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Medical Assisting (D/A)

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The care provided by medical professionals can make a difference in the life of each patient they treat.

The right background in medical assisting can prepare you for a rewarding career in the fast-paced field of medicine.  Through career-focused, hands-on courses and a real-world externship, a Westwood College medical assisting diploma or degree will give you the skills and training you'll need to support the doctors and nurses of a medical facility and help them provide quality healthcare to their patients. Your courses will be modeled after the workplace, giving you the valuable experience you'll need as you enter this field.

PROGRAM FEATURES INCLUDE

  • an externship providing students with hands-on job training
  • courses focusing on the front- and back-office functions of the medical field
  • classes focusing on healthcare terminology, procedures and administration

Program names, course topics and outcomes may vary by location. Please see the catalog for the campus location of your choice to review full program details.

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  • Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 20 months.


 
 

Medical Assisting Course Information

A medical assisting diploma or associate degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:

  • Minor Surgical Procedures
  • Medical Administrative Procedures
  • Medical Terminology
  • Patient Relations
  • Principles of Patient Care

Course breakdown

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Locations offering the diploma in
Medical Assisting*

California
Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
South Bay - Torrance,CA

Illinois
DuPage - Woodridge, IL
O'Hare Airport - Chicago, IL
River Oaks - Calumet City, IL

Virginia
Annandale - Annandale, VA
Arlington Ballston - Arlington, VA
 

Locations offering the associate degree in
Medical Assisting*

Colorado
Denver North - Denver, CO
Denver South - Denver, CO

Georgia
Atlanta Midtown - Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Northlake - Atlanta, GA

Program names, course topics and outcomes may vary by location. Please see the
catalog for the campus location of your choice to review full program details.

*Not all programs are offered every term.  Check with the campus of interest for current program offerings.
 

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Did You Know?

  • Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 20 months.
 
 

Where could your Medical Assisting diploma or degree take you?

Our medical assisting provides the educational background and hands-on experience necessary to successfully begin a career in medical assisting. Our faculty of professionals who work in their fields will provide you with the knowledge, training and insight that you’ll use in your career. Take a look at a career path some of our graduates have taken with a medical assisting diploma or associate degree from Westwood College.*

     Medical Assistant**

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*Graduates without experience in the field will likely start in entry-level positions. Position titles and responsibilities may vary by hiring company.
**Westwood prepares graduates for certification. Graduates wishing to attain certification must take and pass any applicable test/exams.

 

 

 
 

Westwood has prepared our medical assisting graduates for careers with employers such as:*

COLORADO REGION*

AfterHours Fluease, Inc.
AP Professionals Interim Healthcare
Cardiology Now New West Physicians
Columbine Family People's Clinic
Complete Family Salud Family Health
Davita St. Anthony's Hospital Central
Denver Occupational St. Anthony's Hospital North

GEORGIA REGION*

Annandale Campus Gwinnett Medical
Atlanta Foot Care Labcorp
Enable of Georgia Northlake Internal Medicine
Fluease, Inc. Northlake Pediatrics
Georgia Cancer Specialists Perimeter Medical
Grace Healthcare Primary Care
Grady Health System Rainbow Kids

ILLINOIS REGION*

Addison Pharmacy Kronos Optimal
Adventist Bolingbrook Loyola University Hospital
Brightstar Healthcare Misericordia Heart of mercy
Brite Smile Naperville Internists
ComPsych New Hope Center
Covenant Methodist Home Care Prism Medical Center
CVS Pharmacy ProMed Occupational
DuPage Medical Results Weight Loss
Flueease, Inc. Tatum Family Health
Home to Home Well Group Health

TEXAS REGION*

American Institute of Medicine Livingston Pediatric
Avalon Urgent Care Mason Park Medical
Baylor Endoscopy Medical Edge
Bosquez Bilingual Omni Medical Center
Comfort Rehab Presbyterian Hospital
CVS Pharmacy   Reese Medical Center
Davita Dialysis San Rafael Clinic
Greenville Surgery Source One Medical
Harris Methodist Hospital St. Luke's Episcopal
Health First Medical Texas Health Care
Kelsey-Seybold Texas Oncology
Lindell Chiropractic Trinity Dermatology

*Westwood College must track the initial employers of its graduates for accreditation purposes. This list contains employers of Westwood College graduates from  January 2009 to December 2010 and is not intended to represent an endorsement of Westwood College by the listed employers.

 
 

Medical Assisting Occupation Disclosures

The Department of Education lists the following occupations as potential careers for graduates of this program:*

31-9092 Medical Assistants
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers
31-9093.01 Endoscopy Technicians
31-9099.01 Speech-Language Pathology Assistants               

Additional information is available by visiting www.onetonline.org and entering the six-digit Standard Occupational Code (SOC) in the Occupation Search Area.

*This list is based on Department of Education standards. Actual entry-level jobs for graduates in this program may vary from this list. The job code data was pulled from IPEDS CIP-SOC crosswalk as of 4/22/2011. Although the Department of Education requires all job titles to be listed, Westwood College has not found the program to prepare graduates for all the jobs listed.

 

General Program Disclosures

To learn more about the available programs, related graduation and placement rates, median loan debt and tuition and fees, select the document for your location of choice below.

CALIFORNIA

pdf_iconAnaheim Campus
pdf_iconInland Empire Campus
pdf_iconLos Angeles Campus
pdf_iconSouth Bay Campus

 COLORADO

pdf_iconDenver North Campus
pdf_iconDenver South Campus

GEORGIA

pdf_iconAtlanta Midtown Campus
pdf_iconAtlanta Northlake Campus

ILLINOIS

pdf_iconChicago Loop Campus
pdf_iconDuPage Campus
pdf_iconO'Hare Airport Campus
pdf_iconRiver Oaks Campus

TEXAS

pdf_iconDallas Campus
pdf_iconFort Worth Campus
pdf_iconHouston South Campus

VIRGINIA

pdf_iconAnnandale Campus
pdf_iconArlington Ballston Campus

 ONLINE LEARNING

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