- Dawn Career Institute - Newark, DE
MEDICAL ASSISTING (ONLINE)
DCI's student-centered Medical Assisting program prepares you for your career as a Medical Assistant!
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We're Focused on YOUR Success as a DCI Medical Assisting Student
With Dawn Career Institute’s online Medical Assisting program, you can receive your training in a convenient format and work toward your health care career.
While this is an online program, you’ll have the opportunity to also gain important in-depth, hands-on experience with on-campus training that includes 60 hours of practical application of clinical skills, patient consultation and medical office protocols. In addition, a 160-hour externship in actual medical facilities will prepare you with the on-the-job skills you will need as an important part of any medical team.
A unique benefit of DCI’s online Medical Assisting program is the inclusion of phlebotomy training, which prepares students for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam, as well as ECG training, which prepares students for the Certified EKG Technician exam. The program also includes OSHA – Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens Certification.
PROGRAM FAST FACTS
- 36 Weeks Program Length
- Graduates earn a diploma
- Program offered online
- On-campus training opportunities
- Externship held in actual medical facilities
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Why Choose DCI?
- Clinical Skills
The medical procedures and lab techniques students learn include:
- Taking medical histories and recording vital signs
- Preparing patients for examination
- Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens
- Performing basic laboratory tests on the premises
- Preparing and administering medications as directed
- Preparing patient x-rays
- Phlebotomy
- Performing electrocardiograms (EKG)
- Clerical Skills
In addition to clinical training, students learn these front office skills:
- Updating and filing patient medical records
- Completing insurance forms and handling correspondence
- Handling Billing & Bookkeeping
- Scheduling appointments, answering telephones and greeting patients
- Arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services
- Purchasing supplies and equipment
- Professional Development
The Medical Assisting program includes valuable professional development skills built into the curriculum, including goal setting, resume writing, job search methods, successful interviewing techniques, customer relations, stress management and how to present a professional image.
- National Certifications
Graduates of DCI’s Medical Assisting program are eligible to apply to take:
CCMA – Certified Clinical Medical Assistant through NHA, National HealthCareer Association
CPT – Certified Phlebotomy Technician through NHA, National HealthCareer Association
CET – Certified EKG Technician through NHA, National HealthCareer Association
*The cost of the first attempt for the certification exams listed above is included as part of the tuition for the DCI MA program. In the event the first attempt is not successful, the cost for any additional attempts is the responsibility of the graduate.
RMA – Registered Medical Assistant through AMT, American Medical Technologists
- Accreditation
National Level
Dawn Career Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is the student’s best assurance that a school meets national standards of educational performance. Accreditation has become the most authoritative and reliable index of a school’s concern for integrity toward its students. When you attend an ACCSC-accredited institution, you are attending a school that has undergone a rigorous process that evaluates educational quality.
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What Does a Medical Assistant Do?
Medical Assistants (MA) are key players in helping to manage the office. The medical office is a fast-paced environment that requires the assistance of qualified medical personnel. MA’s multitasking abilities enable them to meet the demands of both physicians and patients alike.
Clinical skills include obtaining medical histories and recording vital signs, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the Health Care Provider during the examination. MAs also collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises.
Administrative skills may involve updating and filing patient medical records, electronic health records, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, insurance form preparation, arranging for hospital admission, and laboratory services. In addition, MAs may also purchase and maintain supplies and equipment.
Some of the things you'll learn in DCI's Medical Assisting program
- Preparing and administering medications
- How to prepare patients for examination
- How to take medical histories and record vital signs
- How to perform phlebotomy and electrocardiograms
- The structure, function, and diseases of body systems
- How to create and maintain a medical record
- Signs and symptoms of common diseases and disorders
Where Can Medical Assistants Work?
The Medical Assisting diploma program is designed to prepare the student to become a qualified Medical Assistant. Most Medical Assistants work in physicians’ offices, health care centers or clinics. There are also many medical assistant jobs available in hospitals, medical laboratories and long-term care facilities.
Here are a few of the companies who have hired our graduates:
- Wilmington Neurology Consultants
- Center for Interventional Pain and Spine
- Pediatric Associates
- Bayside Community Network
- Christiana Care
MEDICAL ASSISTING (ONLINE) PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The following are a few of the courses that you’ll take as part of the online Medical Assisting program:
- Professional Communications
- Introduction to Computers
- Basic First Aid and Infection Control
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology Foundations
- Introduction to Medical Assisting
- Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Examination Procedures
- Clinical Laboratory Procedures
- Medical Office Procedures
- Electronic Health Records
- Medical Law and Ethics
- MA Capstone
- Pharmacology Principles
- MA Externship or MA Seminar
We're Here To Help
You Get Started!
The admissions team at Dawn Career Institute is committed to assisting you throughout the process – whether you’re just beginning to investigate your educational options, or are ready to start the enrollment process.
One of our admissions representatives will speak with you about where you are in the process, your future career goals, and will help you determine if career education is right for you.
Visiting the campus is the best way to determine if DCI is the right fit for you. We’ll provide you with an individual campus tour where you’ll have an opportunity to see the classrooms and labs where you’ll have the opportunity to receive a portion of your training.
Bring your parents, spouse or friends! Your success is important to your loved ones, so we invite them to be a part of the process.
Have Questions about Financial Planning?
We can help! Our Financial Aid Representatives can discuss what educational funding options may be available to you!
