections, performing EKGs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by the physician

Courses

Curriculum

1st Year Courses

~9.5 potential Ivy Tech dual credits

  • HLHS 100 — Intro to Healthcare
  • HLHS 101 — Medical Terminology
  • HLHS 104 — CPR Basic Life Support

2nd Year Courses

~6.0 potential Ivy Tech dual credits

  • MEAS 225 — ICCMA Workforce Development
  • HLHS 105 — Law & Ethics (Healthcare Specialist Capstone)

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Dual Credits

Ivy Tech Sellersburg (44) CT

  • 16.5 potential dual credits earned by completing the two year program

Certifications

  • CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
  • CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Technician
  • CET (Certified EKG Technician
Instructors