Pioneer Pacific offers a Medical Assisting Diploma and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Assisting.

Medical Assisting Diploma
Optimum Completion Time
5 terms or 50 academic weeks

Offered at
Health Career Institute (Wilsonville)
Clackamas
Eugene/Springfield

Our Medical Assisting diploma program prepares graduates for an entry-level position in a physician's office or medical clinic. The program emphasizes the development of clinical skills and administrative skills, equipping students for positions as a medical assistant, medical receptionist, health plan coordinator and/or medical insurance customer service representative.

Medical Assisting AAS
Optimum Completion Time
7 terms or 70 academic weeks

Offered at
Health Career Institute (Wilsonville)
Clackamas
Eugene/Springfield

Medical Assistant graduates are invaluable resources to physicians and other healthcare providers. They provide both administrative and clinical duties, often assisting directly with patient care.

Our Medical Assisting program prepares graduates for an entry-level position in a physician's office or medical clinic. Students learn not only in the classroom, but also in a lab that simulates, as realistically as possible, the typical facilities, equipment, and records found in a physician's office, including microscopes, EKG machines, exam tables and medical instruments.

The last 180 hours of a student's program is reserved for working and learning at an externship site. Here, under supervision, students have the opportunity to experience firsthand their future working environment.

Pioneer Pacific offers a Medical Assisting Diploma and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Assisting.

Skills acquired include:

Clinical Skills:

• BLS CPR Certified
• Patient Charting & History
• Vitals
• Surgery Prep
• First Aid/Emergency Response
• Pharmaceutical calculations
• Eye Examinations
• Lab Skills:
• Blood Draws
• Urinalysis
• Cultures
• Pregnancy Tests
• EKG
• Nebulizer
• ABO Blood Typing
• Injections
• Externship
• Administrative Skills:
• Appointments
• Filing/Typing
• Bookkeeping
• Insurance Form Preparation
• Medical Transcription
• HIPAA Certification
• Medical Terminology

Want to learn more about the Medical Assisting programs at Pioneer Pacific College? Call our admissions team toll-free at 1-866-772-4636 or request more information online.