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.
- Exhibit effective nonverbal, verbal, and written communication in patient and/or client and family interventions and education and in professional relationships.
- Exercise independent judgment and critical thinking in performance of medical assisting, according to the profession's standards of practice.
- Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.
- Demonstrate clinical competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures on all patient populations.
- 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:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Graduation Requirements
Core Courses
Program/Major Courses
| BIO 110 | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| MEA 100 | Intro to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MEA 120 | Medical Office Procedures I | 4 |
| MEA 125 | Medical Office Procedures II | 4 |
| MEA 150 | Medical Lab Procedures I | 4 |
| MEA 151 | Medical Lab Procedures II | 4 |
| MEA 170 | Pharmacology for Medical Assistant | 4 |
| MEA 270 | Medical Assistant Seminar | 2 |
| MEA 290 | Medical Assistant Internship | 4 |
Program/Major Support Courses
Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
| SOC 213 | Ethical Issues in Healthcare | 3 |
| MEA 270 | Medical Assistant Seminar | 2 |
| MEA 290 | Medical Assistant Internship | 4 |
Semester 4
Semester 5
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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