Medical Assistant
Medical Assistant Pathways
Centura College is excited to offer our Medical Assistant students The Medical Assistant Pathways. The Pathways offer you the freedom to choose the level of education that best aligns with your career goals. CODE: 0C86
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Begin your career training to become a Certified Medical Assistant in as little as 12 months. Once qualified, you can join the workforce in your field as a professional Medical Assistant. But that’s only the beginning.
Centura College gives you the power to advance your education by choosing from multiple pathways. As you progress higher in your education, so does your skill set and earning potential.
See more information about our available pathways below.
^Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Assistants
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes319092.htm
Medical Assistant Diploma
Medical Assisting careers can open the doors to working alongside doctors and nurses in many health care settings. Some people focus their training on the clinical side of the business so they can have a more direct hands-on approach with patients. Others focus on the office management side of the business, where management, administration, and technological skills allow them to excel.
About our Medical Assistant Training
Medical Assisting careers can open the doors to working alongside doctors and nurses in many health care settings. Some people focus their training on the clinical side of the business so they can have a more direct hands-on approach with patients. Others focus on the office management side of the business, where management, administration, and technological skills allow them to excel.
Wherever you decide to focus, completing your medical assisting training can give you the opportunity to work in a doctor’s office, hospital, long-term care facility, or any other health care facilities that help people in your community. Before graduating, you take the American Medical Tech (AMT) Exam. Once passed, you earn the RMA Credential and are a Registered Medical Assistant.
It’s easy to see the bright side of medical assisting: it provides professional employment in a desirable environment with decent pay. On top of that, you can expect a very healthy job market for many years to come. Yet being a medical assistant also means having a job that can sometimes be quite demanding, and it’s often not glamorous.
The Medical Assistant diploma program at Centura College gives you the knowledge and skills needed to work in healthcare organizations. Some of these facilities include physician offices, hospital laboratories, and urgent care centers.
What Medical Assistants Do
Medical assistants are often charged with balancing both administrative and clinical duties in the workplace. They handle patient records, appointment scheduling, and tasks in the exam rooms. Medical assistants should have interpersonal soft skills, like communication to assist with patients and clients. At Centura College, we’ll teach you about:
- Measuring vital signs and performing EKGs
- Taking urine and blood samples and other urinalysis and phlebotomy procedures
- Administering injections and medications with physician supervision
- Using electronic health records and managing patient information
- Assisting physicians with examinations and laboratory procedures
Medical Assistant Courses
Some of the courses you’ll take during your medical assisting diploma program include:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Principles of Pharmacology
- Medical Office Procedures
- Phlebotomy and Laboratory Procedures
- Exam Room Procedures
Our goal with our Medical Assistant program is to provide you with the skills you need to become employed as a medical assistant. This includes an externship that will allow you to have practical experience with the skills you learned in the classroom and let you start to build professional connections. Our program also has a capstone course that helps prepare you to take the industry certification exams that employers are looking for.
Career Outlook for Medical Assistants
Our Medical Assistant diploma program readies you for entry-level medical assisting healthcare facilities, such as:
- Physicians’ offices
- Nursing homes and assisted living facilities
- Hospitals and outpatient care centers
- Chiropractors’ offices
- Specialty clinics
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* Program length based on full time enrollment. Accredited School, ACCSC. Some scenes may depict career opportunities. Not all programs available at all locations. Financial aid for those who qualify. For consumer information, please visit www.CenturaCollege.edu | ADV0521 25F5
Medical Assistant
With Limited Scope Radiologic Technology Diploma
This program provides the student with the knowledge and skills needed to be become employed as a medical assistant with the added training needed to pursue licensure as a limited scope X-ray technician for work in physician offices, hospitals, urgent care centers, and other health care facilities. The healthcare industry desires the professional and medical skills of our graduates along with the interpersonal skills that we teach within the program.
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* Program length based on full time enrollment. Accredited School, ACCSC. Some scenes may depict career opportunities. Not all programs available at all locations. Financial aid for those who qualify. For consumer information, please visit www.CenturaCollege.edu | ADV0521 25F5
About Our Medical Assistant with Limited Scope Radiologic Technology Program
One of the best ways to expand your career opportunities is to expand your skill set. With our Medical Assistant with Limited Scope Radiologic Technology diploma program, you can prepare for entry-level employment in healthcare. We give you the foundation and knowledge you need to become a certified medical assistant and sit for your X-ray technician licensing exam — positions that are in-demand at physicians’ offices, hospitals, urgent cares, and long-term care facilities all over the country.
What Medical Assistants and X-Ray Technicians Do
What will you learn with our expanded medical assisting diploma program? A combination of clinical skills, billing and office coursework, and X-ray techniques — the same kinds of skills you will perform on the job once you graduate. We will teach you about:
- Measuring and recording patient vital signs
- Using electrocardiography machines and performing EKGs
- Urinalysis and phlebotomy
- Safely performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Assisting with patient scheduling and billing
- Maintaining electronic health records
- Performing radiologic procedures and administering injections
- Communicating effectively with patients, nurses, and physicians
Medical Assisting With Radiologic Technology Courses
Some of the courses you will take during your diploma program include:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Principles of Pharmacology
- Medical Office Procedures
- Phlebotomy and Laboratory Procedures
- Safety and Radiation Protection
- Image Production and Equipment Operation
At Centura College, we make sure you get a well-rounded education that prepares you for employment after graduation. That’s why we include two capstone courses in the Medical Assistant with Limited Scope Radiologic Technology program. The first is geared toward preparing you for your medical assistant certification. The second is designed to qualify you for radiologic technologist licensure with the Virginia Board of Medicine.
It’s our goal at Centura to ensure you graduate ready to step straight into the workplace and meet your goals.
Career Outlook for Medical Assistants and Radiologic Technology
The Medical Assistant with Limited Scope Radiologic Technology program prepares you for a number of different jobs in the medical field, including:
- Medical Assistant
- Limited Scope X-Ray Technician
- Laboratory Assistant
- EKG Technician
- Phlebotomy Technician
Many of these careers are in-demand and growing fast. Almost all of them are expected to grow much faster than average. Earnings in these jobs are expected to be strong as well, with median wages averaging between $35,000–$61,000**.
**Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Assistants, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes319092.htm
Associate of Occupational Science Degree in Medical Assisting
With a Concentration in Clinical Support
The Medical Assisting program prepares students for entry-level employment in the medical support field. This program provides the student with the knowledge and skills to become employed as a medical assistant working in physicians’ offices, office and hospital laboratories, urgent care centers and other health care facilities. The program prepares students to work with a focus on the back office, limited scope radiology, or clinical areas of health care facilities. While in school, students learn the fundamentals of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical laboratory procedures, exam room procedures and insurance billing. Students gain the skills necessary to take vital signs, perform EKG and phlebotomy procedures, assist physicians with in-office examinations, and perform various laboratory procedures. Students may also elect to attend classes which lead to state certification in limited scope radiography.
About Our Medical Assisting with Clinical Support Degree Program
The Medical Assisting program prepares students for entry-level employment in the medical support field. This program provides the student with the knowledge and skills to become employed as a medical assistant working in physicians’ offices, office and hospital laboratories, urgent care centers and other health care facilities.
The program prepares students to work with a focus on the back office, limited scope radiology, or clinical areas of health care facilities. While in school, students learn the fundamentals of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical laboratory procedures, exam room procedures and insurance billing.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students will receive an Associate in Occupation Science Degree in Medical Assisting.
Students are eligible to become certified and become employed in positions that are related to the educational and training objectives of the program.
Students gain the skills necessary to take vital signs, perform EKG and phlebotomy procedures, assist physicians with in-office examinations, and perform various laboratory procedures. Students may also elect to attend classes which lead to state certification in limited scope radiography.
The healthcare industry desires the professional and medical skills of our graduates, along with the interpersonal soft skills that we teach within the program. The program concludes with a Capstone course, which guides and prepares the student in preparing for a medical assisting industry certification exam.
*The full length of the program, to include 120 total credits, is 130 weeks/30 Months.
**This is a hybrid program at the Chesapeake campus, with the 60 credits in the above description being offered online.
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* Program length based on full time enrollment. Accredited School, ACCSC. Some scenes may depict career opportunities. Not all programs available at all locations. Financial aid for those who qualify. For consumer information, please visit www.CenturaCollege.edu | ADV0521 25F5
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
With a Concentration in Operations Management or Allied Health Management
This is a completion degree designed for individuals with an associate degree in business or another related professional degree. The training gives you the opportunity to turn your associate degree into a bachelor’s. The allied health management concentration provides a strong core of leadership, technology, finance, community health and medical office team management courses. This training is designed to help healthcare professionals manage, direct and coordinate medical offices and other allied health facilities.
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* Program length based on full time enrollment. Accredited School, ACCSC. Some scenes may depict career opportunities. Not all programs available at all locations. Financial aid for those who qualify. For consumer information, please visit www.CenturaCollege.edu | ADV0521 25F5
About the Bachelor of Science in Business
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Business is designed for graduates of an Associate Degree to increase their business skills, management and leadership abilities, business technology expertise, and communication and critical thinking skills while earning a Baccalaureate degree in Business. The program provides core courses in business and technology, while allowing students to customize their degree by choosing a concentration in the area related to their career goals.
Allied Health Management Concentration
The Allied Health Management concentration offers a strong core of leadership, technology, and finance courses, while it focuses on advanced coursework in community health and medical office team management.
The program also offers a range of general education courses to support students’ written and verbal communication, analytical skills, problem-solving, and research ability. This concentration will help health care professionals prepare for advancement and management within their environments.
The healthcare industry is one of the fastest-growing fields, and healthcare professionals with a bachelor’s degree have a significant edge in the discipline.
Upon successful completion of this concentration, students will be well positioned to earn a management position within doctor offices, hospitals, dental or medical clinics, billing and coding departments, and other divisions of medical facilities.
The full length of the program, to include 120 total credits, is 130 weeks/30 Months.
This is a hybrid program at the Chesapeake campus, with the 60 credits in the above description being offered online.
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Serving Virginia’s Workforce for Over 50 Years
At Centura College, we’ve custom-designed each of our Virginia campuses to support and serve the needs of our students, with 20,000+ square feet of classrooms, labs, and facilities geared toward the career education programs offered there. We maintain high standards for the space, equipment, technology, and campus life, and all of our buildings are accessible to those with physical limitations, including parking spaces. Most of our campuses also provide a Veterans Center, designed to promote a healthy learning experience for military veterans from all branches, and a student lounge for relaxation between and after classes.
Chesapeake
Campus
923 Ventures Way
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Newport News
Campus
616 Denbigh Blvd
Newport News, VA 23608
Norfolk
Campus
7020 Military Hwy
Norfolk, VA 23518
