Clinical Medical Assistants are critical members of healthcare teams in a variety of settings. As a CMA, you are often the first and last person a patient interacts with, making a lasting impact on the patient experience. CMAs perform a variety of tasks such as taking patient vital signs, assisting providers with exams and procedures, administering injections or medications, performing essential laboratory procedures, checking patients in and out upon arrival and departure, answering phone calls and questions, and updating and maintaining electronic health records. Topics you will learn include: health care systems and settings, medical terminology and basic pharmacology, nutrition and psychology, pathophysiology and disease processes, microbiology, general patient care, infection control, testing and laboratory procedures, phlebotomy, EKG and cardiovascular testing, patient care and education, administrative assisting, communication and customer service, and medical law and ethics.