Certificate in Medical Assistant

CIM Program Description

The medical assistant performs a variety of administrative duties dependent upon the physician’s practice and unique office requirements. The duties may include acting as a secretary, bookkeeper, and receptionist; answering incoming calls; receiving mail; greeting patients; handling correspondence and filing; arranging for laboratory and X-ray procedures or hospital admissions; taking histories; and maintaining patient records, accounts and billing. 

The clinical duties of a medical assistant include preparing patients and assisting the physician with examinations or treatment; measuring height and weight; and taking vital signs. The assistant may perform certain laboratory tests, take X-rays or EKGs, or assist with diagnostic and minor surgical procedures and the administration of injections or other medications. 

For more information contact: Tracy Laverick-Miller at tlaverickmiller@ysu.edu

COURSE TITLE S.H.
MATC 1502Medical Law and Ethics3
MATC 2610Introduction to Disease Processes3
MATC 2611LClinical Procedures Lab1
MATC 2614Medical Office Procedures3
MATC 2620Advanced Clinical Procedures3
MATC 2620LAdvanced Clinical Procedures Lab1
MATC 2680LMedical Laboratory Procedures Lab1
MATC 2680Medical Laboratory Procedures1
MATC 2692Medical Assisting Externship3
Total Semester Hours19