COURSE TITLE: MEDICAL  ASSISTANT 

900 clock hours SOC: 31-9092.00 

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

This Medical Assistant Diploma Program is 900 clock hours training consisting of classroom theory, skills laboratory, and 200 hours of clinical externships in an approved medical facility. Classroom theory is taught in both synchronous and asynchronous learning while skills are taught via direct learning at the skills laboratory on-campus. The Medical Assistant program is designed to teach all aspects of supporting a medical office both front (Administrative) and back (Clinical). Students learn patient care and clinical procedures, medical terminologies, patient assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment, clinical assisting, and routine laboratory procedures, front office procedures, effective communication, patient scheduling and office management, coding, billing, records and basic computer skills. Students may be eligible to sit for certification testing. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES 

After successfully completing this course the student will be able to perform the following: 

1. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of medical terminology including human anatomy and physiology. 

2. Perform administrative procedures. 

3. Perform Medical Coding and Billing. 

4. Perform medical insurance verification. 

5. Perform clinical duties such as applying principles of aseptic techniques and infection control, taking vitals and patient histories, collecting and processing specimens, preparing patient and assisting with procedures and exams, administering medications, and blood collection. 

6. Perform EKG. 

7. Apply HIPAA rules in regard to privacy and patient information. 

8. Apply knowledge of local, federal, and state health care legislation such as proper documentation and reporting. 

9. Manage the clinical facility, equipment and inventory. 

10. Demonstrate professional conduct in regards to ethical behavior within the scope of practice of a medical assistant. 

11. Demonstrate proficiency in basic computer. 

12. Demonstrate knowledge of computer software as it applies to electronic health records. 

COURSE OUTLINE 

Course Code		Course Title	Total Clock Hours
CMA101	MEDICAL LAWS, ETHICS AND INTRODUCTION TOMEDICAL ASSISTING		18
MA 105	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY		20
MA 106	ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY WITH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY		40
CMA102	PHARMACOLOGY AND ADMINISTERING MEDICATION		18
MA 109	PSYCHOLOGY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION		16
MA 107	GENERAL PATIENT CARE		40
MA 108	ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING PROCEDURES		60
CMA 103	CLINICAL ASSISTING 1		54
EKG 100	EKG		60
CMA 104	CLINICAL ASSISTING 11		54
MA 110	MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION CONTROL		20
CMA 105	CLINICAL ASSISTING III		80
MC 101	MEDICAL CODING		80
MC 104	HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/EMR/HER		40
MB 110	MEDICAL BILLING		80
MBC 100	CAREER DEVELOPMENT		20
MA 111	CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP		200