Mission
The mission of the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) is to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
Description
The Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) training includes, but is not limited to hands-on experience in assisting with patient examinations, treatments, administering medications, phlebotomy, electrocardiography, emergency procedures, and receptionist front desk duties.
The Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) is a one year (2,000 hours) registered apprenticeship program of related classroom instruction and on-the-job training that requires the apprentice to be employed by a participating employer/sponsor and enrolled in a formal program registered and approved by the US Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Education. Apprentices, in addition to employment, are required to participate in structured part-time training related coursework specifically aligned with the apprenticeship standards approved by the above state and federal agencies.
Industry Certification/Licensure
Upon completion of the program apprentices will sit for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam, through American Medical Technologists (AMT).
This standard apprenticeship program is accredited through the Council on Occupational Education