Medical Assistant A.A.S.

*This is an overview of the program. The course sequencing is meant to serve as a guideline for your semester planning. Please note that the scheduling of courses, program sequencing and curriculum are subject to change.*

Graduates of this program are prepared for entry-level employment as medical assistants in physicians’ offices or in those capacities in which medical secretarial and/or basic clinical and laboratory training are required. Jobs for which graduates are expected to be qualified include medical office assistant, medical secretary or transcriptionist in single or group medical practices, hospitals, laboratories, public health facilities, armed services, research institutions, and other capacities requiring medical secretarial, medical assisting, and office management skills.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, 727-210-2350.

Graduates of the program are prepared to take the AAMA Certification Examination in June or January following graduation.

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • perform administrative and clinical duties in a variety of ambulatory health care settings.

  • demonstrate entry-level administrative technology skills, including office computer operations, bookkeeping/accounting functions, and insurance billing/collection procedures.

  • integrate concepts of the liberal arts and social sciences to promote effective communication with patients and colleagues.

  • demonstrate knowledge and skill applying fundamental principles of ambulatory patient care, including infection control, specimen collection, and diagnostic testing.

  • utilize teaching-learning techniques to identify, direct, and evaluate health education needs of patients.

  • practice within the ethical-legal framework established by state statutes and the AAMA.

First Semester   Credits
MED 101 Introduction to Medical Assisting 3
AOT 112,113,114 Keyboarding I, II, III 3
AOT 206 Office Procedures 3
ENG 105 College English I 3
MAT 118 Business & Financial Mathematics 3
PSY 140 Introduction to Psychology 3
  Semester Total 18
     
Second Semester    
MED 102 Medical Assisting I 4
MED 104 Clinical Procedures I 3
AOT 117, 118 Keyboarding IV, V 3
AOT 215 Medical Office Procedures 3
MAT 121 Mathematics for Allied Health 3
  Semester Total 16
     
Third Semester    
MED 201 Medical Assisting II 3
MED 203 Clinical Procedures II 3
MED 205* Clinical Experience I 2
ACC 110 College Accounting I 3
AOT 251 Advanced Medical Office Procedures 3
ENG 106 College English II 3
  Semester Total 17
     
Fourth Semester    
MED 202 Medical Assisting III 3
MED 206* Clinical Experience II 2
MED 216 Medical Office Management 3
PSY 145 Human Growth & Development 3
Elective General Education 3
  Semester Total 14
  Credit Total 65

Students who have had keyboarding experience will be placed in keyboarding classes at the appropriate level.

ACC 110 will include a medical office accounting practice set.

*At least a “C” in all Medical Assistant (MED) and Administrative Office Technology (AOT) courses, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, completion of first and second semester courses, and approval of the program coordinator are required before enrollment in MED 205 and 206.