| Medical Assistant |
9 months |
HS and postsecondary |
Dean: Dr. Shirley Wendel
Professor of Medical Assistant: Terry Bales
The Medical Assistant program is designed to prepare students to work in a medical facility. Clinical functions include taking vital signs and patient histories; assisting with exams, treatments and office surgery; collecting specimens; sterilization procedures; basic first aid and CPR. Administrative functions include scheduling and receiving patients, obtaining and maintaining patient data, completing insurance forms, arranging for hospital admission, billing, collection, etc.
| Core |
| MEA |
101 |
Professional Issues |
| MEA |
103 |
Medical Terminology |
| MEA |
105 |
Administrative Aspects I |
| MEA |
107 |
Insurance Billing and Coding |
| MEA |
111 |
Human Body |
| MEA |
113 |
Patient Care I |
| MEA |
109 |
Clinical Laboratory Procedures |
| MEA |
121 |
Administrative Aspects for Medical Assisting II |
| MEA |
115 |
Pharmacology for Medical Assistants |
| MEA |
117 |
Diagnostic Procedures |
| MEA |
119 |
Patient Care II |
| MEA |
123 |
Externship in Medical Assisting |
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| Elective |
| HSS |
700 |
CPR/First Aid/AED |
| HSS |
701 |
CPR/First Aid/AED Recertification |
| HSS |
724 |
Rehabilitative Aide |