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This program is no longer accepting new students.
Please see Seattle Central's Medical Assisting program which is accepting new students.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes detail the knowledge, skills and abilities that you as a student will demonstrate upon successful completion of the Medical Assisting program.

• To prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains

• To prepare graduates to perform within the legal and ethical boundaries of the medical assistant’s scope of practice

• To prepare graduates to value the needs of each patient, their family, culture and beliefs.  

• To prepare graduates to communicate effectively, professionally and be culturally sensitive with providers, staff and patients

• To prepare graduates to participate as team members while in the office setting of their clinic/hospital   

• To prepare graduates to maintain currency within their field through certification and continuing education

• Encourage the student to be a lifelong learner