Credential(s) Offered
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Method of Delivery
Hybrid or blended
When offered
Daytime Hours, Evening Hours
Instructional Program (CIP)
Description
The program prepares students to work in the allied health care field. A medical assistant’s role and
duties aid doctors by performing basic clinical procedures by handling a variety of administrative and
clinical tasks. A medical assistant will work in medical clinics, private practices, and hospitals to help
keep operations running smoothly and efficiently. The medical assistant program at MedStar Academy
is designed for three educational areas in a fast-paced setting: Clinical, Administrative, and Externship.
Students will build skills in a variety of areas such as, operating in an EMR-electronic medical record
system that will build knowledge throughout the program learning how to schedule appointments,
charting, billing and coding for insurance purposes. Students will learn routine diagnostic and pre-post
examination processes that develop skills in professionalism, patient advocacy, critical thinking,
adherence to the ethical and legal requirements of a medical practice, and proper communication with
cognitive skills. Along with hands-on skills in venipuncture, injections, EKG, anatomy and physiology,
procedures, rooming a patient, wound care, vitals, CPR and other various skills to be successful working
in many types of medical practices or specialty offices.
Graduates are prepared to function in an entry-level position. This is a Blended program that will deliver
a learning experience with hands-on skills in school and in an online format. Students are required to
complete an Externship in an approved health care setting. This is an opportunity to learn additional
skills and a possible position at the end of the term. The program culminates in a Certificate of
Achievement. Students will receive a diploma of accomplishment of the program in full by MedStar
Academy and prepare students to take an appropriate certification exam related to their individual
major through the NHA certification program. The National Health Career Association Certified Clinical
Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam. After completing the classroom curriculum 160 hours of Externship is required to obtain certificate completion.
Total Cost $9268.00
Textbooks: included
Navigate eBook Access for Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting SIXTH EDITION
Judy Kronenberger, PhD, RN: Julie Ledbetter ISBN:9781284275544 | c 2024| 1350 Pages
ISBN AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Printed Study Guide: 978-1-56533-269-0 Online Study Guide: 978-1-56533-270-6 Practice Tests: 978-1-56533-271-3 National Healthcareer Association is a division of Assessment Technologies Institute, L.L.C. Copyright © 2023. Assessment Technologies Institute, L.L.C. All rights reserved
Supplies: i. EKG machine ii. Microscopes iii. Refrigerator iv. Working sink v. Eyewash station vi. Glucometer vii. Instruments for examinations and minor procedures viii. Biohazard sharp container ix. Biohazard waste container x. Examination table xi. Adaptive devices (walkers, wheelchairs, canes, crutches, gait belt) xii. Centrifuge xiii. Mayo stands xiv. Sphygmomanometers (manual and electronic) xv. Stethoscopes xvi. Adult and infant scales xvii. Eye chart xviii. Model skeleton xix. Autoclave xx. Thermometers (temporal, aural and oral) xxi. Electronic health records and practice management software xxii. Pulse oximeter xxiii. Designated phlebotomy station
WIOA Contact for Enrollment Status /Credential Verification:
Name: Robin Gogte
Email: director@medstaracademy.com
Phone number: 623-773-9000
Direct Website: www.medstaracademy.com
Background check requirements are Fingerprint cards.
Other requirements needed: Vaccine records must be turned in up to date, and Chromebook is optional.
Credentials: (The following questions must be answered along with a supporting explanation for each)
Yes Approved by Postsecondary Education and planning to be accredited by 2025 through ABHES
Yes
Career Pathway: Students will be able to work in the allied health care field and work as an Medical Assistant
Details
Program Length (Weeks)
20
Hours
720
Entrance Requirements
High School Diploma or Equivalent
School
WIOA Approved Program
Yes
Training Location(s)
13760 N 93rd Ave Suite 202, Peoria, Arizona
Local WIB
7 - ARIZONA@WORK - Maricopa County
Name of Credential
CCMA
Type of financial aid offered or have access to
Cash, Credit, Loans and scholarships when available.
Refund Policy
Tuition refunds will be issued within 30 days of the date of student providing complete information for a refund.
The percentage of the “clock hours attempted” is determined by dividing the total number of clock hours elapsed from the student’s start date to the student’s last day of attendance, by the total number of clock hours in the program.
Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?
Yes - AZPPSE
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?
No
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?
No
Cost Items
Graduation Fees
$25.00 cap and gown
In-State Tuition
$8,799.00 Tuition
Other Fees
$244.00 CPR Included in tuition , DPS Fingerprint card $94, CPR included in tuition, medical clearance $150
Registration Fee
$200.00 $200 Registration fee
Total In-State Program Cost
$9,268.00
