Medical Assisting - Administrative
Certificate of Achievement Medical Assisting · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
Graduates of the Administrative Medical Assisting program at Chabot College will have an opportunity to apply for employment as Administrative Medical Assistants in ambulatory care settings such as physician's offices, clinics, surgery centers and other medical facilities. Administrative Medical Assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionals who can perform a variety of administrative and clinical skills.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- enter into competent practice as an entry-level professional medical assistant, in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains;
- be responsive to the communities of interest that are served by the program to include, but are not limited to, students, graduates, faculty, sponsor administration, industry partners, physicians, and the public;
- employ principles of communication theory to facilitate and maintain effective, verbal, written and non verbal interaction.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HLTH 51A | Medical Terminology & the Human Body (Active) | 4 |
| MEDA 60 | Introduction to Medical Assisting (Active) | 2 |
| HLTH 51B | Advanced Medical Terminology and Disease Process (Active) | 4 |
| MEDA 76 | Electronic Health Record for the Medical Office (Active) | 3 |
| MEDA 71A | Administrative Skills I (Active) | 2 |
| MEDA 71B | Administrative Skills II (Active) | 2 |
| MEDA 83 | Administrative Medical Assisting Experience Practicum (Active) | 4 |
| MEDA 74 | Clinical Experience Seminar (Active) | 1 |
| Total | 22 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Health & Wellness
Program Control Number: 45407
TOP Code: 120800 - Medical Assisting
CIP Code: 51.0710 - Medical Office Assistant/Specialist