Medical Assisting, CA

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CODE: MA-CT | TOTAL CREDITS: 41 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

LIMITED ENTRY PROGRAM

Some of these courses are program prerequisites and MUST be completed before a student is considered eligible for entry into the Program. Students MUST attend a Health Programs orientation and meet with a Health Programs advisor for additional advisement. For more information please visit www.csn.edu/limited-entry-admission.

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.

DESCRIPTION

As a medical assistant, you will be a multi-skilled professional, dedicated to assisting in patient care management. You will be trained to perform administrative and clinical/laboratory duties and may manage emergency situations, facilities, and/or personnel. The clinical duties of medical assistants include preparing patients for examinations and treatments; taking vital signs and medical histories, sterilizing instruments; performing diagnostic tests and basic laboratory procedures; and assisting the physician with examinations and minor office surgery. Administrative duties include scheduling and receiving patients; obtaining patient data; establishing and maintaining confidential medical records; handling telephone calls, preparing correspondence and reports; purchasing supplies and maintaining equipment; and assuming responsibility for the daily office business.

SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION

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

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS

Computation: HIT 119B
Human Relations: MA 130B

ACADEMIC MAPS

Academic Map: CA Medical Assisting

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate competencies necessary to challenge the national certification examination and earn a certified credential.
Demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary to find employment in the field or continue with their education in pursuit of a degree.
Demonstrate entry level competencies as defined by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 3

Communications (3-5 Credits)

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 38

CLS 130B - Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants
and CLS 131B - Applied Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants
and COT 127B - Microsoft Office for Offices
and HIT 102B - Coding for Medical Offices
and HIT 118B - Language of Medicine
and HIT 119B - Introduction to Pharmacology and Laboratory Tests
and MA 104B - Introduction to Medical Assisting
and MA 106B - The Body in Health and Disease
and MA 107B - Medical Assistant Techniques I
and MA 110B - Medical Assistant Techniques II
and MA 120B - Medical Office Management
and MA 130B - Clinical Externship
and MA 131B - Externship Seminar
and MA 195B - Application of Medical Assisting Concepts