This is a hybrid program (pending approval Spring Semester 2024) that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians/healthcare providers, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid.  Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures.

The Coastal Alabama Community College Medical Assisting program has submitted a request for accreditation services to the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) and the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).