Medical Assisting
Certificate of Achievement Medical Assisting · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
Graduates of the Medical Assisting programs at Chabot College will have an opportunity to apply for employment as Medical Assistants in an ambulatory care setting. Medical Assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionals who can perform a variety of administrative and clinical skills. Graduates upon completing this program can sit for national certification examinations.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- To prepare competent entry-level professional medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. *
- To 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MEDA 65 | Medical Assisting Fundamental (Active) | 2.5 |
| MEDA 70A | Clinical Skills For the Medical Assistant I (Active) | 3 |
| MEDA 71A | Administrative Skills I (Active) | 3 |
| HLTH 51A | Medical Terminology & the Human Body (Active) | 4 |
| MEDA 76 | Electronic Health Record for the Medical Office (Active) | 3 |
| HLTH 51B | Advanced Medical Terminology and Disease Process (Active) | 4 |
| MEDA 70B | Clinical Skills For the Medical Assistant 2 (Active) | 3.5 |
| MEDA 71B | Administrative Skills II (Active) | 2.5 |
| MEDA 75 | Pharmacology for the Medical Assistant (Active) | 2 |
| MEDA 74 | Clinical Experience Seminar (Active) | 1 |
| MEDA 73 | Clinical Experience Practicum (Active) | 4 |
| Total | 32.5 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Health & Wellness
Program Control Number: 01082
TOP Code: 120800 - Medical Assisting
CIP Code: 51.0801 - Medical/Clinical Assistant