The Medical Assistant program prepares students for entry-level positions with medical offices and hospitals. Students are taught how to be equipped with hands-on skills in office administration as well as clinical and patient care. Medical assistants are commonly employed in physicians' offices, outpatient clinics, health maintenance organizations, and hospitals. The program consists of three quarters of coursework followed by an externship with a local employer during the fourth quarter. The goal of the Medical Assistant program is to prepare graduates for entry-level positions as medical assistants. The Medical Assistant program is 12 months in length (four quarters). A passing score of 70 or higher on the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) examination through American Medical Technologists (AMT) is required in order to graduate from the Medical Assistant program at Perry Technical Institute. The student will earn 74.5 credit hours which are 1,344 clock hours. Tuition is payable on a quarterly basis. There are four quarters in an academic year. This training program concludes with an externship off campus. The student to teacher ratio for the Medical Assistant program is no greater than 26:1.

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