Medical Assisting

Medical Assisting is a program taught at Sierra College, USA. Intake: Fall. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (two-semester program) options.

The Medical Assisting Program at Sierra College is a hands-on two-semester program with a clinical externship. It prepares students for entry-level work as medical assistants in outpatient clinical settings, with training that includes administrative duties and clinical duties such as taking and recording vital signs, preparing patients for exams, and assisting with exams.

Students complete required classes and a 160-hour clinical practicum, typically while working in a doctor’s office. The program starts every Fall with additional courses in the Spring, and it includes a guaranteed 160-hour Summer externship with a local clinical partner. After successful completion, students can sit for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam through American Medical Technologists (AMT).

The minimum requirements for admission in Medical Assisting at Sierra College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Sierra College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Sierra College as pre-requiste for admission in Medical Assisting.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Completion with grade of “C” or better or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 3
• Advisory: Completion of BIOL 55 or BIO 5 and BIO 6 with grade(s) of “C” or better

Students must attend a mandatory orientation on the Rocklin campus to be considered for the program. Specific orientation details will be emailed to registered and wait list students over Summer break. Following the mandatory orientation, students who attended will receive emails with program details. Students who fail to attend the mandatory orientation will be dropped, and a wait list student will have the opportunity to enroll.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.sierracollege.edu/academics/interest-areas/allied-health/medical-assisting/

• Certified nursing assistants (CNA)
• Respiratory therapists
• Dental hygienists
• Clinical medical assistants
• Emergency medical technicians (EMT)

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.