Medical Assistant program of study serves “to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains,”; preparing students to be employed as administrative and clinical assistants in a medical provider’s office. The ten-month program includes practical experience of 190 unpaid practicum hours in a provider’s office. Upon completion, students are eligible to take the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) examination to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA, AAMA), and the American Medical Technologist (AMT) examination to become a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).  The Medical Assistant Program at Iowa Western Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assistant Education Review Board (MAERB). Graduates of this program are awarded a diploma.

Students must complete the curriculum described below: