Medical Assisting

1. Admission to Modesto Junior College.
2. High school graduation or equivalent (GED or college degree) is highly recommended, but not required.
3. Transcripts on file in MJC Enrollment Services.
   All transcripts (high school or equivalent and other colleges) must be on file in MJC Enrollment Services, Student Services Building 102, (209) 575-6853 prior to the Program application deadline.  Enrollment Services will accept hand-carried transcripts that are in a sealed envelope with a school seal.
4. Please refer to the Medical Assisting Program Technical Standards for success in the Medical Assisting Program.
5. In addition to the Medical Assisting courses taken during the program, there are four required courses that must be completed in order to complete the Certification or Associate in Science Degree in Medical Assisting. In order to be accepted into the Medical Assisting Program you must have completed at least three of the four required courses listed below with a grade of C or better. Applicants who have completed all four courses will be accepted first. If the required coursework is in progress at time of application, you may be considered for acceptance, on a space available basis, at time of successful course completion.
   
   
6. Submit a Medical Assisting Program Application to Allied Health during the application period

1. Students who have met/completed the requirements above may complete and submit a Medical Assisting Program Application to Allied Health within the application period. Please note, if the spring-start program is not full, applications will continue to be available on the website and accepted through October 15. 

   Applications are available from the Allied Health website during the application period listed above.

   In addition, accepted applicants must provide proof of:

Practicum (Clinical) Clearance:

• Health Clearance
  1. A medical history and physical examination completed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner within three months prior to the start of second semester of the Medical Assisting Program. The physician must state that the applicant does not have any health conditions that would create a hazard to self, employees, or patients.
  2. Documentation of required immunizations.
  3. A negative PPD skin test must be obtained. If a positive reaction is obtained, or has previously been obtained, a chest x-ray must be taken unless medically contraindicated. 

• Background Check
  All students participating in practicum assignments are required by practicum sites to complete a background check and be cleared by the practicum site in order to participate in the practicum experience.

• Drug Screen
  All students participating in practicum assignments will be required to pass a drug screen.

BLS Certification
BLS certification must be from the American Heart Association; for the Healthcare Provider (infant, child, and adult); eligible for recertification; and current throughout the program. Here are the current BLS Healthcare Providers:

• Advantage Medical Training Centers
• Professional CPR
• First Lady Permanente

Applicants who have completed all four of the required courses with a grade of C or better will be accepted first. Applicants who have completed three of the four required courses with a grade of C or better will be accepted next. If there are more qualified applicants than space available, a random selection process will be used. Applicants who have required coursework in progress at time of application will be considered for acceptance, on a space available basis, once the in-progress coursework has been completed with a grade of C or better on transcript. 

Continuation in the Medical Assisting Program is dependent upon completion of all program required courses with a grade of C or better. If a student receives less than a C in any required course, that course must be repeated with a grade of C or better in order to complete the Medical Assisting Program and be eligible for the National Certification Examination.  

 Beginning with the January 2001 administration of the Certification Examination, felons are no longer eligible for the Certification Examination unless the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Certifying Board grants a waiver based on one or more of the mitigating circumstances listed in the Disciplinary Standards. Any student considering a career in medical assisting, who has a criminal record, is advised to contact the AAMA for advisement prior to entering the Medical Assisting Program.

American Association of Medical Assistants
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1575
Chicago, IL 60606-2903
1-800-228-2262

 The Yosemite Community College District and Modesto Junior College have made every effort to determine that everything stated in this document is accurate.  Courses and programs are subject to change without notice by the administration of the Yosemite Community College District or Modesto Junior College for any reason at the discretion of the District and the College.