1-year medical assistant program in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Medical assistant program
Mercy College of Health Sciences and Trinity Health have partnered to fill the critical need for medical assistants in the Grand Rapids area. Here’s your chance to make an impact and become a certified medical assistant (MA) in just one year!
No SAT or ACT scores required to enroll — just a high school diploma or GED.
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Program Length
In-Person Skills Labs
Tuition Cost Per Semester (3-Semester Program)
Start Dates Per Year: Fall & Spring
Employment Rate Among Graduates1
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YOUR BODY OF WORK
WHAT DOES A MEDICAL ASSISTANT DO?
Medical assistants provide critical physician support services to ensure healthcare facilities run smoothly. As an MA you will act as an important patient liaison in a variety of healthcare settings — such as clinic offices for physicians, podiatrists, and other health practitioners.
Administrative duties
- Welcome patients
- Answer telephones
- Schedule appointments
- Update and file patient medical records
- Code and fill out insurance forms
- Arrange for hospital admissions and laboratory services
- Handle correspondence, billing and bookkeeping
Healthcare duties
- Collect medical histories
- Take vitals
- Draw blood
- Explain treatment procedures to patients
- Administer medications (as directed)
- Prepare patients for examinations
- Assist the physician during examinations
- Perform basic laboratory tests
- Transmit prescription refills (as directed)
- Provide wound care
YOUR 1-YEAR COMMITMENT
- 2 start dates available in September and January
- 100% online Mercy College coursework
- 2 six-hour hands-on skill boot camps with an approved instructor
- 160 hours of in-person clinical practicum (that equates to four 40-hour work weeks)
- Unlimited flexibility! Hold a full-time job and earn while you learn.
YOUR FUTURE IN HEALTHCARE
- 100% job placement rate
- Post-graduation job opportunities available at Trinity Health!
- 20-30% projected job growth in the next 10 years1
- Unlimited launchpad for several other healthcare career opportunities
- Tuition repayment options available in most MA positions
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Begin your Journey
Ready to Chart Your Course as a Mercy College student? Our simple, hassle-free admissions process will have you starting classes in no time, and our admissions team will guide you every step of the way!
1:1 ENROLLMENT CONSULTATION
Speak with a Mercy College enrollment coach to answer any program questions and start your MA application.
COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION
Our streamlined admissions process is quick and easy and facilitated completely online. Feel free to start, stop, and complete all through our enrollment platform.
COMMIT TO ONE YEAR
Your Mercy College team and fellow MA cohort peers will be with you every step of the way.
LAUNCH YOUR NEW CAREER
After you complete the MA program and pass your Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) exam, nothing will stop you! Mercy College is partnering with Trinity Health to fill the critical need for medical assistants in the Waterloo, Iowa region.
COMPLETE A FREE APPLICATION
The Medical Assisting program is a direct admit program. When you are admitted to Mercy College, you are admitted into the Medical Assisting program! To get started, complete the Mercy College application. If you are transferring credits, please visit our transfer page to learn more.
The following courses and sequencing is a sample of required courses to graduate from the Medical Assisting program. The following courses are designed to allow students to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) Exam.
Semester 1
8-Week Term
MA 101 – Medical Assisting Administrative Procedures (4 cr)
7-Week Term
MA 106 – Anatomy and Physiology (4 cr)
SEMESTER 2
8-Week Term
MA 102 – Medical Assisting Clinical Procedures I (4 cr)
7-Week Term
MA 122 – Medical Assisting Clinical Procedures II (4 cr)
Semester 3
8-Week Term
MA 108 – Diseases of the Human Body (3 cr)
MA 203 – Medical Assisting Practicum I (2 cr)
7-Week Term
MA 201 – Medical Assisting Professional Components (2cr)
MA 204 – Medical Assisting Practicum II (2 cr)
TOTAL: 25 MAJOR CREDITS
