{"id":310,"date":"2017-08-08T19:28:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T19:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:13:05","slug":"medical-assistant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/allied-health\/medical-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-tabs alignwide  root-eb-advanced-tabs-u833f\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-tabs-u833f \"><div class=\"eb-advanced-tabs-u833f eb-advanced-tabs-wrapper horizontal\" data-min-height=\"true\"><div class=\"eb-tabs-nav\"><ul class=\"tabTitles\" data-tabs-ul-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-u833f\"><li data-title-tab-id=\"1\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-text\">About<\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"2\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-text\">Degrees &amp; Certificates<\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"3\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-text\">Program Contact<\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"4\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-text\">Courses<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"eb-tabs-contents\">\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"1\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-u833f\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; font-size: 16px;\">Mission Statement<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var(--true-blue);\"> The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø MDA program empowers graduates to pass the CMA exam. The graduates of the MDA program enrich our communities by contributing to the service work force, providing competent collaborative care in a diverse and ever-expanding allied health field.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Medical Assistant Program is designed to train competent professionals to meet the needs of an ever-expanding allied health field. The main campus in Union, as well as the Rolla site, offers a complete associate degree and a certificate option. The main campus offers a traditional day program and the Rolla site offers an evening option to meet the needs of all students. The program combines both formal education and practical experience to help participants master the complex body of knowledge and specialized skills necessary for a successful career. The program prepares competent, entry-level medical assistants in knowledge, skills and behavior learning domains. Program options and courses are located under the degree\/certificate tab. Please note that coursework denoted in red are required for the Certificate in Medical Assistant and the additional courses denoted in black are required to complete the Associate Degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical Assistants directly influence public health and well-being. Specific job tasks include bookkeeping, coordinating appointments, patient interaction, coding papers, and electronic health files. Medical Assistants may also take patient vital signs and help with injections, examinations, and lab test preparations under a doctor\u2019s supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Medical Assistant program prepares students to demonstrate successful entry-level competence in the domains and subdomains established by CAAHEP- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and MAERB- Medical Assisting Education Review Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Certifying Examination offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants to become a Certified Medical Assistant, CMA (AAMA).&nbsp;<em>The CMA (AAMA) is recognized nationally but is not required for employment in Missouri.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/allied-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/MDA-Student-Handbook-2025-2026.pdf\">Medical Assistant Student Handbook 2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aama-ntl.org\/\">American Association of Medical Assistants \u2013 AAMA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caahep.org\/\">Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maerb.org\/\">Medical Assisting Education Review Board<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Program Outlook Data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MAERB 2024 Annual Report:&nbsp;<\/strong> The medical assisting program at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has a five-year average of <strong>86%<\/strong> for job placement for the years 2020-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Request information about the program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr 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quform-inner-text quform-inner-4_6\"><div class=\"quform-input quform-input-text quform-input-4_6 quform-cf\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"quform_4_6_1c9e7c\" name=\"quform_4_6\" class=\"quform-field quform-field-text quform-field-4_6\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"quform-element quform-element-textarea quform-element-4_288259 quform-sr-only quform-cf\" style=\"clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); clip-path: inset(50%); position: absolute !important; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden;\"><div class=\"quform-spacer\"><div class=\"quform-label quform-label-4_288259\"><label class=\"quform-label-text\" for=\"quform_4_288259_1c9e7c\">Website URL<span class=\"quform-required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"quform-inner quform-inner-4_288259\"><textarea id=\"quform_4_288259_1c9e7c\" name=\"quform_4_288259\" class=\"quform-field quform-field-textarea quform-field-4_288259\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"new-password\"><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"quform-element quform-element-submit quform-element-4_2 quform-cf quform-button-style-theme\"><div class=\"quform-button-submit quform-button-submit-default quform-button-submit-4_2\"><button name=\"quform_submit\" type=\"submit\" class=\"quform-submit\" value=\"submit\"><span class=\"quform-button-text quform-button-submit-text\">Send<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"quform-loading quform-loading-position-left quform-loading-type-spinner-1\"><div class=\"quform-loading-inner\"><div class=\"quform-loading-spinner\"><div class=\"quform-loading-spinner-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/09\/CAAHEP.gif\" alt=\"CAAHEP logo\" class=\"wp-image-97\" style=\"width:179px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Medical Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs<\/strong><br>9355 113th Street North # 7709<br>Seminole, FL 33775<br>727-210-2350<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caahep.org\/\">www.caahep.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"2\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-u833f\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees &amp; Certificates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aqua-hr\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/allied-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/06\/Medical-Assistant-Fact-Sheet-Union-2025-Update.pdf\">Medical Assistant 1 Year Program \u2013 UNION<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/allied-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/06\/Medical-Assistant-Fact-Sheet-Rolla-2025-Update.pdf\">Medical Assistant 1 Year Program \u2013 ROLLA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Assisting Student Program Curriculum Outcome Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare students for an entry-level position as a medical assistant, while demonstrating and maintaining professional, ethical, and legal boundaries within their scope of practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare entry-level medical assistants to care for patients, analyze, and implement a variety of treatment plans based on specific patient needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare the students to apply critical thinking strategies in highly complex procedures in order to provide proper patient care and assist the provider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare the students to display and maintain professionalism, respectful communication and relationship with patients, their families and healthcare team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare the students to apply the concepts of interpersonal therapeutic communication in a variety of settings within diverse populations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare students to become multi-skilled entry-level medical assistants, qualified to perform all administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures within the medical assistant\u2019s scope of practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare students to provide proper patient care, while performing within the ethical and legal boundaries of the Medical Assistant\u2019s scope of practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare the students to exchange knowledge effectively and participate as team players within the various departments in the healthcare field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare students to obtain and maintain the Medical Assistant certification through AAMA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"3\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-u833f\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aqua-hr\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Adisa Velic, M.Ed., CCMA<\/strong><\/em><br>MDA Program Director<br><em>Health Science Building \u2013 Office 117<\/em><br><em>Union, MO 63084<\/em><br><em>636-584-6922<\/em><br><em><a href=\"mailto:adisa.velic@eastcentral.edu\">adisa.velic@eastcentral.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Nancy Mitchell, <strong>EdD,<\/strong> MSN, RN<\/strong><br>Dean of Health Sciences<br>Health Science Building \u2013 Suite 105<br>Union, MO 63084<br>636-584-6616<br><a href=\"mailto:nancy.mitchell@eastcentral.edu\">nancy.mitchell@eastcentral.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Judy Bieker, MSN, RN<\/strong><br>Health Sciences Career Navigator &amp; Advisor<br>636-584-6620<br><a href=\"mailto:judy.bieker@eastcentral.edu\">judy.bieker@eastcentral.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Julie Beck<\/strong><br>Program Assistant<br>Health Science Building \u2013 Suite 105<br>Union, MO 63084<br>636-584-6616<br><a href=\"mailto:julie.beck@eastcentral.edu\">julie.beck@eastcentral.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"4\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-u833f\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\"><div><h2>Medical Assistant Courses<\/h2><hr class=\"aquaHr\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><table class=\"ecc-course-table\"><thead><tr><th>Courses<\/th><th>Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tr><td><a 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