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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
This course submerges students in the clinical phase of medical assisting. Topics include patient history, interviews and documentation, asepsis, infection and disease control, basic physical exams, principles of x-ray and EKG equipment, rehabilitative medicine, emergencies, and first aid. Prerequisite: MA 101, 102. (SCC)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Medical insurance terminology and billing procedures are covered in this course. Students learn to use the CPT and ICD-9-CM for basic ambulatory care setting coding needs. Legal and ethical issues regarding insurance billing also are covered. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MA 101, 102, 111, 112 and concurrent enrollment in MA 122, 125. (SCC)
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5.00 Credits
Administrative and management procedures needed to effectively manage the office, monitor finances, maintain supplies, perform quality improvement studies, and risk management profiles are taught. Bookkeeping and accounting principles, communication negotiation and psychological concepts are studied and practiced. Introduction to the student externship is given. Students spend four hours a week for eight weeks practicing skills learned in a medical office. Prerequisite: Successful completion of first and second quarters and concurrent enrollment in MA 120, 121, 122. (SCC)
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5.00 Credits
This course offers advanced clinical skills for the medical assistant. Specialty exams and sterile procedures are emphasized. Students learn about collecting and processing laboratory specimens, and the proper use of microscopes. An overview of microbiology also is offered. Prerequisite: HED 108, 125, MA 111, 112. (SCC)
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5.00 Credits
This course covers principles of pharmacology. Medication classifications will be studied according to body system and usage. Students will learn the different routes for medication administration, medication actions, contraindications and side effects. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MA 101, 102, 111, 112 and concurrent enrollment in MA 120, 122. (SCC)
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3.00 Credits
This course offers advanced administrative skills for the medical assistant. Topics include practice finances, accounting practices and the medical assistant in the roll of an office manager. Prerequisite: HED 109, MA 121, 122, 123. (SCC)
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5.00 Credits
This is the final course in preparation for clinical practice. The content is concentrated on injection and venipuncture techniques. Medication administration and dosage calculations are covered. Prerequisite: HED 109, MA 121, 122, 123. (SCC)
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1.00 Credits
Topics covered enhance students' abilities at the clinical site. They review important topics by applying the concepts required in the clinical area. Mock national certificate exams are offered. Prerequisite: HED 109, MA 121, 122, 123, 131, 132 and concurrent enrollment in MA 142. (SCC)
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6.00 Credits
Students work under the supervision of facility personnel or the instructor in a physician's office. They utilize and apply the administrative and clinical skills learned in an actual ambulatory care setting. Prerequisite: HED 109, MA 121, 122, 123, 131, 132 and concurrent enrollment in MA 141. (SCC)
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2.00 Credits
Students learn basic blueprint reading with emphasis on the accurate interpretation of blueprints and sketches. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MACH 114, 115 or permission of instructor. (SCC)
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