# MEDICAL ASSISTING (Certificate of Specialization)

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Medical Assisting

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Medical Assisting, Certificate of Specialization

The Medical Assisting Program prepares students for entry-level employment in medical offices and clinics. Medical assistants are important members of the healthcare team. They are most likely the first people you interface with when you go to a doctor’s appointment. They are the individuals who help schedule your appointments, take your vital signs, prepare you for medical procedures and manage other patient needs and clerical tasks. The program provides classroom training along with skills-lab practice, and hands-on externship opportunities. Students are taught basic and advanced medical assisting skills, medical office management, and professional written and verbal communication. Upon completion students are eligible to take approved state and/or national certification exams

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Demonstrate and apply ethical, competent, and safe patient care within their scope of practice of a Medical Assistant and/or Phlebotomist.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses (12.5 units)** | | 12.5 |
| MAST 110 | MEDICAL ASSISTING BASICS | 2 |
| MAST 111A | MEDICAL ASSISTING FAST TRACK | 9.5 |
| MAST 111B | MEDICAL ASSISTING FAST TRACK LAB | 1 |
| **Total** | | **12.5** |