CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISSTANT

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Become a Clinical Medical Assistant in Less Than a Year!

Prepare for a rewarding career in healthcare with our 480-hour Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) course! This hybrid program equips you with the essential skills to assist medical professionals in both clinical and administrative tasks.

Course Highlights:

  • Hybrid Learning Model: Online coursework combined with in-person lectures and hands-on labs.

  • Comprehensive Training: Gain expertise in clinical and administrative medical tasks.

  • Real-World Experience: Includes a 160-hour clinical externship for hands-on learning.

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Taking accurate vital signs and patient medical histories

  • Phlebotomy (blood draws) and CLIA-waived testing

  • Administering injections and wound dressing

  • Front office procedures and patient documentation

Program Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED (per Clinical Laboratory Amendment of 1988).

  • Completion of Hepatitis B vaccination series or signed declination form.

  • Proof of immunization before clinical externship.

  • Must be 18 years or older.

  • Pass a background check before the clinical externship.

  • Submit a personal statement and complete an interview with the program director.

Course Delivery & Schedule:

  • Delivery Method: Hybrid (online self-study + in-person/virtual lectures + hands-on labs)

  • Online Self-Study: Approx. 270 hours (via NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant online modules)

  • Live/Virtual Class Schedule: 4 days/week (Monday – Thursday with some Fridays for makeup sessions)

    • Morning Class: Mon & Wed on-campus, Tues & Thurs virtual, Fridays as needed

    • Evening Class: Mon & Wed on-campus, Tues & Thurs virtual, Fridays as needed

  • Clinical Externship: 160 hours of supervised practical experience

Tuition: $6,795 (includes tuition, lab fees, course materials, and 1st attempt at NHA CCMA exam)

Certification: Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). (Certification is provided by a third-party organization; Prime Time Medical Training LLC does not administer the certification exam.)

Start Your Medical Career Today! Take the next step toward becoming a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant—enroll now and gain the skills to thrive in the healthcare field!

CMA Program Overview

  • 480 total clock hours
  • 160 hour externship
  • Approx. 20 weeks duration
  • Tuition: $6,795
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CMA Course Schedule

Class meets 4 times a week for 5 hours on Mondays-Thursdays with some Fridays for lecture/lab. Day and Evening options are available for more flexibility for the working adult.

The 160 externship hours schedule can vary and may be different than the class schedule. A full-time or part time 30- 40-hour-per-week externship is typical. Complete in less than 8 months depending on when student completes externship hours.

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Work Environment

Medical assistants held about 720,900 jobs in 2020. The largest employers of medical assistants were as follows:

  • Offices of physicians: 57%
  • Hospitals; state, local, and private: 15%
  • Outpatient care centers: 8%
  • Offices of chiropractors: 4%

Average CMA Wage & Job Outlook

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 the median annual wage for medical assistants was $42,000 / $21.19 per hour. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. Growth is 15%, which is much faster growth than the national average.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Receiving a Certificate of Completion at the end of this course does not make you a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, or CCMA. To become a CCMA, you must also take and pass the the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam.

You can take the CCMA exam  on-site at our location,  remotely, proctored live using a web cam from your home, or go to a PSI testing center to take the certificate exam

Yes. The CCMA certification needs to be renewed every two years. To keep your license current, CCMAs are also required to complete 10 continuing education credits, as required by the NHA