Medical Assisting - AAS Degree
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. The practicum portion is a non-paid experience.
Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals. At this time, Medical Assisting offers no advanced placement policy.
The Medical Assisting Diploma Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Exam Review Board. Upon completion from the Medical Assisting Program, students may be eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 113th Street N., #7709
Seminole, FL 33775-7709
(727) 210-2350
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Medical Assisting Program, the graduate should be able to:
- Demonstrate professional behaviors reflective of ethical, legal and self-management concepts as they relate to medical assisting.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, their families, and other members of the health care team.
- Practice entry level administrative, clinical and laboratory duties relative to the examinations and treatment of patients in medical facilities.
- Implement teaching plans based on the needs of individuals and communities.
- Describe the Medical Assistant’s profession, professional organization, and components of certification and recertification.
Medical Assisting Checklist
Fall Semester I
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| MED-110 | Orientation to Medical Assisting | 1 | | 0 | 1 |
| MED-121 | Medical Terminology I | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| MED-122 | Medical Terminology II | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| MED-130 | Administrative Office Procedures I | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| MED-140 | Examining Room Procedures I | 3 | | 0 | 5 |
| MED-118 | Medical Law and Ethics | 2 | | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Spring Semester I
| MED-131 | Administrative Office Procedures II | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| MED-150 | Laboratory Procedures I | 3 | | 0 | 5 |
| MED-240 | Examining Room Procedures II | 3 | | 0 | 5 |
| BIO-163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 4 | | 0 | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Summer Semester I
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| MED-260 | MED Clinical Practicum | 0 | | 15 | 5 |
| MED-264 | Medical Assisting Overview | 2 | | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Fall Semester II
Select One Course: ENG-112, ENG-114
| MAT-110 | Mathematical Measurement and Literacy | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| MED-230 | Administrative Office Procedures III | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| MED-134 | Medical Transcription | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Spring Semester II
Select One Course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Courses for 3 credit hours: ART-111, ART-114, ART-115, ENG-231, ENG-232, ENG-241, ENG-242, HUM-115, MUS-110, PHI-240, REL-110, REL-211, REL-212, REL-221
Total Credit Hours: 68