Medical Assisting • Diploma Hybrid E-Degree
It is the goal of the Medical Assisting program at Lake Area Technical College to prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. To achieve that goal, students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher in all courses as a prerequisite to MA 240 Administrative and Clinical Externship. Students must earn a passing grade in their clinical externship in order to graduate.
Courses
- MA 105 — INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ASSISTING
- MA 115 — MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
- MA 124 — MEDICAL ASSISTING WORKPLACE EXPLORATION
- MA 172 — MEDICAL LABORATORY PROCEDURES
- MA 175 — CLINICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES I
- BIOL 221 — HUMAN ANATOMY *
- MA 162 — ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES
- MA 165 — PHARMACOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATIVE OF
- MA 168 — PATHOLOGY
- MA 173 — INSURANCE, MEDICAL CODING, ELECTRONIC
- MA 205 — CLINICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES II
- MA 214 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- CPR 112
- CMST 101 — FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION *
- CSS 100 — CAREER SEARCH STRATEGIES
- COMM 101 — COMMUNICATIONS AND CAREER SEARCH
- ENGL 101 — COMPOSITION *
- MA 240 — ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP
- MA 243 — CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW