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Joann Sabato
Director of Health Care Careers
Phone: 410-287-6060, ext. 707
Email: jsabato@cecil.edu

Katie York
Program Specialist
Phone: 410-287-6060, ext. 760
Email: kyork@cecil.edu

Chris Ellerton
Career Advisor
Phone: 410-287-6060, ext. 641
Email: cellerton@cecil.edu

Medical Assistant

This 900-hour accredited program prepares students with the administrative, clinical, and professional skills required to work in a physician's office or medical clinic. You will learn how to schedule appointments, order supplies, take vital signs, draw blood, give injections, do EKG's, bill insurance companies and use electronic health records (EHR). The full time, day program takes about nine months to complete and prepares students take the national certification exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/AAMA).

What is required?

You will need a high school diploma or a GED and a passing score on the Allied Health basic skills assessment. Next, you need to interview with the director of health care careers. You'll also need to complete the following courses, totaling 900 hours of instruction/clinical experience:

Course Code Course Title
HCG 101 Anatomy for Allied Health
HCG 110 Anatomy Lab
HCG 104 Medical Terminology
HCG 150 Customer Service in Healthcare
HMP 103 Psychology & Therapeutic Comm.
HMP 117 Medical Laboratory Procedures
HMP 201 Clinical Office Procedures I
HMP 205 Clinical Office Procedures II
HCG 106 Computer Skills for Allied Health
HMP 118 Medical Law & Ethics
HMP 113 Insurance and Managed Care
HMP 116 Computer Medical Office Management
HMP 108 Medical Office Procedures
HMP 501 Coding I
HMP 502 Coding II
HMP 503 Coding III
HCG 102 Employment Strategies
HMP 801 Clinical Externship I
HMP 802 Clinical Externship II

All students are required to wear green scrubs bearing the Cecil College patch (MUST be purchased from the Cecil College bookstore) and white shoes. Additionally, all students are required to be CPR certified and complete a health profile.