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MEDICAL ASSISTANT

An accredited 15-month program prepares Certified/Registered Medical Assistants

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Below are the most recent outcomes, as reported to the Center’s accrediting agency: ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools)

ABHES

RETENTION RATE (7/1/18 – 6/30/19)

95%

Of the 21 students enrolled in the program during the reporting period, 15 graduated during the reporting period and 5 were still active at the end of the reporting period.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE (7/1/18 – 6/30/19)

73%

Of the 11 graduates available for employment during the reporting period, 8 were placed in the field of study or a related field.
CREDENTIALING EXAMINATION PASS RATE (7/1/18 – 6/30/19)

N/A

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PROGRAM INFORMATION
  • Program Overview
  • Accreditation

    ACCREDITATION

    CAHE’s Medical Assistant Program is accredited by The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).

    Accreditation is granted after a programmatic review and site visit. Recognition by ABHES qualifies the program’s graduates for eligibility to apply for and take the certification exam administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA-CMA) to become a Certified Medical Assistant.

    ABHES
    ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS 7777 LEESBURG PIKE, SUITE214 N FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043

    703.917.9503
    WWW.ABHES.ORG

    AAMA
    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS 20 N. WACKER DR., STE. 1575 CHICAGO, IL 60606

    312-899-1500
    WWW.AAMA-NTL.ORG

    AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS
    10700 W HIGGINS RD STE 150 ROSEMONT, IL 60018

    847-823-5169
    WWW.AMERICANMEDTECH.ORG

     

  • Mission & Goals
  • Course Schedule
  • Program Curriculum
    Course NumberCourse TitleHours
    CMA 1000Therapeutic Communications and Medical Law36
    CMA 1020Medical Terminology36
    CMA 1015Clinical Asepsis24
    CMA 1015LClinical Asepsis Lab12
    CMA 1045Clinical Procedures I24
    CMA 1045LClinical Procedures I Lab12
    CMA 1150Clinical Procedures II24
    CMA 1150LClinical Procedures II Lab12
    CMA 1025Computer Essentials36
    CMA 1030Medical Office Applications36
    CMA 1035Anatomy and Physiology I36
    CMA 1065Phlebotomy26
    CMA 1065LPhlebotomy Lab10
    CMA 1075Urinalysis and Microbiology26
    CMA 1075LUrinalysis and Microbiology Lab10
    CMA 1040Computerized Billing & Electronic Health Records I24
    CMA 1040LComputerized Billing & Electronic Health Records I Lab12
    CMA 1090Computerized Billing & Electronic Health Records II24
    CMA 1090LComputerized Billing & Electronic Health Records II Lab12
    CMA 1055Anatomy and Physiology II36
    CMA 1070Electrocardiography26
    CMA 1070LElectrocardiography Lab10
    CMA 1060Pharmacology26
    CMA 1060LPharmacology Lab10
    CMA 1080Career Development10
    CMA 1120Certification Exam Review50
    CMA 1085Introduction to Clinical Education26
    CMA 1110Clinical Internship280
    TOTAL HOURS906
  • Progression Policy

    PROGRESSION POLICY

    A student must pass all courses in the program in order to graduate from the program.

    A student must pass all courses in a quarter/quarter in order to progress to the next quarter/quarter in the program.

    If a student fails one course in a quarter/quarter the following policy is in effect:

    Progression Course: they face termination from the program. A progression course is defined as a course that is delineated as a pre-requisite course for a course in the following quarter/quarter. All required pre-requisite courses are listed in the Academic Policy as published in the Catalog Addendum.

    Non-Progression Course: the course must be made up as per the Make-Up Policy published in the Institutional Catalog.
    Diagnostic Medical Sonography program students are required to sit for the ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam by the end of their fourth quarter in order to progress to their fifth quarter.

    Comprehensive Exam:
    A student who fails up to two didactic courses in a quarter may qualify for a comprehensive exam(s) for each of the failed courses. The results of the comprehensive exam(s) will determine the student’s requirements to meet the objectives of the failed course.

    Qualifying for a Comprehensive Exam
    In order to qualify for a comprehensive exam a student’s course average must be a minimum grade of 65.

    Results of the Comprehensive Exam

    90 to 100 – the student will be considered to have passed the course and will receive the minimum passing grade as their recorded score

    80 to 89 – the student will be required to complete an independent course of study that meets the objectives of the course. A learning contract will be signed by the student detailing the objective criteria they are required to complete. Once complete the minimum passing grade will be recorded as their score

    79 or below – Progression Course: the student has failed the course.

    Non-Progression Course: the student will need to make-up the course as per the Make-Up Policy as published in the Institutional Catalog

  • Grading Scale
    Letter GradeNumerical EquivalentQuality PointsLegend
    A90-1004.0Excellent
    B+85-893.5Very Good
    B+80-843.0Very Good
    C+75-792.5Satisfactory
    C+70-742.0Satisfactory
    D65-691.0Unsatisfactory
    F0-640Failure
    P––Pass
    TF––Transfer Credits
    INC–0Incomplete
    W––Official Withdrawal
    FW–0Failure due to Unofficial Withdrawal
    FT–0Failure due to Termination
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