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Certified Medical Assisting

Certified Medical Assisting

ABOUT OUR MA PROGRAM

A Medical Assistant (MA) plays a vital role in the operation of Medical practices.  Medical Assistants are allowed to perform high technology, including laser, treatment offered in Medical spas. MAs perform minor clinical duties that make a medical facility run smoothly and successfully, ensuring  the best treatment experience for both doctor and patient.

Physicians in Illinois can delegate Laser and Injection procedures to Certified Medical Assistants. Our 360-hour Nationally Certified Medical Assisting program consistis of 5 modules:  

  • Administrative Medical Assistant
  • Cliical Medical Assistant
  • EKG Technician
  • Phlebotomy Technician
  • Laser (provided by AMMP)

 

We prepare professionals of the highest caliber and give our students skills and confidence needed to succeed. Our graduates work in top medical offices and hospitals across the United States. 

We believe that our MA program is one of the best in Illinois. The attendance is twice a week (full time) and once a week (part time), and since we limit our classes to 12 people, our students get a lot of attention from the instructors.  

We are excited to offer a Combined Clinical Esthetics and Medical Assisting program, which includes the entire curricula of both programs. The program is designed for extremely ambitious people who are ready to study hard and complete both programs in approximately 6 months by attending 5 days a week.

advantages of medical assisting program

National Certification

Lifelong Job Placement Assistance

Classes are limited to 8 people

Extensive hands-on practices and procedures

Short term of study

Accelerated and condensed curriculum

Resume training included

Laser Certification included

Timeline

The Program takes approximately 4.5 months or 6 months to complete. 

The Medical Assisting program consists of 360 hours of training and includes four specialties.

By giving students skills and confidence needed to succeed, the program prepares professionals of the highest caliber for a thriving career in any setting. Our in-depth presentations based on the medical sources and new research in the medical field.

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6 months
Start Date
March 10
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday (EST Combination)
4.5 months
Start Date
March 7
9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday

The Program consists of 4 modules

Administrative Medical Assistants make sure their medical facility or hospital department is running smoothly: they handle medical records and insurance information, arrange for hospital admissions and laboratory work, and manage office communications. Other office duties may include greeting patients, setting appointments and handling bookkeeping and billing.

Interaction with patients
Medical records and charts
Patients’ rights, informed consent, assault and battery
Patient confidentiality
Scheduling and recording appointments
Updating and filing medical records
Handling correspondence
Arranging hospital admission for patients
Arranging laboratory services
Insurance
Filling out insurance forms
Negotiating with insurance companies
Maintaining electronic health records
Handling billing
Effective workplace communication
The role of a Medical Assistant in a clinical setting is to assist a doctor and to make sure each patient receives the best Clinical duties may include asepsis and infection control, taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, performing electrocardiograms, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, performing suture removal, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected lab and diagnostic tests, administering medications (injections), and drawing blood (Venipuncture).
Histology
Cytology
Physiology
Anatomy: major organ systems and their functions
Common pathologies:
  • Pneumonia,
  • Cerebral Palsy,
  • Multiple Sclerosis,
  • Cancer,
  • Arteriosclerosis,
  • Hypertension,
  • Diabetes,
  • Mellitus,
  • Myocardial Infarction
Medical Terminology
Medical Law and Ethics
Principles of Infection Control:
  • OSHA,
  • blood & bodily fluids,
  • universal precautions,
  • aseptic technique
  • chain of infection,
  • biohazard bags,
  • autoclaving
Emergency procedures: CPR
Basic clinical medical assisting
  • Hand washing technique,
  • Patient preparation,
  • Positioning and draping,
  • Vital signs,
  • Surgical interventions,
  • Assisting the physician,
  • Weight measurement,
  • Changing a dressing,
  • Injections,
  • Administration of medications,
  • Cleaning a wound,
  • Removing sutures or staples
Laboratory tests
  • Urinalysis,
  • Hematology tests,
  • Chemistry tests,
  • Electrolytes,
  • Microbiology,
  • Pregnancy test,
  • Glucose tests,
  • Occult blood stool test,
  • Specimen collection processing – centrifuge
  • Quality controls and standards
Cardiovascular technicians, sometimes called EKG technicians, use electrocardiogram instruments to monitor the heart function of patients.
Anatomy and Physiology of the heart
Cardiovascular system
Understanding of cardiac disorder and emergencies
Phases of Cardiac Cycle
Basic Electrophysiology
Sinus Mechanism
Sinus Mechanism
Junctional Rhythms
Ventricular Rhythms
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks
Pace maker Rhythms
Introduction to Lead ECG
Proper setup and usage of ECG equipment
12-Lead EKG operational technique
12-Lead EKG operational technique
Recognition of normal and abnormal EKG results
Creating and completing an accurate and complete ECG report
Training as a Phlebotomy technician is an integral part of the MA program! Phlebotomy Technicians work in hospitals, physicians’ offices, group practices, independent laboratories, health maintenance organizations, and public facilities. Duties of a Phlebotomy Technician may include drawing blood, preparing specimens for storage or testing, assembling equipment and verifying patients’ records. A Phlebotomist may also interview and screen donors at a blood bank
Basic knowledge of the Circulatory, Urinary, and other body systems necessary to perform assigned specimen collection
Knowledge of modes of transmission of infection and methods of prevention
Accepted practices for infection control, isolation techniques, aseptic techniques and methods for disease prevention
Identifying veins of the arms, legs, and feet on which phlebotomy is performed
Knowledge of functions of the major constituents of blood, and differentiating between whole blood, serum, and plasma
Hemostasis and explanation of the basic process of coagulation and fibrinolysis
Knowledge of arterial blood, venous blood and capillary blood
Proper labeling, dating, and recording specimens obtained
Properly labeling Bio-hazardous Specimens
Legal and ethical importance of proper patient/ sample identifications
Types of patient specimens analyzed in a clinical laboratory
General criteria for suitability of a specimen for analysis, and reasons for specimen rejection or recollection
Importance of timed, fasting, and stat specimens, as related to specimen integrity and patient care
Various types of additive used in blood collection, and reasons for their use
Evacuated tube color codes associated with additives
Substances that can interfere in clinical analysis of blood constituents and avoiding these occurrences
Knowledge of equipment, such as needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, tourniquets, and other items needed for drawing blood, and can assemble for blood collection according to specified procedures.
Ability to identify potential sites for venipunctures and capillary punctures
Effect of and proper application of tourniquets, hand squeezing and heating pads on capillary puncture and venipuncture
Ability to perform proper needle insertion and withdrawal techniques including direction, angle, depth, and aspiration for venipunctures
Performing correct procedure for capillary collection methods on infants and adults
Frequent causes of phlebotomy complications, including signs & symptoms of physical problems that may occur during block collection
Maintaining records and database of activities
Clear and effective communication
Working under stress and during emergencies
Dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instructions

National Certification

Why is National Certification important? Becoming a Nationally Certified Medical Assistant shows the employers that you a knowledgeable healthcare professional! It also allows you to work in all 50 U.S. states.

Upon a successful completion of the Medical Assistant Program, graduates are eligible to sign up for the exams and receive National Certifications through National Healthcare Association (NHA). After completing 160-hour externship program our graduates are able to sit for a second National Certification by National Center for Competency (NCCT). Both tests are offered at the Academy’s facility!

Our graduates have a 100% passing rate on the NHA Certification Exam.

TUITION & FEES

Tuition: $8,750
Registration: $100
Books & Supplies: $1,490
Other (including NHA exam & Preparation): $650
Total Cost of the Program: $10,990

In order to start the program student must to fill out an application form, pay $100 application fee, and make  $1,500 down payment.  If a student pays the entire amount of education before the first day of class, she/he receives a $500 discount.

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