Medical Assisting
This two-year program is designed for the individual who is interested in the following administrative and clinical duties:
- Receiving patients and their family members and managing public relations
- Acting as an informational and educational resource for the patient
- Handling telephone, written communications, and appointment scheduling
- Managing patient records
- Bookkeeping and insurance processing
- Management and maintenance of the office and treatment areas
- Preparing the patient for treatment
- Preparing and sterilizing instruments and obtaining specimens for diagnostic evaluation
- Performing EKGs and administering medications under the direction of the physician
The program includes an internship at an area health care setting and provides the foundation needed for certification examinations.
Courses
First Semester | ||
GNST 102 | First Year Experience | 1 |
ENGL 101 | English Composition I (GEC 1) | 3 |
ALHL 105 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
ATEC 115 | Fundamentals of Business Computer Applications | 3 |
ATEC 120 | Beginning Document Processing | 3 |
MEDC 150 | Medical Insurance & Billing Prac. | 3 |
Semester Total | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ALHL 110 | Pharmacology | 3 |
ALHL 120 | OSHA for Allied Health | 1 |
ALHL 125 | Clinical Office Skills I | 1 |
MATH 111 | Math for Health Care | 3 |
MEDC 110 | Medical Law and Ethics | 1 |
BIOL 210 | Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab | 4 |
Semester Total | 13 | |
Third Semester | ||
ALHL 101 | Phlebotomy | 2 |
ALHL 210 | Clinical Skills II | 3 |
ATEC 210 | Machine Transcription (Med) | 3 |
ATEC 220 | Records & Database Management | 3 |
MEDC 200 | Medical Coding | 3 |
MEDC 215 | Human Pathophysiology | 2 |
Semester Total | 16 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
ALHL 203 | EKG/ECG Technician | 4 |
ALHL 220 | Medical Assisting Capstone | 2 |
ATEC 230 | Office Prodcedures | 3 |
BUSN 120 | Interviewing | 1 |
BUSN 122 | Customer Service | 1 |
PSYC 201 | Life Span Development | 3 |
Semester Total | 14 |
Please note: To be counted toward graduation, all ALHL, ATEC, BIOL and MEDC courses require a minimum grade of C or better.
Medical Assisting
Contact: Krista Wiseman
Department Chair
[email protected]
304-205-6694