Medical Assistant Studies
Introduction
Medical Assistant Studies is a program taught at Delaware Technical Community College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.
Medical Assistant Studies is a diploma program that prepares entry-level medical assistants across the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) domains. Students learn through medical assistant courses using a variety of methods, with an emphasis on practical administration and clinical skills.
The program is organized as a course sequence across three semesters. It includes classroom and lab-focused coursework such as Medical Lab Procedures I and Medical Lab Procedures II, plus Pharmacology for Medical Assistant. A Medical Assistant Internship is included, and students must pass the listed courses and earn at least 36 credits to complete program requirements.
Graduates are prepared for positions such as medical assistants working alongside physicians, mainly in outpatient or ambulatory care facilities, including medical offices and clinics.
Modules
- First Year Seminar
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Medical Terminology
- Intro to Medical Assisting
- Medical Lab Procedures I
- Composition I
- Medical Office Procedures
- Medical Lab Procedures II
- Pharmacology for Medical Assistant
- Ethical Issues in Healthcare
- Medical Assistant Seminar
- Medical Assistant Internship
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in Medical Assistant Studies at Delaware Technical Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by Delaware Technical Community College.
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Delaware Technical Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Medical Assistant Studies.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Courses Units
Please check detail of study units at https://www.dtcc.edu/academics/programs-study/medical-assistant-studies/
More Information
- Medical assistants work alongside physicians, mainly in outpatient or ambulatory care facilities, such as medical offices and clinics
Scholarships
80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.