Medical Assistant

Medical assistants perform a variety of health-related tasks. We teach you basic skills in multiple areas of patient care. Clinical skills include using sterile technique and infection control, recording patient information, taking vital signs and preparing patients for examinations, collecting and processing specimens, and assisting with minor in-office surgeries. Administrative skills include scheduling patients, preparing and maintaining records, performing administrative skills and medical transcription, handling telephone calls, and writing correspondence. You learn overall assistance in all aspects of patient care under the physician's supervision.

CEI Minimum Medical Assisting Expectations

Prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), Psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

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Job Placement

100%- Average job placement rate for 2020 Graduates.

Exam Passage

100%- Average passage rate for 2020 Graduates.

Retention

100%- Average retention rate for 2020 Admission Cohort.

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Professional Licensure

This program might be right for you if you are:

Professional
Resilient
Confident
Adaptable
Empathetic and compassionate
Detail-oriented
Ethical
A team player

You should have:

Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Effective visual, listening, and speaking skills
Integrity
A strong work ethic
Physical endurance
The ability to stand for long periods of time
The ability to walk and move quickly
The capability to move, lift, and physically support patients
Mental endurance
The ability to think under pressure
The ability to work with difficult personality types
Time management skills

What do our student learn?

Take the patient's vital signs
Collect laboratory specimen
Perform Diagnostic testing as ordered
Prepare and administer medications as directed
Arrange hospital admissions and lab services
Record medical history
Explain treatment procedures
Instruct patients about medication and special diets
Update patient medical records
Handle correspondence, billing, and bookkeeping
Assign procedure and diagnosis codes to all clinical services
Chart in the medical record

Why CEI's Medical Assisting Program?

Affordable
6 weeks in a clinical setting
IV certification offered
12:1 Student-to-teacher ratio
CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam from an Accredited Program

How Long Will It Take?

Intermediate technical Certificate (ITC)
- 2 full-time semesters in the professional program with the option of taking an internship/Externship during the summer.
- 1 summer for internship/Externship clinical

Where Are Our Graduates Working?

Special Care Centers
Family Medical Offices
Government Departments
Rehabilitation Centers
Physicians' Offices
Urgent Care Centers
Specialty Practice Offices

How Much Do Our Graduates Make?

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Quick Facts: Medical Assistants 2021 Median Pay:
$37,190 per year
$17.88 per hour

Typical Entry-Level Education

Number of Jobs, 2021

Job Outlook, 2021-31

Postsecondary nondegree award

743,500

16% (Much faster than average)

Accreditation

CEI's Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
CAAHEP: 9355 113th Street N., #7709, Seminole, FL 33775-7709 / P:727-210-2350 • F:727-210-2354 / email@caahep.org

The Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)

MAERB: 2020 N. California Ave., #213 Suite 7 Chicago, IL 60647
https://www.maerb.org/

The Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)

The Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) is a Committee on Accreditation (CoA) for the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). As a CoA of CAAHEP, MAERB performs the everyday work of accreditation for medical assisting education programs: setting up and conducting site visits, organizing, and reviewing annual reports for compliance with established outcome thresholds, providing workshops, resources, and training for programs and site surveyors; and submitting recommendations for CAAHEP Board Action.

MAERB works collaboratively with CAAHEP to develop the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Medical Assisting.