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- Phone: (616) 957-6036
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Medical Executive Assistant Courses
Both a Medical Executive Assistant & an Administrative Medical Secretary are professionals in the healthcare arena that provide a variety of administrative support functions to people and groups in their purview. A Medical Executive Assistant provides clerical and administrative support across several health care channels and may be highly specialized or generalists depending on the employment situation and geographic location. Get more details below including other Michigan colleges that offer medical executive assistant courses.
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Carnegie Institute
3233 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
The Carnegie Institute School of Allied Health Technology was founded in 1947 as a postsecondary school with a mission to assess health care support service needs and develop specialized accredited programs to fulfill those needs.
Licensed by the Michigan State Department of Education, it was the first school of its kind to get such recognition in the state, and one of the first in the country to offer a structured Medical Assistant program. Since then, it has the privilege of being the first to be accredited for a number of programs in the State of Michigan. Originally opened in Detroit, the campus’s current location is on the Stephenson Highway in Troy, Michigan.
The institute currently offers no less than a dozen sub-baccalaureate programs in the field of allied health care services. The courses are:
- Medical assistant
- Medical insurance biller
- Medical administrative assistant
- Medical business specialist
- Massage therapy
- Electroneurodiagnostic technologist
- Cardiology technician
- Vascular technologist
- Cardiovascular technologist
- Invasive cardiovascular technologist
- Cardiac electrophysiology technologist
- Pacemaker/ICD technician
Average tuition for 2012-2013 enrollments were $10,700, and 86% of the undergraduate students availed of financial aid in some form – primarily grants and scholarships averaging over $5,200 each.
The institute offers externship and clinical rotation training, which gives them hands-on experience working in a real-life clinical environment such as a hospital or another type of health care center. They also offer placement services through a database containing 55 major hospitals and 300 medical facilities.
Students Enrolled in the Medical Executive Assistant Program
Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Carnegie Institute offers a less than two-year award program in medical executive assistant.
Students by Gender (2019)
Graduates | |
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Male | 0 |
Female | 7 |
Students by Race (2019)
Graduates | |
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White | 7 |
Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.
Career Options for Graduates
Students who have completed the Medical Executive Assistant program at Carnegie Institute, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below:Medical Assistants
Description
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Career Outlook & Projections ()
According to the BLS, medical assistants employment is expected to grow at a rate of 23.5% from 2014 to 2024
Salary & Wages
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Total Employment: 1
- Average Hourly Rate: $15.47
- Average Annual Salary: $32180
Medical Secretaries
Description
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
Career Outlook & Projections ()
According to the BLS, medical secretaries employment is expected to grow at a rate of 20.5% from 2014 to 2024
Salary & Wages
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Total Employment: 2
- Average Hourly Rate: $15.46
- Average Annual Salary: $32150
Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Admission Requirements & Details
The information regarding admissions below may give you an idea of the candidates Carnegie Institute accepts. The details may include admissions application requirements and recommendations, as well as any AP credits that may be transferred.
College Credits Accepted
- Life Experience Credits
Academics & Student Services
Student Services
To help support students, Carnegie Institute may offer services to students like those listed below:- Night and weekend classes available
- Career path counseling
- Work study style employment
- Helping students find work after graduation