Allied Health
107 Specific Program Requirements:
Fourth Semester (Fall)
1. General college admission requirements. a. Complete College application for admission b. Complete the Medical Assisting application for the limited/capped program admission 2. This program has a limited admission process. See Selective Allied Health Program Criteria on the Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B Tech website. www.abtech.edu/selective-limitedprograms 3. Complete College Placement Test. 4. High school units: Algebra and Biology strongly recommended. 5. Students applying to the Medical assisting program are encouraged to have successfully completed MED 116. 6. Acceptable reports of medical examinations by the first day of second semester. 7. Satisfactory completion of required immunizations by the first day of second semester. 8. Criminal background checks and drug screenings will be required prior to admissions to clinical sites that mandate the screenings. 9. Current Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Health Care Provider certification by the first day of fifth semester.
MED-150
Laboratory Procedures I
5
MED-230
Admin Office Procedures III
2
MED-240
Exam Room Procedures II
5
SPA-120
Spanish for the Workplace
3
Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: CIS and MED First Semester (Fall)
Credits
ENG-111
Writing and Inquiry
3
MED-110
Orientation to Medical Assisting
1
MED-116
Intro to A & P
4
MED-118
Medical Law and Ethics
2
MED-121
Medical Terminology I
3
MED-130
Admin Office Procedures I
2
MED-138
Infection/Hazard Control
2
Second Semester (Spring) MED-122
Medical Terminology II
3
MED-131
Admin Office Procedure II
2
MED-140
Exam Room Procedures I
5
MED-272
Drug Therapy
3
MED-182
CPR First Aid & Emergency
2
Critical Thinking
3
MED-260
Clinical Externship
5
MED-262
Clinical Perspectives
1
PSY-150 General Psychology Total Credit Hours Required
3 74
Medical Laboratory Technology This curriculum prepares individuals to perform clinical laboratory procedures in chemistry, hematology, microbiology, and immunohematology that may be used in the maintenance of health and diagnosis/treatment of disease. Course work emphasizes mathematical and scientific concepts related to specimen collection, laboratory testing and procedures, quality assurance and reporting/recording and interpreting findings involving tissues, blood, and body fluids. Graduates may be eligible to take the examination given by the Board of Certification of the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Employment opportunities include laboratories in hospitals, medical offices, industry, and research facilities. This program is accredited by: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) 5600 N River Rd. Suite 720 Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: (773) 714-8880 www.naacls.org Specific Program Requirements: 1. General college admission requirements. 2. High school units: a. Completion of high school-level chemistry or college-level Chemistry 092 required with grade of C or higher. b. Biology strongly recommended.
Third Semester (Summer) CIS-110
Introduction to Computers
3
COM-120
Intro Interpersonal Communication
3
MAT-110
Mathematical Measurement
3
MED-270 Symptomatology
3
MED-274
3
Diet Therapy and Nutrition
HUM-115
3. This program has a selective admission process. See Selective Allied Health Program Criteria on the Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B Tech website. www.abtech.edu/selective-limitedprograms 4. Acceptable reports of medical examinations by first day of MLT 252 Practicum I. 5. Satisfactory completion of required immunizations by first day of MLT 252 Practicum I.
Catalog 2021-2022
Allied Health
Medical Assisting Associate in Applied Science Degree (A45400)
Fifth Semester (Spring)
