Medical/Clinical Assistant

Medical/Clinical Assistant is a one- to two-year certificate program at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque, a private for-profit institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program trains students to perform both administrative and clinical tasks in physician offices, clinics, and other health care settings.

This program is part of the allied health and medical assisting services field (CIP 51.0801). Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque offers additional health care programs including Pharmacy Technician/Assistant; Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer; Health/Health Care Administration/Management; Physical Therapy Assistant; and Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. Students can expect training in patient intake procedures, vital signs measurement, basic laboratory procedures, medical coding, and electronic health records management.