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| Medical Assisting |
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| Medical Assisting provides a current knowledge base, task requirements,
and skill development procedures which the medical assistant needs
to qualify for entry-level employment in a physician's office, a
medical clinic, or any appropriate health care facility. The content
is organized to reflect the various responsibilities in both administrative
and clinical medical assisting. |
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| Administrative duties may include answering the telephone, greeting
patients, and recording and filing patient data and medical records. |
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| Clinical duties include reordering a patient's weight, height,
and vital signs; obtaining a medical history; giving injections;
performing basic laboratory tests; and assisting the physician with
patient examinations. Click
here for classroom pictures. |
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| The student must have completed the series of Hepatitis B immunizations,
obtained TB skin test results, and received current adult/child
CPR certification prior to the externship phase of the program. |
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| Each module is five weeks in length, except the Externship, which
is 180 clock hours. |
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| Administrative Courses |
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| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| MC 101 |
Introduction to Computers |
3 |
| EN 101 |
Oral and Written Communications |
3 |
| PD 201 |
Professional Development |
3 |
| MP 201 |
Medical Office Procedures |
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| MP 202 |
Medical Insurance |
3 |
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| Clinical Courses |
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| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| MD 201 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| MD 202 |
Anatomy I/Pharmacology A |
3 |
| MD 203 |
Anatomy II/Pharmacology B |
3 |
| MD 204 |
Clinical Skills I |
3 |
| MD 205 |
Clinical Skills II |
3 |
| MD 206 |
Lab Procedures |
3 |
| MA 301 |
Externship* |
4 |
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Total Credits |
37 |
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| * Conducted during the business hours of
the medical facilities for 180 clock hours. |
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| Total Length of Program: 15 months |
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