Pathway
Medical Assistant
Medical assistant youth apprentices are oriented to both the administrative and clinical duties of a physician’s office from general office procedures to the technical phases of examining room assisting and elementary medical laboratory techniques.
Length of Apprenticeship: One year
Job Competencies
Youth apprentices must complete a total of 14 competencies. Thirteen must be from the list below. If necessary, employers can substitute 1 competency with another occupationally appropriate skill. That skill should be added to the competency list for assessment.
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Required Competencies
- Apply infection prevention controls
- Apply standard precautions
- Respond to patient inquiries professionally
- Schedule patient appointments using electronic and/or paper-based systems
- Maintain the patient record
- Perform administrative tasks
- Set up area for exam/procedures
- Room patient
- Maintain inventory
- Clean and prepare supplies and instruments
- Instruct patients in collection of specimens
- Assist in performing testing
- Obtain vital signs
- Assist physician with patient care for routine examinations
Related Instruction
Students must enroll in 1 High School Credit or 3 College Credits of related instruction each year they participate in the Youth Apprenticeship program.
Purpose of Related Instruction
The purpose of choosing a related instruction course is to ensure students are learning technical and academic skills that support the student's ability to perform their work tasks. This should be done concurrently with on-the-job training to make relevant connections between learning competencies and work.
Choosing Related Instruction
You will collaborate with your YA Coordinator and School Counselor to determine the most appropriate option for related instruction. A course within your high school directly related to the career pathway is ideal, especially if dual credits and/or hours related to a potential registered apprenticeship are offered.
If there is not a directly related course in your school district, related instruction in the same career cluster is also acceptable.
If there is not a course within that career cluster in your school district, you may request to register for a college course through the Start College Now program with a local technical college, Early College Credit from a local university, or from an alternative provider such as Destinations Career Academy.-
- Contemporary Healthcare Practices
- Digital Literacy for Healthcare
- Medical Terminology
- Microsoft Office
- Anatomy and Physiology
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- Contemporary Healthcare Practices
- Digital Literacy for Healthcare
- Medical Terminology
- Microsoft Office
- Anatomy and Physiology
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- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Health Sciences 1 & 2
Post Secondary
There are numerous opportunities to continue your education after completing the Youth Apprenticeship program.
Registered Apprenticeships
The Medical Assistant pathway can bridge into a registered apprenticeship as Medical Assistant
College and University
- Completion of a Youth Apprenticeship fulfills college admission requirements across the UW System. Click here to learn more Universities of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Technical College System.