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Training America's Future Healthcare Workers Since 2004

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Administer quality education and training that develops the potential of each student to become a productive, responsible, and professional member of society, as well as a skilled member of the medical assisting workforce.

Prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Foster open access and a supportive environment that encourages student success in the classroom, laboratory, and externship sites.

Encourage professionalism, integrity, and high standards in students.

Adhere to professional standards incorporating the legal and ethical responsibilities of medical assistants.

Train students to organize, prioritize, and delegate care by communicating effectively with medical team members.

Develop and apply knowledge of specific disease conditions to the patients’ prevention, treatment, and well-being.

Equip students for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA-NHA) and Certified EKG Technician (CET-NHA) national exams.

See what our 8 Month* Medical Assistant Program offers

*30 Approved Instructional Weeks

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length, and schedule may change. Fill our form for more details.

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Medical Assistant

program provides a library and classrooms with audiovisual teaching aids, textbooks, and simulators. The Instructor-to-Student ratio is 1:15 in the laboratory, 1:30 during residential lectures, and 1:25 during online lectures. The program consists of 13 courses contained in three modules.

Students must be available

four hours daily, Monday through Friday, for didactic and laboratory coursework.

While on externship

students must be available 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, and they may be required to accommodate alternative schedules based on facility placement business hours. Students must be able to complete those particular rotations on the schedule provided.

Students receive

231 didactic instruction, 345 laboratory instruction, and 180 clinical externship hours. This allows students to apply the lecture topics and hands-on lab skills in practical use when placed in a healthcare facility. 192.5 hours will be spent outside work time.

The curriculum provides students

with the technical, clinical, and interpersonal skills necessary to succeed in the medical assisting field. A certificate is awarded upon program completion. The expected program completion time is 30 weeks, excluding holidays and vacation times.

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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is Accredited & Approved

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**Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. Information about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education can be found at www.bppe.ca.gov, Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduates (PLUS),

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