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CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CMA) <br />In -class / Hybrid <br />(BACK OFFICE) <br />Course Description <br />600 Clock Hours / 25.5 Credit Hours <br />This six hundred hours (600), 25 week program prepares the student for entry level employment in a <br />clinical/medical setting of a health facility or a physician's office. Students receive instruction in medical law <br />and ethics, terminology, anatomy and physiology, human relations, use and care of diagnostic equipment, <br />venipuncture, injections, pharmacology, universal precautions, vital signs, CPR, first aid, hematology, EKG's, <br />stress testing, Holter monitor, urinalysis, and microbiology. Students will be required to participate in a 160-hour <br />extern experience after completion of their classroom studies. Upon completion of this program, graduates will <br />receive certification in BLS and AED, a certificate of completion, and are eligible to test for national certification. <br />Course <br />Course Name <br />Clock <br />Hours <br />Unit <br />Lecture <br />Lab <br />Extern <br />AMA 100 <br />Medical Assisting as a Career, Human Relations, <br />Medical Law & Ethics <br />40 <br />2.0 <br />40 <br />0 <br />CMA 100 <br />Exam & Treatment Areas, Anatomy & Physiology 1 <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 101 <br />Applied Anatomy & Physiology 11 <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />30 <br />20 <br />CMA 102 <br />Applied Physiology & Anatomy 1// <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />30 <br />20 <br />CMA 103 <br />Clinical Practices 1 <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 104 <br />Clinical Practices 11 <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 105 <br />Assisting with Diagnostics 1 <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 106 <br />Assistingwith Diagnostics 11 <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 107 <br />Pharmacology50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 108 <br />Career Pre aration/Externshi <br />160 <br />3.0 <br />160 <br />TOTAL <br />600 <br />25 <br />250 <br />190 <br />160 <br />Completion of this course could lead to a position in a Physician's Office, Managed Care Group, Clinic, or <br />Hospital. <br />Job Titles include: Clinical Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Medical Back Office Assistant, <br />SOC CODE: 31-9092 <br />Prerequisite: Student must have a high school diploma or GED priorto enrolling in this course, and no felonies <br />or misdemeanors. <br />Equipment/Supplies include: Two sets of scrubs, stethoscope, and a laptop computer, if applicable. <br />18 <br />