This degree or certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as a medical assistant in a physician’s office or clinic. The curriculum is designed to provide administrative training to assist the physician with the care and treatment of patients. These administrative functions include patient reception, registration and scheduling appointments, word processing and medical documentation preparation, validating insurance and verifying coding , ordering and maintaining supplies and equipment, and maintaining patient medical records Additionally, Administrative medical assistants work as part of a team, and are often responsible for managing multiple tasks in a high-paced medical or hospital work environment, which include communicating effectively with patients, regarding office policies and applying HIPAA rules. Students will complete 29 core required units. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program students will be able to schedule appointments, perform medical office duties, handle financial matters including medical insurance collection, manage electronic health records and other ancillary medical records, and to complete the insurance and reimbursement process. The required internship in the medical office of a physician’s clinic provides the student with the administrative experience necessary to enter the workforce.