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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Chippewa Valley Technical
College’s Medical Assistant program is a 40 week diploma course. Students achieve administrative, clinical, laboratory, communication and
professional competencies in the classroom, skills laboratory,
Human Patient
Stimulator, and local medical clinics.
Medical Assistant Program Outcomes
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Perform clerical functions. |
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Perform bookkeeping procedures. |
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Prepare special accounting entries. |
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Prepare principles of medical asepsis. |
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Perform specimen collection. |
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Perform diagnostic testing. |
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Process insurance claims. |
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Provide patient care. |
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Communicate effectively.. |
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Apply legal and ethical concepts.. |
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Instruct patients.. |
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Perform medical office operational functions.. |
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Demonstrate professionalism in a health care setting.
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Mission of the Medical Assisting
Department
The mission of the
Medical Assisting Department at Chippewa Valley Technical College is to provide occupational education and
training to prepare students to become competent in the entry- level role of
Medical Assisting. The Medical Assisting curriculum is based on standards and guidelines from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and American Association of Medical
Assistants (AAMA).
CAAHEP Accreditation
The Chippewa Valley Technical College Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants' Endowment (AAMAE). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970, Chicago IL 60601-2208, phone (312)553-9355. |
