The Medical Assisting Program at Mount Wachusett Community College provides students with the opportunity to earn a Medical Assisting Certificate or Associate of Science Degree in Medical Assisting. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared for positions as medical assistants and can work in a variety of medical settings. During the course of study, students will develop skills and competencies in clinical and administrative duties. Students will gain knowledge in patient care and operational functions.

Medical assistants perform a combination of clinical and administrative duties. Clinical duties include assisting doctors with examinations, drawing blood, placing patients in rooms, administering immunizations, removing sutures, assessing vital signs, and applying wound care. Administrative duties include scheduling appointments, answering phones, billing insurance companies, making referrals, and phoning in prescriptions. Because medical assistants work in an office environment, most work regular day-time hours with no weekends or holidays. Upon successful completion of the Medical Assisting Certificate, graduates will be eligible to sit for a certification exam as a medical assistant and seek employment as a certified clinical medical assistant. Courses completed as part of this certificate program can be applied to the Medical Assisting Degree program.

For students who enjoy helping others and have organizational and people skills, earning a medical assisting certificate or associate degree in Gardner, MA, offers many possibilities. The healthcare field has a range of entry-level through advanced opportunities for our graduates, including:

• Medical office assistant
• Medical claims examiner
• EKG technician
• Patient Care Associate II (PCA II)
• Lead medical assistant