Medical Assisting
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

 

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, medical transcription, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration, and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.

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.

The James Sprunt Community College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Endowments (AAMAE).
Individuals desiring a career in medical assisting should take biology, mathematics and keyboarding/computer courses prior to entering the program.

For students starting in the Fall of 2009, please review the changes in Program of Study (PDF).

 
Course
Semester Hours
 
First Semester Class Lab Clinical Credit Hours
CIS 111  Basic PC Literacy         1 2 0 2
ENG 111  Expository Writing
 		3 0 0 3
MED 110  Orientation to Medical Assisting
 		1 0 0 1
BIO 163  Basic Anatomy & Physiology
 		4 2 0 5
MED 121  Medical Terminology I
 		3 0 0 3
MED 130  Admin Office Procedure I
 		1 2 0 2
Total

0 16


 

Second Semester



MED 140  Exam Room Procedures I
 		3 4 0 5
Humanities or Fine Arts Elective
3 0 0 3
MED 122  Medical Terminology II
 		3 0 0 3
MED 131  Admin Office Procedure II      1 2 0 2
OST 136  Word Processing
 		1 2 0 2
ENG 115  Oral Communication
 		3 0 0 3
Total


18





Third Semester



MED 182  CPR First Aid & Emergency     1 2 0 2
MED 232  Medical Insurance Coding
 		1 3 0 2
MED 150  Lab Procedures I                 3 4 0 5
MAT 110  Math Measurement
 		2 2 0 3
Total


12





Fourth Semester        
MED 240  Exam Room Procedures II
 		3 4 0 5
PSY 150  General Psychology
 		3 0 0 3
MED 250  Lab Procedures II
 		3 4 0 5
MED 272  Drug Therapy
 		3 0 0 3
MED 112 Orientation to Clinical Setting
 		0 0 3 1
Total


17





Fifth Semester
 
 
MED 230  Admin Office Procedure I
 		1 2 0 2
MED 260  MED Clinical Externship
 		0 0 15 5
MED 262  Clinical Perspective
 		1 0 0 1
MED 118  Medical Law & Ethics
 		2 0 0 2
MED 276  Patient Education
 		1 2 0 2
Total 5 4 15 12





Total Semester Hours Credit:


75
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