This is a two semester course for 11th and 12th grade students that is a fundamental part of a Career Completer Program. A medical assistant provides skillful execution of administrative, clinical, and general duties as an integral and supportive part of a physician's practice. Clinical skills provide an extension of the services provided by the physician. General duties concern legal, ethical, moral, and professional conduct of health care employees.

Introduction to Heath Careers is a prerequisite course for this program. Program instruction includes medical office skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs, and other basic care-giving techniques for patients across the life span. The clinical experiences are in various departments of the Anne Arundel Medical Center. Students completing the Medical Assistant course are CPR-certified and receive their Medical Assistant Certification. This program is part of Anne Arundel Community College's Tech Prep program. Students in this program can earn college credits while attending high school. Career opportunities are available in hospitals. health maintenance organizations. extended care facilities, and doctors' offices.