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Associate of Science

Today's growing demand for quality health care makes a career as a medical assistant a strong choice. In fact, medical assistant is predicted to be one of the fastest-growing occupations through the year 2018.*

Our medical assistant program prepares you to become a key member of a medical team. You can train to assist physicians in health care management and provide medical services. By gaining administrative and clinical skills through your education, you could increase your chances of choosing where you would like to work. Your choices may include working with physicians in private practices, clinics, health maintenance organizations, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are awarded an associate of science degree.

Program Features

  • Hands-on, practical skill training
  • Combination of medical terminology courses
  • Computer-automated systems programs training
  • Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE)

Potential Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this program, you may seek future entry-level employment opportunities such as:

  • Medical assistant
  • Phlebotomist

Courses and Typical Length of Study

The approximate length of study for this program is 66 semester credit hours.

Career
Courses		 Semester
Credit Hours
BADM100 Principles of Management 3
BCAP275 Management of Office Systems 3
MDAS100† Medical Terminology 3
MDAS101† Clinical Procedures I 3
MDAS202† Clinical Procedures II 3
MDAS275 Medical Coding Systems and Billing 3
MDAS280 Medical Ethics and Law 3
MDAS290 Medical Office Applications and Administration 3
MDAS299 Medical Assistant Externship 3
NSCI100† Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3
NSCI200† Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3

General Education
Courses		  
GNED101 Foundations of Learning 3
GNED201 Critical Thinking Workshop 3
BCAP150 Information Processing 3
ENGL101 English Composition I 3
ENGL102 English Composition II 3
ENGL105 Oral Communications 3
HUMN Elective 3
MATH110 Introductory Algebra (or higher) 3
NSCI250 Nutrition 3
PSYC101 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSYC230 Growth and Development Life Span 3

Total Credit Hours

66

Program Outcomes

The medical assistant program is designed to prepare graduates to meet the following outcomes:

  • Demonstrate competencies in all aspects of medical assisting clinical practice
  • Exhibit proficiency in the clerical and administrative functions required of a medical assistant
  • Employ professional, ethical, and legal standards in health care practice
  • Integrate knowledge from behavioral and biological sciences as a basis for allied health practices
  • Embody professional behaviors as defined by the discipline of allied health

Note: Students are required to purchase lab coats, stethoscopes, a blood pressure cuff, and identification pins prior to
entering the clinical procedures.

Note: Students are required to have the hepatitis B series vaccination, as well as MMR, two-step TB, and varicella zoster documentation, a physical exam, and a tetanus shot within the last 10 years before doing the 160-hour externship.

Note:  Students are required to complete CPR/First Aid/AED Training before beginning their externship.

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* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010–2011 Edition, Medical Assistants, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos164.htm (accessed January 2010). Expected growth rate through the year 2018. These employment projections are provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect actual job demand in any particular field or region.

† All medical assistant majors must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in each of these courses in order to continue in the medical assistant program.