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Career Area: Health Science
Apprenticeship
Program Number: 50-509-1
Credit Program
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Description

Medical Assistant apprentices perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician.

Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Details and Requirements

  • No less than 2,306 hours
  • 306 hours of paid related classroom instruction
  • Must obtain one of these certification credentials: Certified Clinical Medical
    Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, National Certified Medical Assistant or
    Registered Medical Assistant.
  • Transition-To-Trainer course will be completed in the final year of the
    apprenticeship

Wisconsin Technical College Medical Assistant Programs