Medical Assisting

Wake Tech offers a diploma in Medical Assisting (MED) that prepares multi-skilled health care professionals to perform administrative, clinical and laboratory procedures.

Course work includes instruction in the following:

• Scheduling appointments
• Coding and processing insurance accounts
• Billing, collections and computer operations
• Assisting with examinations and treatments
• Performing routine laboratory procedures
• Electrocardiography
• Supervised medication administration
• Legal and ethical issues associated with patient care

Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants' certification examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians' offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments and hospitals.

Perry Health Sciences Admissions
919-747-0402
[email protected]

Follow these steps to get started:

1. Apply to Wake Tech
2. Submit official transcripts to [email protected]
3. Apply for financial aid and veterans benefits, if applicable
4. Once admitted, follow the steps to enroll on the New Student Checklist
5. Submit a Medical Assisting program application to [email protected]
6. Take the Medical Assisting Math Readiness Assessment, which is administered during the program orientation for the upcoming semester.
   Students who do not score 84% or higher on the assessment will be required to visit the Tutoring and Learning Center. They also should complete one of the following Workforce Development courses to help improve their performance: Math Essentials for Healthcare Careers (HRD-3004) or Math for Medical Assistants and Healthcare Professionals (MAT-3713A7). They will retake the assessment in MED-110: Orientation to Medical Assisting.