Medical Assisting, Diploma MA22
Medical assistants are valuable in any team of caregivers, and with the national shortage of healthcare workers, opportunity for employment is ample.
As a medical assistant, the student will help care for patients by providing routine treatment and performing laboratory. Typical duties include scheduling and receiving patients; taking temperature, blood pressure, height and weight measurements; assisting in examinations; and keeping medical records. He or she will have a background in computerized databases as well as in customer service. Under a doctor's direction as a medical assistant, you may give injections, assist in collecting samples for analysis, perform standard laboratory tests, order and maintain supplies, and assist in minor surgery and wound care.
The program’s minimum expectations are to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
After graduation, the student will have many choices for future employment, including private physicians' offices, clinics, emergency-care facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations.
The student will take the certification examination after graduation and will be certified upon passing the exam.
The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355-113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
*** The Medical Assisting Trigger course is MAST 1030 Pharmacology. In order to remain active in the Medical Assisting program, students must complete and pass MAST 1030 Pharmacology.***
Program Curriculum
All pre-requisite courses and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.
General Core Courses
Fundamental Occupational Courses
| MAST 1030 | Pharmacology in the Medical Office | 4 |
| MAST 1061 | Front Office and Legal Implications | 6 |
| MAST 1081 | Fundamental Skills and Human Diseases | 7 |
| MAST 1091 | Medical Assistanting Advanced Skills | 4 |
| MAST 1112 | Insurance and Claims Management | 5 |
| MAST 1130 | Medical Assisting Externship & Seminar | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: 53
Total Credit Hours: 53