Vista Community Clinic (VCC) and Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Extended Learning’s partnership continues as they prepare to welcome the 16th cohort for their Medical Assistant Training Program. The six-month program combines classroom instruction and clinical experience to prepare students to work as medical assistants in a variety of healthcare settings. Students will learn to provide patient care, work with doctors and nurses to meet the needs of patients, and perform administrative and clerical duties in an office environment. They, also, greet and assist patients with paperwork, show patients to their exam rooms, and take patients’ vitals and draw blood.
The affordable Medical Assistant training program is now accepting applications. Applications will be accepted through April 12, 2024, with the priority consideration deadline for tuition assistance on March 29th, 2024. Enrollment in the program is
$4,000, which includes textbooks, scrubs, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and additional support services. Tuition assistance is available for a limited number of students who qualify. Job placement assistance is available for those who successfully complete the program. Rates show more than 70% of our graduates get hired!
Cohort 11 graduate Stefani S. shares why they enrolled in the Medical Assistant training program: “I have worked various jobs in different fields from clerical to warehouse settings. Although I have learned a lot in every position I worked in, I never felt a connection to the work that I was doing. I wanted to enter the healthcare field to better myself, help people, and have a fulfilling career with opportunities for growth.”
The Medical Assistant training program starts July 22, 2024 and runs through January
4, 2025. Program information and a downloadable application are available at vistacommunityclinic.org/medical-assistant-program. For questions, email MAProgram@vcc.org.
About Vista Community Clinic
With twelve state-of-the-art locations in North San Diego, Orange, and Riverside Counties, VCC provides affordable, high-quality health care to more than 70,000 community residents. Services offered by VCC include primary care, pediatrics, prenatal and women’s health, optometry, chiropractic care, dental health, podiatry, acupuncture, and behavioral health services. VCC also offers a wide array of community health education programs, which are free and open to all community residents. VCC is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home, and is the recipient of the HRSA National Quality Leader Seal for exceeding national clinical quality benchmarks. For more
information call 760.631.5000 or visit www.vcc.org.
