Medical Assisting, Certificate of Proficiency
The Medical Assistant is a multi-skilled professional who assists the physician with the administrative and clinical aspects of patient care. The program includes courses in administrative, clinical and communication skills; ethical and legal standards of medical practice; and a "hands on" clinical practicum experience in the health care industry. The Medical Assisting Certificate program is two semesters in length for full time students. Graduates of the one-year program are eligible to take the National Certification Examination given by the American Association of Medical Assistants.
Courses
- EMT 1310 — EMT-1310 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- ENG 1010 — ENG-1010 College Composition I
- ENG 101H — ENG-101H Honors College Composition I
- HTEC 1050 — HTEC-1050 Introduction to Medical Terminology
- HTEC 1060 — HTEC-1060 Medical Terminology I
- HTEC 1120 — HTEC-1120 Critical Thinking in Healthcare
- MA 1100 — MA-1100 Body Systems for Medical Assistants
- MA 1200 — MA-1200 Introduction to Medical Assisting
- MA 1430 — MA-1430 Basic Medical Assisting
- MA 143L — MA-143L Basic Medical Assisting Laboratory
- MA 1504 — MA-1504 Administrative Procedures for the Medical Office
- MA 150L — MA-150L Administrative Procedures Laboratory
- MA 1601 — MA-1601 EKG - Electrocardiogram Fundamentals
- MA 2400 — MA-2400 Advanced Procedures for the Medical Assistant
- MA 240L — MA-240L Advanced Procedures for the Medical Assistant Laboratory
- MA 2420 — MA-2420 Medical Assisting Certification Exam Review
- MA 2861 — MA-2861 Medical Assisting Practicum and Seminar
- MATH 0930 — MATH-0930 Essential Skills for Algebraic & Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 1190 — MATH-1190 Algebraic and Quantitative Reasoning
- PSY 1010 — PSY-1010 General Psychology
- PSY 101H — PSY-101H Honors General Psychology