Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Online Course

Self-Paced Online Course with 160-Hour Clinical Externship

Train to become a Clinical Medical Assistant on your own schedule. This online course combines interactive learning with hands-on experience and includes 24/7 mentoring, career resources and externship placement.

What You'll Get

  • 24/7 instructor support and mentoring
  • Online healthcare content to support each lesson
  • Collaboration with instructors and classmates
  • Engaging labs, exercises, videos and simulations
  • Access to an online community with student services
  • Pre- and post-course assessments with progress tracking
  • Opportunities for national and state certification
  • Secure student portal with career guidance, resume help and other resources
  • 160-hour clinical externship placement

How to Register for the CMA Online Course

Registration for the online course is open and ongoing. You can register at any time.

Create an SFSU ID and follow the email instructions to create an SFSU Password.

Create SFSU Login

SFSU offers this course in partnership with Health Ed Today. Visit the Health Ed Today pre-registration page to enroll.

Register with Health Ed Today

  • Contact: For more information, advising and in-depth course questions, call (877) 261-1484
  • General Information: Email cpagehealthceu@sfsu.edu