What's included in your Training

Tuition $5,000

Students of DRM International Learning Center’s accelerated 8 Week Medical Assistant program will receive training in:

• The role of the medical assistant, including scope of practice, communication skills, and professionalism
• Foundational material such as legal and ethical concerns, patient diversity, human psychology and development, infection prevention and control (also emphasized throughout), and response to emergencies and disasters
• Fundamentals of administrative medical assisting, including scheduling, electronic and paper record management, correspondence, insurance, coding, billing, and office management
• Essential clinical skills such as vital sign and anthropometric measurements, history-taking, patient positioning, and preparing for and assisting with outpatient medical exams and procedures
• Basics of medical terminology and abbreviations, with more provided in the instructor’s materials
• Material organized by body system—this includes each system’s structure and function, lifespan changes, common conditions, examinations and procedures, and patient education related to the system
• Phlebotomy, EKG, and medication administration procedures described in simple language, with enough background information provided to help students understand the procedures, but not so much as to overwhelm