Medical Assisting (AAS) 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 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.
In the Medical Assisting Program, required Major Courses (courses with MED prefix) require a grade of "C" or higher to complete the program.
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.
Accreditation Statement
The Cleveland Community College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (http://www.caahep.org/) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). Contact the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs at 25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763 or call 727-210-2350.
Course and Hour Requirements
Major Courses
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology |
4
|
2
| | 5 |
| MED 110 | Orientation to Med Assist |
1
|
0
| | 1 |
| MED 121 | Medical Terminology I |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 122 | Medical Terminology II |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 130 | Admin Office Proc I |
1
|
2
| | 2 |
| MED 131 | Admin Office Proc II |
1
|
2
| | 2 |
| MED 140 | Exam Room Procedures I |
3
|
4
| | 5 |
| MED 150 | Laboratory Procedures I |
3
|
4
| | 5 |
| MED 240 | Exam Room Procedures II |
3
|
4
| | 5 |
| MED 260 | MED Clinical Practicum |
0
|
0
|
15
| 5 |
| MED 262 | Clinical Perspectives |
1
|
0
| | 1 |
| MED 264 | Med Assisting Overview |
2
|
0
| | 2 |
| MED 272 | Drug Therapy |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 276 | Patient Education |
1
|
2
| | 2 |
| OST 130 | Comprehensive Keyboarding |
2
|
2
| | 3 |
| OST 149 | Medical Legal Issues |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
Total Major Hours: 50
General Education Courses
| ACA 115 | Success and Study Skills |
0
|
2
| | 1 |
Communications:
Humanities/Fine Arts: Select One
Social/Behavioral Sciences:
Natural Sciences/Mathematics:
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy |
2
|
2
| | 3 |
| | (MAT 143 or higher) | | | | |
Total General Education Hours: 16
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 66
Suggested Sequence of Courses
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester
| ACA 115 | Success and Study Skills |
0
|
2
| | 1 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 110 | Orientation to Med Assist |
1
|
0
| | 1 |
| MED 121 | Medical Terminology I |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 130 | Admin Office Proc I |
1
|
2
| | 2 |
| OST 130 | Comprehensive Keyboarding |
2
|
2
| | 3 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
13
|
6
| | 16 |
Spring Semester
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology |
4
|
2
| | 5 |
| MED 122 | Medical Terminology II |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 131 | Admin Office Proc II |
1
|
2
| | 2 |
| MED 140 | Exam Room Procedures I |
3
|
4
| | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
11
|
8
| | 15 |
Summer Semester
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy |
2
|
2
| | 3 |
| | (MAT 143 or higher) | | | | |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Course* |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
5
|
2
| | 6 |
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester
| COM 231 | Public Speaking |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| MED 240 | Exam Room Procedures II |
3
|
4
| | 5 |
| MED 272 | Drug Therapy |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| OST 149 | Medical Legal Issues |
3
|
0
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
12
|
4
| | 14 |
Spring Semester
| MED 150 | Laboratory Procedures I |
3
|
4
| | 5 |
| MED 260 | MED Clinical Practicum |
0
|
0
|
15
| 5 |
| MED 262 | Clinical Perspectives |
1
|
0
| | 1 |
| MED 264 | Med Assisting Overview |
2
|
0
| | 2 |
| MED 276 | Patient Education |
1
|
2
| | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
7
|
4-6
|
15
| 15 |
*See "Course and Hour Requirements"
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 66
| Degree | College Transfer |
Yes
|
No
|