Medical/Clinical Assistant

Medical/Clinical Assistant is a certificate program (one to two years) offered at Southeastern Community College, a public institution in West Burlington, IA. The program falls within the medical assisting field (CIP 51.0801) and trains students to perform both administrative and clinical tasks in physician offices, outpatient clinics, and other ambulatory healthcare settings.

Southeastern Community College in West Burlington also offers related programs including Biomedical Technology/Technician at both the one-to-two-year and two-to-four-year certificate levels, Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD, Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design, and Carpentry/Carpenter. Students in the Medical/Clinical Assistant program can expect training in medical terminology, patient intake procedures, basic lab skills, electronic health records, and clinical support tasks relevant to front and back office healthcare roles.