The medical assisting program at MTI College prepares students for a career in the
healthcare field. Medical assistants work in a variety of healthcare settings as
support for doctors and other medical personnel.
In addition to the following Medical Assistant certification program, MTI also offers
a Billing and Coding certificate
program as well as a Phlebotomy
add-on for this Medical Assistant program.
The Medical Assisting Program is approved by American Medical Technologists and
the National Center for Competency Testing which allows students to take the
Registered Medical Assisting Exam (RMA) or the National Certified Medical
Assisting Exam (NCMA). Both exams are available to be taken on
campus through the Learning Resource Center upon successful completion of the program.
Medical Assisting Certificate
The healthcare school at MTI College offers a medical assisting diploma and certificate.
This Sacramento medical assisting education provides comprehensive training to equip
students with the necessary skills for healthcare careers.
Medical Assisting Training Objective
The objective of the Sacramento medical assisting program is to
prepare students for employment in a variety of healthcare career settings, including
doctors' offices, clinics, hospitals, and laboratories. Through their healthcare
classes, medical assisting training students will build a foundation in medical
terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and the proper protocols and
procedures used in clinical and laboratory environments. An optional phlebotomy
program certification track can be taken at MTI College's healthcare school. In
addition, medical assisting training students will study front-office practices
including coding and billing procedures, patient relations, and medical law and
ethics in their healthcare classes. The medical assisting program is designed to
prepare students for the California Certified Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential.
In order to meet the medical assisting program's graduation requirements, medical
training students must complete the 160-hour unpaid off-campus Medical Externship
in addition to the published course requirements.
Description
Sacramento medical assisting career professionals are in great demand in doctors'
offices, hospitals, laboratories, and health centers in all geographic areas. Sacramento
healthcare courses prepare medical assistants to perform a variety of duties that
may include taking medical histories and recording vital signs; preparing patients
for examination; assisting the physician during examination; collecting and preparing
specimens and/or performing basic laboratory tests; sterilizing medical instruments;
drawing blood; taking electrocardiograms; medical insurance coding and billing;
creating and maintaining medical charts; preparing reports and correspondence; scheduling
appointments; and greeting patients.