A Program Director must be a full time employee of the sponsoring institution have a minimum of an associate degree have instruction in educational theory and practices be credentialed in good standing in medical assisting, by an organization whose credentialing exam is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCAA) or the American Standards Institute have a minimum of three years of employment in a healthcare facility, including a minimum of 160 hours in an ambulatory healthcare setting performing or observing administrative and clinical procedures as performed by medical assistants have a minimum of one year teaching experience in post-secondary and/or vocational/technical education.Faculty or Instructional Staff Medical assisting faculty/and or instructional staff must be current and competent in the MAERB Core Curriculum objectives, included in their assigned teaching, as evidence by education and/or experience, and have instruction in educational theory and techniques