Certificate of Achievement
Medical Office Assisting
Nature of Work
Classified as allied health practitioners, medical assistants can be found primarily in doctors' offices and clinics. Increasingly, physicians are realizing the importance of medical assistants and view them as partners, essential to success in the ever-competitive medical environment. Medical assistants are multi-skilled and are competent in both front and back office procedures. Among the roles that medical assistants often assume are:
- Receptionist
- Billing Clerk
- Lab Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Clinical Assistant
- Office Manager
Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2005 as the health services industry expands. Most full-time medical assistants work a regular 40-hour week. Some work evenings and weekends.
For detailed information regarding this career field, visit the official site for the American Association of Medical Assistants.
Program Description
The Medical Office Assisting Program at the College of Southern Nevada is designed for the working student. Students have the option of either following the full-time curriculum sequence or completing the course work on a part-time basis. If the full-time sequence is followed, the program may be completed in 12-months or over a period of 3 semesters. The length of the program will be 5 semesters for those pursuing the program on a part-time basis. Tuition is on a pay-as-you-go basis each semester with payment required only for the courses in which the student is registered.
Certificate of Achievement Course Requirements
Program
Course Sheet
Career Guide and Approximate Costs
Admission Requirements
The College of Southern Nevada's Medical Office Assisting Program is an Open Entry Program. Therefore, an application for admission is NOT required. However, there may be some course restrictions or prerequisites.
Learn about the FAST TRACK Program...............
New Student Checklist
New students to CSN planning to register for this Open-Entry Health Science program should complete the steps outlined on the Checklist for New Students Seeking an Open-Entry Health Science Certificate of Achievement.
How to Transfer Credits to CSN
Please contact the Health Programs Advisement Office at 651-5690 for further information or e-mail the Health Programs Advisor directly.
This page last modified: 12/2007