AECC Career School
Licensed by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education
300 S. Spring Street, Suite 300 | Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Website:arecc.org | Email:admin@arecc.org
501-615-8922 (Office) | 501-615-8887 (Fax)
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant Program ensures the role in patient-centered care within the medical facility; Describe the specific personal characteristics, interpersonal communications, and professional skills required of the clinical medical assistant; Demonstrate an understanding of medical facility safety practices, measures, plans, and standards. To fulfill the requirements for state certification, the program will be a minimum of one-hundred sixty eight (168) hours of training, consisting of a combination of classroom and clinical instruction.Instruction includes:
- Prepare students to function as professionals in multiple healthcare settings
- Prepare students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office
- Medical assistants with a clinical background perform various clinical tasks including assisting with the administration of medications and with minor procedures, performing EKG electrocardiogram, obtaining laboratory specimens for testing, educating patients and other related tasks