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MEDICAL ASSISTANT (MA)
The Medical Assistant Course prepares you
for “healthcare’s most versatile profession”! This course
will prepare you to become a multi-skilled healthcare professional,
performing a wide range or roles within a doctor’s office or clinic. You
will become proficient in administrative and clinical tasks and will be
viewed by the doctor’s as vital and necessary in the productivity of
their office. Students will be introduced to and learn to perform
patient, specimen, and instrument preparation; perform routine
urinalysis; perform results for basic hematological, serologic tests;
collect and label biological specimens including blood, urine, sputum
and throat cultures; process, prepare, store, deliver and dispose of
specimens along with collection equipment; perform tests that aid with
diagnosis and treatment; prepare and administer medications; run
electrocardiogram and record results; prepare and maintain treatment
areas; assist with exams and treatments. You will also learn medications
and dosage calculations and be introduced to the effects of medications
on the body system. In addition students will learn the skills and
knowledge to manage a medical front office including interacting with
patients, communication skills, processing medical correspondence,
completing accounting transactions scheduling appointments and learn the
basic knowledge of the national diagnostic and procedural coding systems
and the importance of processing and filing claim forms correctly.
Program
Overview And Course Description
The Medical Assistant Program is 750 hours, (30 weeks) plus a 160
hour externship program. . The Medical Assistant Program is 750
hours, (30 weeks) plus a 160 hour externship program. It is comprised of
six modules of 125 hours each in addition to the externship and must be
taken in its entirety for a certificate of achievement. Modules are
taken in sequence, however, the college reserves the right to modify the
sequence should the need arise.
The complete program qualifies the student to take either the
Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant
certification exams. The maximum number of students per class is 15
students.
Outline of Program:
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Introduction to the Medical Assistant
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Medical Office Billing
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Physical Examination of the Patient& Medical
Emergencies
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Phlebotomy (limited to medical assistants) and
Body Systems Part 1
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Body Systems Part II & Clinical& Laboratory Procedures
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Pharmacology: Calculations & Dosage Administration &
Body Systems Part III
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Externship
Requirements:
Applicants enrolling into the Medical Assistant program must meet the
minimum general requirements for admission to the college in addition to
the following:
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Be 17.5 years of age or older
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Pass the Standard Assessment Exam with a score of 552
or higher
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Students not possessing a high school diploma are
eligible to take the Ability to Benefit exam.
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