Medical Assisting, AAS (A45400)

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The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.

Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.

Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.

Fall I

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credit Hours: 1
BIO 163 - Basic Anat and Physiology Credit Hours: 5
ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
MED 121 - Medical Terminology I Credit Hours: 3
Electives (1 Credit): BUS 151 , HSC 110 , OST 131 ,
OST 164 , OST 184 , OST 286 , or SPA 112
Total Recommended Credits: 13

Spring I

ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disc Credit Hours: 3
MED 110 - Orientation to Med Assist Credit Hours: 1
MAT 110 - Math Measurement & Literacy Credit Hours: 3
MED 114 - Prof Interac in Heal Care Credit Hours: 1
MED 122 - Medical Terminology II Credit Hours: 3
SPA 111 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
Total Recommended Credits: 14

Summer I

PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
MED 272 - Drug Therapy Credit Hours: 3
Medical Coding (2 Credits): MED 232 or OST 148
Office Systems (3 Credits): CIS 110 , OST 136 , or OST 137
Total Recommended Credits: 11

Fall II

MED 130 - Admin Office Proc I Credit Hours: 2
MED 131 - Admin Office Proc II Credit Hours: 2
MED 140 - Exam Room Procedures I Credit Hours: 5
MED 270 - Symptomatology Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts (3 Credits): HUM 115 or PHI 240
Total Recommended Credits: 15

Spring II

MED 150 - Laboratory Procedures I Credit Hours: 5
MED 180 - CPR Certification Credit Hours: 1 ⁺
MED 240 - Exam Room Procedures II Credit Hours: 5
MED 276 - Patient Education Credit Hours: 2
Medical/Legal Issues (2 Credits): MED 118 or OST 149
Total Recommended Credits: 15

Summer II

MED 260 - MED Clinical Practicum Credit Hours: 5
MED 262 - Clinical Perspectives Credit Hours: 1
MED 264 - Med Assisting Overview Credit Hours: 2
Total Recommended Credits: 8

Total Credits for AAS Degree: 76

Note:

+ Articulated credit for MED 180 CPR Certification may be awarded to students who hold an active BLS CPR Certification from the American Heart Association at the time of enrollment in the program.

Students making satisfactory progress should complete this program in six semesters. Additional time may be needed to complete general education requirements.

This program has special admissions requirements. These requirements are in addition to those completed for the College. Please visit www.pittcc.edu to review the requirements (click on Health Sciences > Admissions).

The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) by recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

CAAHEP	MAERB
9355 113th St. N	20 North Wacker Drive,
#7709	Suite 1575
Seminole, FL 33775	Chicago, IL 60606-2903
Phone: 727-210-2350	Phone: 312-899-1500
Fax: 727-210-2354	Fax: 312-899-1259
Email: mail@caahep.org