Medical Assisting
The Medical Assisting program prepares students to perform duties and responsibilities in a variety of medical settings. The duties of medical assistants are flexible and will vary depending on the type of office or work setting, but can include: drawing blood, administering injections, assisting with exams and surgical procedures, taking vital signs, direct patient care, performing electrocardi ograms, patient education, telephone triage, receptionist skills, filing, insurance reimbursement and billing procedures, medical coding, correspondence and scheduling appointments.
Courses
- BIOL 132 — Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab
- BIOL 138 — Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
- ENGL 115 — Introduction to Literature
- ENGL100 — with one additional credit hour of built-in lab
- FIGS 102 — FIG – Coordinated Healthcare Introductory
- HLTH 155 — Pharmacology
- MATH 130 — Technical Math
- MDAS 100 — Medical Terminology
- MDAS 105 — Medical Office Procedures
- MDAS 110 — Introduction to Medical Assisting
- MDAS 120 — Medical Ethics and Law*
- MDAS 125 — Electronic Medical Records
- MDAS 150 — Disease Pathology/Diagnostic Labs
- MDAS 160 — Introduction to Clinical Office Procedures
- MDAS 205 — Medical Insurance, Coding and Billing
- MDAS 210 — Clinical Procedures II *
- MDAS 260 — Medical Office Administration
- MDAS 275 — Medical Assisting Practicum
- NUTR 110 — Normal Nutrition with Lab
- PSYC 100 — Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 220 — Lifespan Development