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Medical Careers Academy
The Medical Careers Academy trains youth as both administrative and clinical medical assistants. Classes include basic computer and the use of standard software used in most private medical practices.
The administrative medical assistant curriculum emphasizes:
- medical terminology
- health insurance
- record-keeping
- telephone techniques
- customer safety
- computer skills
- health safety
- communication skills
- professionalism
Curriculum for the clinical medical assistant training program teaches students to:
- measure vital signs
- assist the physician with procedures
- administer medications
- give injections
- record electrocardiograms (ECGs)
- draw blood samples
- perform basic laboratory tests
Clinical medical assistant student also
- learn medical terminology and anatomy
- learn basic math skills and medication dosage calculations
- participate in an externship
