Apr 27, 2024  
College Catalog 2022-2023 
    
College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MEDA 130 - Career and National Exam Preparation


2 Credits
This course focuses on preparing students to take and pass the national certification exam for medical assistants. This course will review hard-to-understand topics and topics that were taught earlier on in the program that may be included on the national exam. Students will also learn the preparation and test-taking techniques required to complete a certification exam.

Course Outcomes
 

  1. Review topics taught in the medical assistant program from quarters one through three.
  2. Register and schedule the exam offered through American Medical Technologists. 
  3. Take and successfully pass practice exams in canvas.
  4. Take and pass the certifying medical assistant exam in order to obtain a Washington State Medical Assistant License.
  5. Apply for the Washington State Medical Assistant License through the Department of Health.