Medical Assisting (A45400)
Associate Degree Program
Career Information
The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.
The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727-210-2350,
www.caahep.org
Special Admission Requirements
- Application
- View information session online
- High School transcript/Adult High School diploma/high school equivalency
- College transcripts
- Gateway English and math readiness
- MAR (Minimum Admissions Requirements) Review
- Health form after acceptance
- Current certification in CPR after acceptance
- Criminal background checks/drug screening after acceptance
Fall Semester I
| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| MED 110 | Orientation to Medical Assisting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MED 121 | Medical Terminology I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MED 130 | Administrative Office Procedures I | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Semester Total: | 11 | 8 | 15 |
Spring Semester I
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT 110 | Mathematical Measurement and Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| MED 122 | Medical Terminology II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MED 131 | Administrative Office Procedures II | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| MED 140 | Exam Room Procedures I | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Semester Total: | 12 | 8 | 16 |
Summer Semester I
| COM 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MED 240 | Exam Room Procedures II | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 4 | 11 |
Fall Semester II
| MED 118 | Medical Law and Ethics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MED 150 | Laboratory Procedures I | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| MED 182 | CPR First Aid & Emergency | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| MED 272 | Drug Therapy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 6 | 12 |
Spring Semester II
| MED 260 | MED Clinical Practicum | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| MED 262 | Clinical Perspectives | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MED 264 | Medical Assisting Overview | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 ,0, 3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 6 | 15 | 11 |