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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) for the July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 reporting period:

ABHES

RETENTION RATE

31%*

*The number of students measured within the cohorts during this reporting period was < 10.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE

N/A

No graduates during this reporting period.
CREDENTIALING EXAM PASS RATE

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 Number Course Title Hours
    CMA 1000 Therapeutic Communications and Medical Law 36
    CMA 1020 Medical Terminology 36
    CMA 1015 Clinical Asepsis 24
    CMA 1015L Clinical Asepsis Lab 12
    CMA 1045 Clinical Procedures I 24
    CMA 1045L Clinical Procedures I Lab 12
    CMA 1150 Clinical Procedures II 24
    CMA 1150L Clinical Procedures II Lab 12
    CMA 1025 Computer Essentials 36
    CMA 1030 Medical Office Applications 36
    CMA 1035 Anatomy and Physiology I 36
    CMA 1065 Phlebotomy 26
    CMA 1065L Phlebotomy Lab 10
    CMA 1075 Urinalysis and Microbiology 26
    CMA 1075L Urinalysis and Microbiology Lab 10
    CMA 1040 Computerized Billing & Electronic Health Records I 24
    CMA 1040L Computerized Billing & Electronic Health Records I Lab 12
    CMA 1090 Computerized Billing & Electronic Health Records II 24
    CMA 1090L Computerized Billing & Electronic Health Records II Lab 12
    CMA 1055 Anatomy and Physiology II 36
    CMA 1070 Electrocardiography 26
    CMA 1070L Electrocardiography Lab 10
    CMA 1060 Pharmacology 26
    CMA 1060L Pharmacology Lab 10
    CMA 1080 Career Development 10
    CMA 1120 Certification Exam Review 50
    CMA 1085 Introduction to Clinical Education 26
    CMA 1110 Clinical Internship 280
    TOTAL HOURS 906
  • 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 Grade Numerical Equivalent Quality Points Legend
    A 90-100 4.0 Excellent
    B+ 85-89 3.5 Very Good
    B+ 80-84 3.0 Very Good
    C+ 75-79 2.5 Satisfactory
    C+ 70-74 2.0 Satisfactory
    D 65-69 1.0 Unsatisfactory
    F 0-64 0 Failure
    P – – Pass
    TF – – Transfer Credits
    INC – 0 Incomplete
    W – – Official Withdrawal
    FW – 0 Failure due to Unofficial Withdrawal
    FT – 0 Failure due to Termination
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