Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
Certified Clinical Medical Assistants are valuable members of the health care team in clinics and hospitals. Their responsibilities
may include recording patient history, measuring vital signs (such as blood pressure),
assisting physicians during examinations, administering injections or medications,
and scheduling patient appointments. CCMAs contribute to patient care and overall
efficiency in medical settings.
What will I learn?
The training in this program includes preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle.
Students will cover the following topics during class in preparation for their national certified clinical medical assistant exam: Health care systems and settings, Medical Terminology, Basic Pharmacology, Nutrition, Psychology, Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical patient care, Infection control, Testing and laboratory procedures, Phlebotomy, EKG and cardiovascular testing, Patient care coordination and education, Medical administration for electronic health records and billing, Communication and customer service, Medical law and ethics, Scope of practice and Standards of care.
Program Information
The Industry Recognized Credentialed (IRC) program will train students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical responsibilities of a medical office. CCMA training includes 144 hours of classroom lecture and hands on labs with additional integrated clinical rotations at a local medical facility, followed up with an additional 60-90 hours of a clinical externship at a local health care provider.
To be eligible for the clinical rotation, students must successfully complete the 144-hour program, submit to a thorough background check, submit to a drug screening and meet other requirements. The additional clinical hours will be scheduled one-on-one for the student.
Upon successful completion of the classroom portion and clinical rotation/externship, students will be eligible to sit for the National Health Career Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant national examination. The NHA CCMA exam is a Wyoming/Regional Industry Recognized Credential.
Interested in the Medical Assistant Program?
Career Information
Program Cost
Financial suppport may be available through WIOA, a federally funded, state mandated program administered by the Department of Workforce Services as well as the Wyoming Works, a state grant program. Please contact us for more information: rmcelroyFREELARAMIE or 307.772.7351.