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Listed below is a sample sequence of courses. Please meet with an advisor for scheduling options. |
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| First Semester | (17 Credits) |
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| 10501101 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 10501104 | Healthcare Customer Service | 2 |
| 10501107 | Intro to Healthcare Computing | 2 |
| 31106301 | Medical Assistant Administrative Procedures | 1 |
| 31509302 | Human Body in Health & Disease | 3 |
| 31509303 | Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 1 | 2 |
| 31509304 | Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 1 | 4 |
| Second Semester | (16 Credits) |
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| 10809198 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| 31106307 | Medical Office, Insurance, and Finance | 2 |
| 31501308 | Pharmacology for Allied Health | 2 |
| 31509305 | Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 2 | 2 |
| 31509306 | Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 2 | 3 |
| 31509309 | Medical Law, Ethics, and Professionalism | 1 |
| 31509310 | Medical Assistant Externship | 3 |
Total Credits |
33 |
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| Medical Terminology - 3 credits Students focus on the component parts of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes and word roots. Students will practice formation, analysis, and reconstruction of terms. Emphasis on spelling, definition, and pronunciation. Introduction to operative, diagnostic, therapeutic, and symptomatic terminology of all body systems, as well as systemic and surgical terminology. |
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| Healthcare Customer Service - 2 credits This course is designed as an introduction to customer service for learners interested in working in various healthcare settings. The learner investigates healthcare systems, safety standards, and the workforce. The learner examines professionalism, interpersonal and written communication skills, and confidentiality as they relate to customer service in healthcare. |
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| Intro to Healthcare Computing - 2 credits Provides an introduction to basic computer functions and applications utilized in contemporary healthcare settings. Students are introduced to the hardware and software components of modern computer systems and the application of computers in the workplace. Emphasizes the use of common software packages, operating systems, file management, word processing, spreadsheet, database, Internet, and electronic mail. |
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| Medical Assistant
Administrative Procedures - 1 credit Introduces medical assistant students to office management and business administration in the medical office. Students learn to schedule appointments, perform filing, record keeping, telephone and reception duties, communicate effectively with patients and other medical office staff, and keep an inventory of supplies. Students apply introductory medical coding skills and managed care terminology. Admission to Medical Assistant Program 315091 |
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| Human Body in Health & Disease - 3 credits Focuses on diseases that are frequently first diagnosed and treated in the medical office setting. Students learn to recognize the causes, signs, and symptoms of diseases of the major body systems as well as the diagnostic procedures, usual treatment, prognosis and prevention of common diseases.ajor body systems as well as the diagnostic procedures, usual treatment, prognosis and prevention of common diseases. |
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| Medical Assistant
Laboratory Procedures 1 - 2 credits Introduces medical assistant students to laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in a medical office setting. Students perform routine laboratory procedures commonly performed in the ambulatory care setting under the supervision of a physician. Students follow laboratory safety requirements and federal regulations while performing specimen collection and processing, microbiology and urinalysis testing. Prerequisite: Admission to Medical Assistant Program 315091 |
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| Medical Assistant
Clinical Procedures 1 - 4 credits Introduces medical assistant students to clinical procedures performed in the medical office setting. Students perform basic examining room skills including screening, vital signs, patient history, minor surgery and patient preparation for routine and specialty exams in the ambulatory setting. Prerequisites: Admission into Medical Assistant Program 315091 |
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| Pharmacology for Allied Health - 2 credits Introduces students to classifying medications into correct drug categories and applying basic pharmacology principles. Students apply basic pharmacodynamics to identifying common medications, medication preparation, and administration of medications used by the major body systems. Corequisites: Medical Terminology 31501308 and Human Body in Health & Disease 31509302 |
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| Intro to Psychology - 3 credits This introductory course in psychology is a survey of the multiple aspects of human behavior. It involves a survey of the theoretical foundations of human functioning in such areas as learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors and social influences. It directs the student to an insightful understanding of the complexities of human relationships in personal, social and vocational settings. |
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| Medical Office,
Insurance, and Finance - 2 credits Introduces medical assistant students to health insurance and finance in the medical office. Students perform bookkeeping procedures, apply managed care guidelines, and complete insurance claim forms. Students use medical coding and managed care terminology to perform insurance-related duties. |
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| Medical Assistant Laboratory
Procedures 2 - 2 credits Prepares students to perform laboratory procedures commonly performed by the medical assistants in the ambulatory care setting under the supervision of a physician. Students perform phlebotomy, immunology, hematology, and chemistry laboratory procedures. Prerequisite: Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 1 |
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| Medical Assistant
Clinical Procedures 2 - 3 credits Prepares medical assistant students to perform patient care skills in the medical office setting. Students perform clinical procedures including administering medications, assisting with minor surgery, performing an electrocardiogram, assisting with respiratory testing, educating patients/community, and maintaining clinical equipment in an ambulatory setting. Prerequisites: Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 1 31509304, Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 1 31509303, Medical Terminology 10501101, Human Body in Health and Disease 31509302 |
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| Medical Law, Ethics,
and Professionalism - 1 credit Prepares students to display professionalism and perform within ethical boundaries in the health care setting. Students maintain confidentiality, examine legal aspects of the medical record, perform risk management procedures, and examine legal and bioethical issues. |
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| Medical Assistant Externship - 3 credits Requires medical assistant students to integrate and apply knowledge and skills from all previous medical assistant courses in actual patient settings. Learners perform medical assistant administrative, clinical, and laboratory duties under the supervision of trained mentors to effectively transition to the role of a medical assistant. There is no remuneration for students enrolled in this course. Prerequisites: Medical Assistant Administrative Procedures 31509301, Human Body in Health and Disease 31509302, Medical Terminology 10501101, Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 1 31509303, Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 1 31509304, Intro to Computing for Healthcare 10501107, Principles of Customer Service in Healthcare 10501104; Corequisite: Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures II 31509306; Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures II 31509305; Medical Office, Insurance, and Finance 31106307; Medical Law, Ethics, and Professionalism 31509309; Intro to Psychology 10809198 |
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