Medical/Clinical Assistant

Medical/Clinical Assistant is a certificate program (one to two years) offered at Skagit Valley College, a public institution in Mount Vernon, WA. This program is part of the medical assistant field (CIP 51.0801) and prepares students to perform both administrative and clinical tasks in physician offices, clinics, and other outpatient healthcare settings.

Skagit Valley College also provides programs in Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology. Students in the one-to-two-year medical/clinical assistant certificate program can expect training in patient intake procedures, vital signs measurement, phlebotomy, medication administration, electronic health records, and medical office management, readying them for entry-level positions as clinical or medical assistants.