OVERVIEW This certificate program introduces students to the healthcare profession by teaching them basic clinical and administrative skills. These skills can be used in clinical and outpatient care settings. You will learn to deliver patient-centered care using safe, accountable, and ethical behaviors and skills.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE

WANT AN ENTRY-LEVEL CAREER IN THE GROWING FIELD OF MEDICAL ASSISTANT?

In our program, students finish with the tools and education necessary to enter a career that is projected to grow by 29 percent in the next 10 years.

• You’ll interact with classmates online and during the in-person learning labs. We oftentimes learn best from ourinstructors and each other.

• You’ll enter your career prepared and ready to step intothe field confidently as a lifelong learner.

• Each course helps prepare the student to take his or hernational exam at the end of the program so eachstudent can be certified as a Medical Assistant.

PROGRAM FORMAT:

• Students complete one 8-week course at a time and finish the program in 10 months (5 academic courses).

• Coursework is delivered online with 2-3 required learning labs per course completed in Texas.

• You’ll meet your classmates during a student orientation day at the beginning of the program.

• A cohort model allows students to gain a sense of community as they progress through the program with the same group of students.

• Small class sizes allow for individual attention.

• New cohorts begin in January and August each year.• Each student completes 160 hours in a clinic during

their final course.

For more information on the program and to apply: www.uprovidence.edu/school-of-health-professions

Contact: healthprograms@uprovidence.edu

The student labs are fantastic and it is nice to have hands-on experience.”

—KARY MEREDITH, REHABILITATION

OFFICE ASSISTANT, PROVIDENCE

WILLAMETTE FALLS MEDICAL CENTER, OREGON CITY, OR

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