Medical Assistant Course Outline

To receive a diploma in Medical Assistant you must complete all core subjects and elective subjects with an average grade of "C" or better. For your convenience each module outline is listed below. This outline lists which module is needed to complete the course for graduation. In addition the outline describes each module, duration, credit units & skill sets needed for career success!

Medical Assistant Core Subjects

1.

Module #:

MEA - 1301

Module Name:

Introduction to Medical Assisting: Ethics, Law and Patient Education

Duration:

40 hrs. (5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

health care team, Medical Assistant, job responsibilities, professionalism, professional liabilities, legal & ethical issues, skills required for front office and back office

2.

Module #:

MEA - 1302

Module Name:

Front Office: Telephone, Appointments, Medical Records

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

front office requirements, attitude transmitter, checking patients in and out, orientation to patient, preparing charts, scheduling guidelines, walk-in, late patients, missed appointments, written communication, Facsimile, e-mail, postal service, transcription machines, dictating process, Medical Records organization, Storing, releasing, reporting, forms, POMR and SOMR system, Worker's Compensation Records Filing Procedures.

3.

Module #:

MEA - 1303

Module Name:

Management of the Medical Office: Finances, Credit, Bookkeeping and Banking

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

How the medical practice works financially to serve patient's needs? It also focuses on health insurance payments and reimbursement policies, collections, bookkeeping systems, checks, deposits and statements.

4.

Module #:

MEA - 1304

Module Name:

Procedural Diagnostic Coding, Health Insurance

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Fraud and coding, international classification of diseases, current procedural terminology (CPT), accounts payable, payroll systems, employee records, tax withholdings, preparation of reports, assisting with audits, health benefits plans, filing claims, managed care, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, physician hospital organization.

5.

Module #:

MEA - 1305

Module Name:

Administrative Computer Skills - Part I

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Fundamental office skills such as typing, computer's accessories, administrative applications, care and maintenance, clinical applications, hardware, operation, privacy safeguards, secondary storage systems, helps the student to become word proficient.

6.

Module #:

MEA - 1306

Module Name:

Administrative Computer Skills - Part II

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Computer graphics, computerized bill paying, computerized bookkeeping, computerized Charting, scheduling, viruses, helps the student to become excel proficient.

7.

Module #:

MEA - 1307

Module Name:

Back Office: Medical History, Examination, Asepsis

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Proper positioning and draping patients for various examination. The medical history, which conducting the patient interview, vital signs, chief complaint & present illness, anthropometrics measurements. Also, cover details on infection prevention, antisepsis procedures.

8.

Module #:

MEA - 1308

Module Name:

Surgery: Instruments, Equipment, Assisting Procedures

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

The medical office surgical procedures, The equipment, opening, use, add, and fields in sterile surgical packs, solutions, assisting with incisions and drainage, electro surgery, laser surgery, specimen collection during office surgery, cleaning and discarding hazardous waste.

9.

Module #:

MEA - 1309

Module Name:

Pharmacology: Legal Regulation

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Basic therapeutic drugs, their uses, effects and common side effects are covered. Students become familiar with the principles of administering medication. Students learn essential medical terminologies, prescription and pharmacy etiquette, FDA and DEA regulations, calculate dosages in adults and pediatric patients.

10.

Module #:

MEA - 1310

Module Name:

Type of Emergencies, Medical Office Emergency Procedures, CPR

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Identification of emergencies of clinical management and first aid given in heart attack, asthma, shock, stroke, diabetic coma, heat exhaustion, frostbite, bleeding and allergies. Knowledge of accidents, injuries, insect bite, burns, foreign body, fractures and dislocations is given. Various forms of bandage application and splint application are familiarized. CPR and basic diagnostic Imaging.

Medical Assistant Elective Subjects

1.

Module #:

MEA - 1311

Module Name:

The Human Body, Anatomy and Physiology, Homeostasis

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Organization of the body, general plan, positions, body cavities, basic physiology of circulatory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, integumentary, muskuloskeletal, nervous, respiratory, reproductive & urinary systems. Cell parts and functions, physiology and homeostasis maintenance.

2.

Module #:

MEA - 1312

Module Name:

Structure, Function and Disorders Part - A

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Most common disorders, diagnostic procedures, medical assistant's role, care procedures critical thinking challenges on integumentary, muskuloskeletal, neurological and sensory disorders.

3.

Module #:

MEA - 1313

Module Name:

Structure, function and disorders Part - B

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Most common disorders, diagnostic procedures, medical assistant's role, care procedures, critical thinking challenges on endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, respiratory, gastric, urinary, gynecologic and obstetric, EKG.

4.

Module #:

MEA - 1314

Module Name:

Laboratory Procedures Part- I

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Physician Office Laboratory (POL), Hospital Laboratory, Blood Bank according to current state and federal regulation. Patient preparation: Specimen collection of Urine, Stool and Body fluids. Phlebotomy.

5.

Module #:

MEA - 1315

Module Name:

Laboratory Procedures Part -II

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, serology and lab equipment in a physician office laboratory (POL) according to current state and federal regulation. Also, covers specimen processing, handling and transportation, blood and urine slide preparation. Teaches instrument use and care of instruments.

6.

Module #:

MEA - 1316

Module Name:

Pediatric and Geriatric Patients

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

The significance and differences of special patients, immunizations, different lab results depending on the age and patient's status, in health and disorders, use of restraints, safety, psychosocial development, balanced diet and exercise and sleep. Knowledge of supplemental vitamins and minerals is provided. Students have to identify situations of mobility assistance. Students are taught to help patient with proper use of mobility assistance devices.

7.

Module #:

MEA - 1353

Module Name:

Medical Terminology

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

The most common medical terms used in this industry. The educational objective is to train the student to understand and being capable to converse with various medical professional and the team of medical professionals. The student will be able to read and understand basic medical literature by analyzing the Latin and Greek roots of the most common medical terms utilized in this industry. Including the day-to-day medical vocabulary in a medical office.

8.

Module #:

MEA - 1354 & MEA - 1355

Module Name:

Externship

Duration:

40 hrs.(5 Weeks)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

Practical knowledge and procedures of a medical office, with real life problems and patients under the supervision of medical professionals the student will obtain hands on experienced on the areas of front office duties, appointment setting, medical records, medical insurance and computer application for a medical office.