Program Outcomes
Medical Assistant Mission
The mission of Baker College’s medical assistant program is to prepare students with the core knowledge and skills needed to provide professional care while performing administrative and clinical tasks in a healthcare setting.
Program Goals and Expected Learning Outcomes
The goal of the medical assistant program is to provide the healthcare community a multiskilled healthcare professional specifically educated to work in ambulatory settings performing administrative and clinical duties. The practice of medical assisting has a profound influence on the health and well-being of the community and requires mastery-level knowledge and skills obtained by both a formal education and a practical experience.
In addition, the medical assistant program at Baker College prepares its graduates to participate in and pass a national certification exam. These goals will be accomplished by meeting the essentials as well as the standards and guidelines adopted by and set forth by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and the American Medical Association (AMA).
Medical Assistant Objectives
- The student will demonstrate competency in the administrative skills of an entry-level medical assistant by satisfying the learning outcomes (standards) and passing the required courses.
- The student will demonstrate competency in the clinical skills of an entry-level medical assistant by satisfying the learning outcomes (standards) and passing the required courses.
- The graduate will meet the learning expectations of an entry-level medical assistant in the following three domains: cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor, (skills) and affective (behavior). Measurement of student success will be their ability to pass the national credentialing examination.
- The graduate will demonstrate commitment to professional development by pursuing continuing education and/or membership in a professional organization related to medical assisting.
In compliance with MAERB Policy 210 the single- year figures for job placement, exam passage, and retention are reported below based on the most recent Annual Report Form submitted to the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Program Performance
In compliance with MAERB Policy 210 the five- year average for exam passage and retention are reported below. This information is based on the most recent Annual Report Form submitted to the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) for the years 2019-2023.
Retention – 83.33%
Exam Passage – 91.07%