Medical/Clinical Assistant

Hudson County Community College, a public institution in Jersey City, NJ, offers a two-to-four-year certificate in Medical/Clinical Assistant. The program prepares students to perform both administrative and clinical duties in physician offices, clinics, and other outpatient health care settings, including patient intake, vital signs, phlebotomy, and medical recordkeeping.

This program is part of the allied health assisting field (CIP 51.0801). Hudson County Community College also offers related programs including Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician, Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef, Culinary Arts/Chef Training at both certificate levels, and Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. Students can expect a curriculum that combines classroom instruction in medical terminology and anatomy with supervised clinical externship experience.