Medical Assistant

Allied Health

A.A.S. Degree (W)

The Medical Assistant is a multiskilled professional who works with other members of the healthcare team performing both clinical duties (assisting with patient care) and administrative duties (performing medical office duties.) Graduates of the program may be employed in physicians' offices, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. The program consists of course work in the following: keyboarding, medical transcription, business and computer applications for the medical office, insurance coding, phlebotomy, routine diagnostic testing, performing electrocardiograms, obtaining vital signs, and assisting the physician in clinical procedures. In addition to course work and laboratory experiences on campus, students are required to complete a supervised internship in a medical facility.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Exhibit effective nonverbal, verbal, and written communication in patient and/or client and family interventions and education and in professional relationships.
  2. Exercise independent judgment and critical thinking in performance of medical assisting, according to the profession's standards of practice.
  3. Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.
  4. Demonstrate clinical competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures on all patient populations.
  5. Demonstrate administrative competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures on all patient populations.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

SPA 135Spanish for Healthcare Workers

3

Or

COM 111Human Communications

3

Program/Major Courses

BIO 110Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

4

MEA 100Intro to Medical Assisting

3

MEA 120Medical Office Procedures I

4

MEA 125Medical Office Procedures II

4

MEA 150Medical Lab Procedures I

4

MEA 151Medical Lab Procedures II

4

MEA 170Pharmacology for Medical Assistant

4

MEA 270Medical Assistant Seminar

2

MEA 290Medical Assistant Internship

4

Program/Major Support Courses

BIO 100Medical Terminology

3

BIO 115Nutrition

3

CIS 107Introduction to Computers/Application

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

MEA 100Intro to Medical Assisting

3

MEA 120Medical Office Procedures I

4

MEA 150Medical Lab Procedures I

4

Semester 2

ENG 101Composition I

3

MEA 151Medical Lab Procedures II

4

MEA 125Medical Office Procedures II

4

MEA 170Pharmacology for Medical Assistant

4

Semester 3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

MEA 270Medical Assistant Seminar

2

MEA 290Medical Assistant Internship

4

Semester 4

ENG 102Composition II

3

BIO 100Medical Terminology

3

BIO 110Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

4

 

SPA 135Spanish for Healthcare Workers

3

Or

COM 111Human Communications

3

Semester 5

BIO 115Nutrition

3

CIS 107Introduction to Computers/Application

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 61 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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