Clinical Medical Assistant Program at Amarillo College

Summary of the Clinical Medical Assistant Program at Amarillo College, which included ABE pathways, soft skills training, and technologically enhanced learning strategies to produce a new training curriculum with TAACCCT grant funds.
Date:
2016
Primary Material Type:
Program
Other Material Types:
Program Planning Resources
Institution:
Amarillo College
Subjects:
accelerate progress, basic skills, career pathways, contextualized learning, job placement, personalized instruction, simulations, latticed credentials, technology-enabled learning, soft skills, supplemental instructor, TABE, problem solving skills, critical thinking, clinical medical assistant

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Amarillo College Clinical Medical Assistant Advisory Committee: provided input into curriculum redesign, emphasizing both technical and soft skills needed by new employees.
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Support Occupations -- Medical Assistants (31-9092)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
Number of weeks per course:
8
Number of courses in the program:
14
Program Delivery Format:
Face-to-face

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
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