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4.00 Credits
This course introduces the pharmacology of commonly prescribed drugs in the medical office. The lecture portion allows the student to learn drug laws, brand and generic drug names, prescription abbreviations, prescription format, drug uses and body reactions. The laboratory section will include the demonstration, technique and theory of administration of medications in the medical office setting; included will be intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular routes as well as oral, topical, sublingual, vaginal and rectal administration. The theory and principal of IV medication therapy is discussed. The accuracy of recording medications in the medical record is emphasized. Student will be expected to perform to competency level the pharmacological skills in check-off format outlined by the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the medical office computer package to the student. The theory of the utilization of a medical office computer package is demonstrated and includes creating a physician data base, preparing patient demographics and daily appointment scheduling, as well as preparing daily, monthly and yearly billing cycles. A complete review of coding diagnosis and procedures and insurance claim submissions is included. Internet research of physician and medical practices Web sites is demonstrated. The lab portion includes allowing the student to practice the principals of the medical office computer package through hands-on production of office simulations discussed in the lecture portion. The student will be expected to prepare a portfolio of the medical office package to competency level in check-off format as directed by the instructor.
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5.00 Credits
This course provides the student with an overview of the procedures utilized to collect and process specimens in a physician’s office setting. Emphasis is placed on methods of collection, processing of specimens and quality control. Additionally, the student is introduced to the microscope, the techniques of capillary puncture and venipuncture (vacutainer method), urinalysis, blood typing, microbiology procedures, and understanding the normal ranges and the various laboratory reports.
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2.00 Credits
MAT 260 examines the medical ethical, legal and bioethical issues encountered in today’s medical office. The course will focus on legal/ethical aspects of medicine. Additional focus will be placed on current legislative statutes that affect the practicing medical assistant.
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2.50 Credits
MAT 290 offers an opportunity for practical experience in a physician’s office combining the administrative, clinical and laboratory skills of patient care under the supervision of a licensed physician or a certified medical assistant. Students will be placed in various health care facilities and will serve 180 unpaid externship hours.
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2.00 Credits
MAT 296 offers group discussion of topics related to practicum experiences as well as current trends and topics in the medical assisting profession. Students will be responsible for projects and simulations of daily medical office activities. Students will participate with a review of the CMA exam and present a professional portfolio of individual competency check-off sheets and completed projects.
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2.00 Credits
Course presents a review of the fundamental operations of arithmetic with fractions and decimal fractions; ratio and proportion calculations; an introduction to the metric and apothecary systems of measures; metric-apothecary conversions; strengths of solutions; oral dosages and parenteral dosages; pediatric dosages by body weight; intravenous calculations.
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5.00 Credits
Course covers percents and the percent formula; gross earnings; FICA and withholding; trade discounts; mark-up and mark-down; simple and compound interest and present value; simple discount notes; annuities and loan amortization; inventory valuation methods and depreciation schedules. Also offers an introduction to descriptive statistics, mean, median, mode, and graphs. MATH 101 includes applications labs using Excel. This course has traditional and Web section offerings and meets degree requirement for the A.A.S. degree in several technical programs.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a remedial preparatory course designed to improve the student’s algebra and problem solving abilities. The course includes the real number system; order of operations; simplifying expressions; solving linear equations and inequalities in one variable; applications and modeling; an overview of graphing; linear equations in two variables; and relations and functions. These topics are taught using an approach that integrates algebraic, graphic and numeric methods whenever possible. This course has traditional, hybrid, and Web section offerings. It is not open to students with credit for MATH 103 or above. A TI-83/84 graphing calculator is required.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of MATH 102 and is a remedial preparatory course designed to improve the student’s algebra and problem-solving abilities. MATH 103 includes functions; systems of equations in two variables; applications and modeling; properties of exponents; scientific notation; polynomial arithmetic, factoring and equation solving; rational expression arithmetic and simplification; and complex fraction simplification. These topics are taught using an approach that integrates algebraic, graphic and numeric methods whenever possible. This course has traditional, hybrid and Web section offerings. It is not open to students with credit for MATH 104 or above. A TI-83/84 graphing calculator is required.
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