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Catalog Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
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First Term |
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10-103-115 |
MS Word, Beginning |
1 |
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10-501-101 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
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31-509-301 |
Medical Asst Admin Procedures |
1 |
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31-509-302 |
Human Body in Health & Disease |
3 |
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31-509-303 |
Medical Asst Lab Procedures 1 |
2 |
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31-509-304 |
Medical Asst Clin Procedures 1 |
4 |
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31-801-304 |
Applied Communications: Writing |
2 |
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31-801-305 |
Applied Communications: Speaking |
2 |
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Estimated Semester Total |
18 |
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Second Term |
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31-509-305 |
Medical Asst Lab Procedures 2 |
2 |
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10-509-306 |
Medical Asst Clin Procedures 2 |
3 |
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31-509-307 |
Medical Office Insurance & Finance |
2 |
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31-509-308 |
Pharmacology for Allied Health |
2 |
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31-509-310 |
Medical Assistant Externship |
3 |
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10-509-108 |
Law & Ethics for Health Occupation |
2 |
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10-809-199 |
Psychology of Human Relations |
3 |
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Estimated Semester Total |
17 |
10-509-108 LAW & ETHICS FOR HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
Examines the increasingly complex ethical and legal issues found in health care today. Students will learn to apply these issues to the client, employer, and self. The study of value systems, ethical codes of conduct, legal issues, confidentiality, global health care issues, and end of life decisions will be discussed. Lecture. 2 credits.
31-509-301 MEDICAL ASST ADMIN PROCEDURES
Introduces medical assistant students to office management and business administration in the medical office. Students learn to schedule appointments, perform filing, keeps records, perform telephone and reception duties, communicate effectively with patients and other medical office staff, and keep an inventory of supplies. Students apply introductory medical coding skills and managed care terminology. Prerequisite: Declared Medical Assistant program. Corequisite: computer course. Lecture/lab. 1 credit.
31-509-302 HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE
Focuses on diseases that are frequently first diagnosed and treated in the medical office setting. Students learn to recognize the causes, signs, and symptoms of diseases of the major body systems as well as the diagnostic procedures, usual treatment, prognosis and prevention of common diseases. Co/Prerequisite: 10-501-101. Lecture. 3 credits.
31-509-303 MEDICAL ASST LAB PROCEDURES 1
Introduces medical assistant students to laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in a medical office setting. Students perform routine laboratory procedures commonly performed in the ambulatory care setting under the supervision of a physician. Students follow laboratory safety requirements and federal regulations while performing specimen collection and processing, microbiology and urinalysis testing. Prerequisite: Admitted to Medical Assistant program. Lecture/lab. 2 credits.
31-509-304 MEDICAL ASST CLIN PROCEDURES 1
Introduces medical assistant students to the clinical procedures performed in the medical office setting. Students perform basic examining room skills including screening, vital signs, patient history, minor surgery and patient preparation for routine and specialty exams in the ambulatory care setting. Co/Prerequisite: 10-501-101, 31-509-302 and admitted to Medical Assistant program. Lecture/lab. 4 credits.
31-509-305 MEDICAL ASST LAB PROCEDURES 2
Prepares students to perform laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in the ambulatory care setting under the supervision of a physician. Students perform phlebotomy, immunology, hematology and chemistry laboratory procedures. Prerequisite: 31-509-303. Lecture/Lab. 2 credits.
31-509-306 MEDICAL ASST CLIN PROCEDURES 2
Prepares medical assistant students to perform patient care skills in the medical office setting. Students perform clinical procedures including administering medications, assisting with minor surgery, performing an electrocardiogram, assisting with respiratory testing, educating patients/ community, and maintaining clinical equipment in an ambulatory care setting. Prerequisites: 31-509-304, 31-509-303, 10-501-101, 31-509-302. Lecture/lab. 3 credits.
31-509-307 MEDICAL OFFICE INSURANCE & FINANCE
Introduces medical assistant students to health insurance and finance in the medical office. Students perform bookkeeping procedures, apply managed care guidelines, and complete insurance claim forms. Students use medical coding and managed care terminology to perform insurance-related duties. Co/prerequisites: 10-501-101, 31-509-302 and a computer course. Lecture/lab. 2 credits.
31-501-308 PHARMACOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH
Introduces students to classifying medications into correct drug categories and applying basic pharmacology principles. Students apply basic pharmacodynamics to identifying common medications, medication preparation, and administration of medications used by the major body systems. Co/prerequisites: 10-501-101, 31-509-302. Lecture. 2 credits.
31-509-309 MEDICAL LAW, ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM
Prepares students to display professionalism and perform within ethical and legal boundaries in the health care setting. Students maintain confidentiality, examine legal aspects of the medical records, perform risk management procedures, and examine legal and bioethical issues. Lecture. 1 credit
31-509-310 MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXTERNSHIP
Requires medical assistant students to integrate and apply knowledge and skills from all previous medical assistant courses in actual patient care settings. Learners perform medical assistant administrative, clinical, and laboratory duties under the supervision of trained mentors to effectively transition to the role of a medical assistant. Prerequisites: successful completion of all first semester courses. Corequisites: 2nd semester courses. Occupational. 3 credits.