The in-person Physician-led Clinical Assistant Prep (CAP) program (150-hour program) in Tallahassee, Florida will teach foundational knowledge and basic science in medical terminology, basic pharmacology and nutrition, and anatomy and physiology, clinical patient care in electrocardiography, phlebotomy, parenteral administration, point of care testing, assessment & management skills of the patient, and administrative tasks as it applies to a clinical medical assistant. The achievement of these skills will allow students to obtain a successful volunteer-based internship in the clinical setting with direct patient care experience where they will intern as a clinical medical assistant – CLICK HERE to learn more about clinical internships. All students will be eligible to sit for the national certification exam in Clinical Medical Assisting (CCMA) upon successful completion of the program and gain employment as a CCMA. Our CCMA certification exam pass rate is 96%. According to the 2024 Industry Outlook 87% of employers require certification for medical assistants and the salary range for a certified medical assistant is $14.30 – 18.40 an hour.
COURSE SECTIONS (mixed course delivery):
This is a mixed course with asynchronous and a required face-to-face presence. Asynchronous allows students to complete coursework at their own schedule within the parameters of the instructor’s course guide. Lab sessions will be held in-person, once a week as listed below:
~ Monday’s Part-time 10-Weeks, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
~ Tuesday’s Part-time 10-Weeks, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
~ Thursday’s Part-time 10-Weeks, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Instructor: Miranda Mack-Delavallade, MD
- Instructor: Todd Meissner
- Instructor: Miranda Mack-Delavallade, MD
