Program of Study: Medical Assisting
Academic Division: Biological & Health Sciences
Attend a Medical Assisting Information Session.
Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of health practitioners running smoothly.
Administrative duties include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical records, handling telephone calls and written correspondence, performing medical transcription, submitting insurance claims, and maintaining practice finances.
Clinical duties may include asepsis and infection control, taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, and preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician and as permitted by state law.
Program Info
- Estimated Cost of Program
- Externship Requirements/Policies
- Code of Ethics and Creed
- Job Outlook and Salary Information
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must meet Technical Standards.
- Attend an Information Meeting.
- Submit an Application for Admission.
- Submit official high school transcript, GED test results, OR a regionally accredited college or university transcript (sent directly to CLC from the institution).
- Submit official report of HOBET scores (sent directly to CLC).
- Submit a Medical Assisting Request for Screening form, available in the Admissions and Records Office.
- Maintain a CLC GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Many courses in the program are open to any interested student prior to being accepted into the program. However, the core courses, MOA 111, MOA 211 and MOA 212 are open only to students who are admitted to the program.
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Contact Information
Division Office
C140
Phone: (847) 543-2042
Julie Rose-Skifano
S303
Phone: (847) 543-2176
jroseskifano@clcillinois.edu
Faculty/Academic Advisors
Program Requirements*
Course Descriptions
Class Schedule by Term
*The Program Requirements are in Portable Document Format (pdf). To view them you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
