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We hope you are excited to get started and realize you may be experiencing some anxiety or nervousness about what to expect during your academic program.  \nThe medical assistant handbook can answer questions and may help ease some of your worries. It contains Medical Assistant program policies and procedures and can provide answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) specific to the program at SUNY Niagara. It provides guidance about being a Medical Assistant student, resources for success, and relevant information as you endeavor to become a healthcare professional. Please read the information and ask questions. Please keep this handbook for reference during all your time in the program.  \nYour success in the Medical Assistant Program is extremely important to all of the SUNY Niagara faculty, administration, and staff. We are here to advise you, answer questions, address concerns that may arise, and support you while you are here as a student.  \nThank you for choosing SUNY Niagara. We look forward to teaching you. In addition, we sincerely hope your experiences at SUNY Niagara are healthy, happy, and prosperous!  \nSincerely,  \nThe Medical Assistant Faculty and Staff  \nIntroduction  \nWe believe that the medical assistant profession is an important and rewarding allied health career path. The clinical, administrative, and inter-disciplinary skills possessed by medical assistants make them valuable and useful workers in today’s dynamic health and wellness-care environment. As an accredited program, we believe that medical assistants are best suited in the operation and management of the ambulatory/outpatient medical setting.  \nThe SUNY Niagara Medical Assistant curriculum and its program of study meets the educational requirements by the Board of Regents in New York State to award an Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) . Graduates are eligible to take a national certification exam in medical assistant. Other states may have different educational requirements for program completion and professional credentialing requirements. SUNY Niagara has not made a determination of whether the curriculum meets the educational requirements for medical assistants in states other than in New York. If seeking certification/licensure in a state other than New York, please review the requirements of that State's Board of Professional Licensing/ Credentialing. To search a particular State's Scope of Practice and professional credentialing information go to: [https://www.aama-ntl.org/employers/state-scope-of-practice-laws](https://www.aama-ntl.org/employers/state-scope-of-practice-laws)  \nHandbook Overview  \nStudents have a right to know program and faculty expectations and have a responsibility to uphold those expectations. The purpose of this handbook is to provide information about Program specific policies and procedures, as well as to supplement information found in the SUNY Niagara College Catalog and, The Student Rights & Responsibilities, Code of Conduct. Information related to advisement, registration, financial aid and specific program course requirements are not repeated in this publication please seek specific information from each individual department. Course syllabi distributed at the beginning of each semester contain grading policy, course objectives, and requirements for course completion. Students are responsible to know and observe College policies, rules and regulations.  \nSUNY Niagara Mission & Vision  \nOur Mission  \nSUNY Niagara provides flexible teaching and learning environments dedicated to educational excellence and committed to our core values of student centeredness, accessibilit","cbCaioWnG1z2B6bo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioWnG1z2B6bo","pdf",434321,39,"English","# Introduction\n# Handbook Overview\n# SUNY Niagara Mission & Vision\n## Our Mission\n## Our Vision\n# Accreditation\n## SUNY Niagara Institutional Accreditation\n## SUNY Niagara Medical Assistant Program Accreditation","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Medical Assistant Student Handbook?\",\"answer\":\"The handbook provides program-specific policies and procedures, supplements information from the SUNY Niagara College Catalog and related student rights materials, and answers frequently asked questions for the Medical Assistant program.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the handbook emphasize about student expectations and responsibilities?\",\"answer\":\"Students have the right to know program and faculty expectations and are responsible for upholding them, including knowing and observing college policies, rules, and regulations.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the Medical Assistant AAS program accredited?\",\"answer\":\"The Medical Assistant AAS program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).\"}]","SUNY Niagara Medical Assistant Program Student Handbook - 2026-2027 | PDF",1791034698,98]