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Medical Assistants (MAs) perform both administrative and clinical duties, including maintaining patient records, coding insurance forms, arranging hospital admissions and laboratory services, taking medical histories, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, and taking vital signs.

You’ll complete a 180-hour clinical internship in a real-world medical setting, such as a doctor’s office or ambulatory care center to prepare for this in-demand career.

MOT 1025 Basic Medical Sciences I
MAP 2040 Medical Assisting Clinical Skills
MAP 1010 Medical Office Administration
MOT 1036 Introduction to Clinical Skills
MAP 2038 Medical Assisting Laboratory Skills
HPR 1040 Medical Terminology
HPR 1008 Law & Ethics for Health Professions
MOT 1026 Basic Medical Sciences II
MOT 1040 Insurance Billing and Coding
MOT 1027 Basic Medical Sciences III
HPR 1002 Health Career Opt & Readiness
MAP 2069 Review for Medical Assistant National Examination
MAP 1083 Medical Assistant Internship

  • $7,265 (eligible for financial aid) does not include supplies
  • Full-time 11 months / Part-time 18 months (plus internship)
  • This program is in-person. Internship hours will vary.
  • Start Date: Full-time, 1/12/2026
  • Location: Main Campus
  • This program may have a waitlist.
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REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be 18 years or older
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Pass a criminal background check 
    • View full list of disqualifying offenses.
  • Provide current BLS card 
  • Pass a drug test 
  • Proof of vaccinations including:
    MMR, Hepatitis B, TDap, TB, Varicella, Influenza, COVID-19
order background check & drug screen

For questions, please email hsa@emilygriffith.edu or call (720) 423-3485 or (720) 423-4873

By applying to this program, you understand the Academic Preparedness and Physical Requirements below.

  • English language proficiency (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).
  • Understanding of basic algebra.
  • Stand, walk and be able to maneuver in small areas.
  • Capable of sustained activity for long periods of time (up to 5 hours).
  • Possess gross and fine motor skills.
  • Occasionally sit, bend, or kneel.
  • Occasionally, lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds.
  • Possess adequate hand/eye coordination when completing procedures, or handling instruments. 
  • Visual acuity that includes: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. 
  • Communicate effectively with instructor(s), classmates, and clients
  • Tactile ability that is sufficient for use of small instruments. 
  • Operate in a safe and efficient manner with instruments and tools to ensure patient well-being. 
  • Motor skills sufficient to provide treatment. 
  • Physical strength required to move and position patients. 
  • Stamina to remain continuously on task for several hours while sitting, standing, or moving. 
  • Ability to demonstrate sensitivity, confidentiality and respect when interacting with patients, peers, faculty and staff.


PROGRAM CLINICAL CHECKLIST

ALL items below must be completed.

  • 10-panel drug screening
  • Tuberculosis screening
  • Vaccinations
  • Upload Basic Life Support (BLS) card issued by the American Heart Association

For further requirement details, click each item below.

  • Confirm payment. For more information regarding payment arrangements, click here.
  • Get your student ID. You can get your student ID at Treasury.
  • Sign up for Complio, which is part of American Databank, at emilygriffithtechnicalcollegecompliance.com. 
  • Click on the button for new users, as displayed below.
  • After completing the registration, select “Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen,” and follow the instructions. 
  • Submit/Upload a government-issued ID to HSA@emilygriffith.edu. This can be a state-issued driver’s license or identity card, social security card, United States passport, or an identification card issued by your country of origin. 
  • Request criminal background screening from Complio within 3 months of the first day of class. A background screening that is completed >3 months before the first day of class will not be accepted. Results of the background screening must be available in Complio prior to the first day of class to be accepted. 
  • The following link outlines disqualifying offenses: http://coloradostateplan.com/educator/health-science/nursing-background-check/
  • Complete the 10-panel drug screening that is ordered in the Bundle from Complio within 2 weeks prior to the first day of class. A drug screening that is completed >2 weeks before the first day of class will not be accepted. You will not be allowed to begin class without results of a negative drug screening in Complio. Results of the drug screening will automatically be uploaded to the Complio tracking system.
  • MMR – Mumps, Measles, Rubella: evidence of a two-dose
  • Hepatitis B: evidence of a three-dose HepB vaccine series
  • TDap – Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis: evidence of a single-dose TDap every 10 years
  • TB – Tuberculosis: every year skin test or negative blood test, QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot
    • Students with a history of a positive TB skin test must provide evidence of negative TB risk assessment every year signed by a medical provider (MD, NP, PA) 
    • Provider must advise there has been a negative chest x-ray within the past three years and no evidence of active TB
  • Varicella: evidence of two-dose varicella vaccine 
  • Influenza: 1-dose every year
  • COVID-19: up-to-date with boosters as recommended by the CDC.
  • Submit/Upload to Complio evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Card for Healthcare Professionals. This is to show evidence that you have signed up for AND completed a Basic Life Support (BLS) Class for Healthcare Providers. BLS cards must be issued by the American Heart Association. A copy of your scheduled class will NOT be accepted as proof of training. 

Please make sure to keep a copy of all documentation for your own records. Many healthcare facilities will request similar documentation for employment purposes.

If you have any questions about this checklist, please email the Health Sciences Department at HSA@emilygriffith.edu.

Please submit this checklist, along with hard copies of your documentation at 1860 Lincoln Street Room 506, Denver CO 80203 or email a legible scan of documentation to HSA@emilygriffth.edu and include your HSA program in the subject line.

Student Identification

  • Confirm payment. For more information regarding payment arrangements, click here.
  • Get your student ID. You can get your student ID at Treasury.

Complio/American Databank

  • Sign up for Complio, which is part of American Databank, at emilygriffithtechnicalcollegecompliance.com. 
  • Click on the button for new users, as displayed below.
  • After completing the registration, select “Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen,” and follow the instructions. 

Government Issued Identification

  • Submit/Upload a government-issued ID to HSA@emilygriffith.edu. This can be a state-issued driver’s license or identity card, social security card, United States passport, or an identification card issued by your country of origin. 

Criminal Background Screening

  • Request criminal background screening from Complio within 3 months of the first day of class. A background screening that is completed >3 months before the first day of class will not be accepted. Results of the background screening must be available in Complio prior to the first day of class to be accepted. 
  • The following link outlines disqualifying offenses: http://coloradostateplan.com/educator/health-science/nursing-background-check/

10-Panel Drug Screening

  • Complete the 10-panel drug screening that is ordered in the Bundle from Complio within 2 weeks prior to the first day of class. A drug screening that is completed >2 weeks before the first day of class will not be accepted. You will not be allowed to begin class without results of a negative drug screening in Complio. Results of the drug screening will automatically be uploaded to the Complio tracking system.

Vaccinations

  • MMR – Mumps, Measles, Rubella: evidence of a two-dose 
  • Hepatitis B: evidence of a three-dose HepB vaccine series
  • TDap – Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis: evidence of a single-dose TDap every 10 years
  • TB – Tuberculosis: every year skin test or negative blood test, QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot
    • Students with a history of a positive TB skin test must provide evidence of negative TB risk assessment every year signed by a medical provider (MD, NP, PA) 
    • Provider must advise there has been a negative chest x-ray within the past three years and no evidence of active TB
  • Varicella: evidence of two-dose varicella vaccine 
  • Influenza: 1-dose every year
  • COVID-19: up-to-date with boosters as recommended by the CDC.

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals

  • Submit/Upload to Complio evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Card for Healthcare Professionals. This is to show evidence that you have signed up for AND completed a Basic Life Support (BLS) Class for Healthcare Providers. BLS cards must be issued by the American Heart Association. A copy of your scheduled class will NOT be accepted as proof of training. 

Please make sure to keep a copy of all documentation for your own records. Many healthcare facilities will request similar documentation for employment purposes.

If you have any questions about this checklist, please email the Health Sciences Department at HSA@emilygriffith.edu.

Please submit this checklist, along with hard copies of your documentation at 1860 Lincoln Street Room 506, Denver CO 80203 or email a legible scan of documentation to HSA@emilygriffth.edu and include your HSA program in the subject line.

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