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2024-2025 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Medical Assisting (MEDA)


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The Medical Assisting program prepares students to become allied health professionals who function as members of the health care delivery team. Medical assistants are the central figures in promoting and maintaining cooperative relationships between patients and physicians. Program coursework involves both administrative and clinical procedures. Students are prepared to take vital signs, medical histories, and perform basic laboratory procedures while also engaging in the administrative duties of scheduling appointments, receiving patients, managing medical records, and handling telephone calls. Graduates are eligible to take the national board examination which qualifies students to work in all fifty states as a Certified Medical Assistant.

The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727-210-2350, (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assistant Educational Review Board (MAERB).

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical assisting is one of the fastest growing occupations. Job opportunities involve many employment settings such as physicians’ offices, clinics, hospitals, and out-patient or ambulatory settings. Certified Medical Assistants are clinically trained to assist in out-patient medical procedures, office administration, and interaction with patients.

Admission to the Medical Assisting program is selective. Applicants are required to show evidence of satisfactory completion of high school and/or previous college work with a minimum grade point average of 2.5. For detailed information on the admission process, contact the program director.

Curriculum for Medical Assisting


**NOTE:


Students must complete the computer literacy requirement in order to graduate which may be met through competency testing or completion of a program specific computer course. Refer to the degree audit and consult with the program advisor for the appropriate course(s) that meet the computer literacy requirement.

Curriculum Summary:


General (G)/Basic (B) = 33 Hours


Technical (T) = 30 Hours


Total Curriculum Hours = 63


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