Program Learning Outcomes

1. Perform administrative & clinical medical procedures
2. Communicate (written, verbal and non-verbal) with diverse patients and staff using appropriate medical terminology, confidentiality and empathy
3. Demonstrate ethical and legal behaviors when performing routine patient procedures in accordance with regulations, policies, laws and patient right
4. Apply quality control measures in following health and safety policies and procedures to prevent illness and injury when performing fundamental procedures and tasks
5. Record vital signs and conduct a variety of diagnostic tests, such as EKGs
6. Draw blood samples, giving injections and removing sutures as directed by the physician
7. Successfully complete all criteria set forth by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for students to sit for the AAMA exam to gain the CMA credentials and state licensure.