MEDICAL ASSISTING
The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.
Courses
- BIO 163 — Basic Anatomy & Physiology
- COM 110 — Introduction to Communication
- ENG 111 — Writing and Inquiry
- MAT 143 — Quantitative Literacy
- MED 110 — Orientation to Medical Assist
- MED 130 — Administrative Office Procedures I
- MED 131 — Administrative Office Procedures II
- MED 140 — Exam Room Procedures I
- MED 150 — Laboratory Procedures I
- MED 240 — Exam Room Procedures II
- MED 260 — MED Clinical Practicum
- MED 262 — Clinical Perspectives
- MED 270 — Symptomatology
- MED 272 — Drug Therapy
- MED 274 — Diet Therapy / Nutrition
- OST 141 — Med Office Terms I
- OST 142 — Med Office Terms II
- OST 148 — Med Ins & Billing
- OST 149 — Medical Legal Issues 3 0 0 0 3
- OST 247 — Procedure Coding
- OST 248 — Diagnostic Coding
- PSY 150 — and BIO 169