Comprehensive Medical Assistant Program-Bell-Brown Institute
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Bell-Brown Institute 601 W. Business Loop 70, Ste 124 Columbia, MO 65203 1-877-219-5420 or 573-607-9601 Websites: https://bbmi.edu/campuses/columbia-campus-homepage/columbia-school-catalog/
The Comprehensive Medical Assistant Program consists of 488 clock hours. This certificate-level program is full-time. An externship of 160 hours is required to complete the program. The Comprehensive Medical Assistant program provides students with advanced knowledge in both administrative and clinical aspects of medical assisting. Students that complete this program will have the opportunity to sit for five national certifications with the National Health Career Association and the American Red Cross. Medical Assistants are vital members of the healthcare team and work to administer medications, assist with minor procedures, obtain laboratory specimens, perform electrocardiograms, provide patient education, perform phlebotomy procedures, prep rooms, and prepare patients for examinations while helping manage medical supply inventory. This program offers students’ knowledge of administrative tasks, including scheduling patients, medical coding, and billing procedures, gaining pre-certifications, and electronic medical records, advanced medical terminology. The program also provides students with the skills needed to provide direct patient care by taking medical histories, charting vitals, CPR, first aid, and assisting in examinations and procedures. In some cases, medical assistants may perform more advanced tasks under the supervision of a physician, which may include cleaning and dressing wounds, removing sutures, catheterizations, as well as medical imaging.