Recent SemestersSpring 2026Class Size35 studentsCredits4PrerequisitePrerequisite Prerequisite: Admission to the Taft College Medical Assisting Program and a successful completion of MEDA 1109 with a C or better. Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThis is designed to provide advanced education and training for the individual who is interested in working as a Clinical Medical Assistant in a medical or clinical back office. Topics include patient history and interviewing, techniques of assisting the physician with patients, minor surgeries and sterile dressing changes, staple and suture removal, theory of x-ray examination and treatment, patient education, electrocardiographic methods, and first aid. Common office procedures are discussed and practiced in the Skills Lab. Emphasis is placed on the role of the clinical medical assistant. (formerly MEDA 1110)Usually HeldFri 1:10pm–4:00pm, Fri 4:01pm–7:00pm 