AHS295 — AHS Practicum: Medical Assistant
AHS 295 - AHS Practicum: Medical Assistant AHS 295 - AHS Practicum: Medical Assistant Description: Entry-level Medical Assistant skills at a supervised host site. Application of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills necessary for performing administrative and technical functions in ambulatory healthcare settings including physician’s offices, clinics, and urgent care settings. Minimum of 120 practicum hours required. S/U grading only. Students must enroll in AHS 295 within 3 semesters of completing AHS 121 and receive program director permission prior to enrollment. Lab: 9 Course Content: Anatomy and physiology Medical terminology Medical law and ethics Psychology and human relations Infection control, asepsis, sterilization Patient examination and preparation Specimen collection and phlebotomy Pharmacology Medication administration including injections Basic laboratory procedures including capillary sticks Basic clerical functions including reception, ordering, office safety, etc. Manual and computerized records management Financial management and bookkeeping Insurance (including procedural and diagnostic coding) Learning
Prerequisites: AHS121, AHS140, AHS173