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Medical Assisting

The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multiskilled 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� The Associate Degree program in Medical Assisting is accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)� Program criteria are governed by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)� A student must be a graduate of a CAAHEPaccredited Medical Assisting program to be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ certification examination to become Certified Medical Assistants� Graduates from the diploma program will be eligible to sit for the certification exam when the program receives certification through CAAHEP�

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

9355 - 113th St� N, #7709 Seminole, FL 33775 Phone: (727) 210-2350 Fax: (727) 210-2354

www.caahep.org

Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)

20 N� Wacker Dr�, Ste� 1575 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (800) 228-2262

www.maerb.org

Specific Program Requirements:

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�

Medical Assisting Associate in Applied Science Degree (A45400)

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: CIS and MED

First Semester (Fall)

ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry MED-110 Orientation to Medical Assisting MED-116 Intro to A & P MED-118 Medical Law and Ethics MED-121 Medical Terminology I MED-130 Admin Office Procedures I MED-138 Infection/Hazard Control

Credits

3 1 4 2 3 2 2

Second Semester (Spring)

MED-122 Medical Terminology II MED-131 Admin Office Procedure II MED-140 Exam Room Procedures I MED-272 Drug Therapy MED-182 CPR First Aid & Emergency

Third Semester (Summer)

CIS-110 Introduction to Computers COM-120 Intro Interpersonal Communication MAT-110 Mathematical Measurement MED-270 Symptomatology MED-274 Diet Therapy and Nutrition

Fourth Semester (Fall)

MED-150 Laboratory Procedures I MED-230 Admin Office Procedures III MED-240 Exam Room Procedures II SPA-120 Spanish for the Workplace

Fifth Semester (Spring)

HUM-115 Critical Thinking MED-260 Clinical Externship MED-262 Clinical Perspectives PSY-150 General Psychology

Total Credit Hours Required

3 2 5 3 2

3 3 3 3 3

5 2 5 3

3 5 1 3 74