Description
Clinical Medical Assistants work in clinics, doctor’s offices, and hospitals, performing routine clinical tasks. Clinical duties vary according to state law and include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining procedures, preparing patients for examination, and assisting physicians during examinations. Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments. They instruct patients about medications and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for x rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings. The SLTATC Clinical Medical Assisting Program prepares a student to work as a clinical medical assistant.

Students seeking a Salt Lake • Tooele Applied Technology College (SLTATC) Certificate of Proficiency for the Clinical Medical Assisting program will need to demonstrate proficiency in all of the required program competencies.

Skills you will learn:

Structure
Competency based format; open-entry, open-exit delivery.

Length
We estimate a typical student will spend approximately 900 hours learning the required material in this course. Your actual time will depend upon your schedule and your ability to master the subject material. Students schedule when they want to attend courses during the hours when the courses are offered. Sponsored students may be required to complete programs and courses within a certain time period.

Location
This program is offered at the following locations:

• Salt Lake Campus
• Rose Park Campus
• Horizonte Instruction & Training Center
• Tooele County

Specific Program Requirements
Student Services will assess the math and English language skills of new adult students using the Test of Adult Basic English (TABE) Locator and Survey or by evaluating their skills through high school or college transcripts. High school students are not tested; instead, their school counselor will determine if they have met the appropriate skill levels for the training program they are entering. The assessment and an introductory meeting with an SLTATC Student Advisor will determine specific training needs and an appropriate program schedule for new students.

Program Disclosure Documents
The College has a detailed disclosure document which discusses important information about being a student in the Health Care Technologies programs. Access the program disclosure documents.

Each student must meet the following non-education requirements:

• Be at least 16-17 years old at time of training
• Be 18 years of age prior to entering the clinical/externship portion of the program
• Immunizations: MMR/Titer, Varicella, TDaP, Hepatitis B series
• Current TB test and/or X-ray
• Background check and drug screen
• Employers may also have additional age requirements or restrictions for employment

Tuition and Fees: Clinical Medical Assisting

Fees as of July 1, 2007. Subject to change without notice.

*Costs are based upon the enrollment of 30 hours per week, 20 hours per week and 10 hours per week and 100% progress, for in-state, adult students. Actual training time and cost of tuition will be based upon the exact number of hours a student is enrolled each week and progress in their courses. Tuition and fee information is published on the College web site. College fees include registration fee, lab fee and monthly supply fee.

**See bookstore for texts required by course and current pricing. Optional texts are not included in this cost.

This publication is not a contractual agreement. While all costs are good faith estimates based upon current prices, the costs of textbooks, materials, equipment and clothing are variable and outside of the control of the College.

Tuition rates are established and approved by the Utah State Board of Regents and the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees. In accordance with State law, the public will be notified in advance and will be able to comment regarding any proposed changes in tuition.