Clinical Medical Assistant Course

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The Clinical Medical Assistant Course is intended for students who want to prepare for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career in healthcare. This program will train students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical responsibilities of a medical office. Instruction includes among other things preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle. Students will review important topics including phlebotomy, pharmacology, the proper use and administration of medications, taking and documenting vital signs, cardiology including proper lead placements, a professional workplace behavior, ethics and the legal aspects of healthcare. Upon successful completion of this program, students would be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) national examination.

Note: We are relaunching this program soon. Please check back here for updates!

 

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Notice to Students Regarding Licensing – Clinical Medical Assistant

Effective September 1st 2017, HB 1508 amends the Texas Occupations Code Section 53 that requires education providers to notify you a potential or enrolled student that a criminal history may make you ineligible for an occupational license upon program completion.

The following website provides links to information about the licensing process and requirements. http://www.bon.texas.gov/licensure_eligibility.asp

http://www.dps.texas.gov/administration/crime_records/pages/nics.htm

Should you wish to request a review of the impact of criminal history on your potential Certified Nurse Aid License prior to or during your quest for a degree, you can visit this link and request a “Criminal History Evaluation.”
http://www.bne.state.tx.us/enlcnotice.asp

This information is being provided to all persons who apply or enroll in the program with notice of the requirements as described above, regardless of whether or not the person has been convicted of a criminal offense.

Additionally, HB 1508 authorizes licensing agencies to require reimbursements when a student fails to receive the required notice.