Medical Assisting Career and Technical Certificate (MEDAS-VC)

This one-year certificate program prepares students for employment as Medical Assistants and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). CAAHEP may be contacted by writing or calling: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756. Telephone (727) 210-2350.

We strongly encourage you to contact the Allied Health Department for assistance in planning your program of study.

Department Head:

Christa Ruber, (850) 484-2301

cruber@pensacolastate.edu

Program Director:

Marie Hattabaugh, (850) 484-2304

mhattabaugh@pensacolastate.edu

Certificate Requirements (1300 ch)

Semester 1 (565 ch)

HSC 0003CBasic Healthcare Worker

90 ch

MEA 0250Introduction to Medical Assisting

250 ch

MEA 0501CMedical Office Procedures

75 ch

MEA 0521CPhlebotomist, MA

75 ch

MEA 0543CEKG Aide, MA

75 ch

Semester 2 (555 ch)

MEA 0506CAdministrative Office Procedures

90 ch

MEA 0530CPharmacology for Medical Assisting

110 ch

MEA 0573CLaboratory Procedures

125 ch

MEA 0581CClinical Assisting

230 ch

Semester 3 (180 ch)

MEA 0942LPracticum Experience

180 ch

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