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Total credit hours 18 MEDICAL ASSISTING – A45400 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 pro - cessing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, elec - trocardiography, 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 Assistant’s Certification Examina - tion to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include Curriculum Programs physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals. Only letter grades of “C” or higher in non-medical assisting courses and medical assisting (MED) courses with a grade of “B” or higher will count toward comple - tion of the Medical Assisting degree or diploma. The Medical Assisting program has a selective admissions process. Minimum ap- plication eligibility criteria include: DMA 010 through DMA 060, eligible to enroll ments for detailed information. Hrs Work Class Lab Clin Exp Credits General Education Courses