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In -class / On-line / <br />(FRONT AND BACK <br />Course Description <br />930 Clock Hours 142.0 Credit Hours <br />This nine hundred -thirty hours (930), 36-week program prepares the student for entry level employment in a <br />clinical/administrative setting of a physician's office or a health care facility. Students receive Instruction in <br />medical law and ethics, terminology, anatomy and physiology, human relations, use and care of diagnostic <br />equipment, venipuncture, injections, pharmacology, universal precautions, vital signs, CPR, first aid, <br />hematology, EKG's, stress testing, Holter monitor, urinalysis, and microbiology. Basic computer operations, <br />administration of front office medical procedures, insurance forms, and CPT codes are also included. Students <br />will be required to participate in a 160-hour extern experience after completion of their classroom studies. Upon <br />completion of this program, graduates will receive a certificate of completion, certification in BLS and AED, and <br />will be 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 />50 <br />2.0 <br />50 <br />0 <br />AMA 101 <br />Reception, OtFca E ui . & Telephone Techniques <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />AMA 102 <br />Safety,Patient Education & Scheduling <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />AMA 103 <br />Managing Medical Records- Written & Electronic <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />35 <br />15 <br />AMA 104 <br />Insurance Billing, & Codinq <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />35 <br />15 <br />AMA 105 <br />Computers & Electronic Health Record <br />50 <br />2.6 <br />40 <br />10 <br />AMA 106 <br />Patient Billin & Collection /Financial Management <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />35 <br />15 <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 Anatomy & Pliysiology 111 <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 Il <br />50 <br />2.5 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 105 <br />Assisting with Diagnostics I <br />50 <br />3.0 <br />25 <br />25 <br />CMA 106 <br />Assisting with Diagnostics ll <br />60 <br />3.0 <br />30 <br />30 <br />CMA 107 <br />Pharmacology <br />60 <br />3.0 <br />30 <br />30 <br />CMA 108 <br />Career PreparationlExterriship <br />160 <br />3.5 <br />160 <br />TOTAL <br />930 <br />42 <br />465 <br />305 <br />160 <br />"Clinical Medical Terminology is taught continuously throughout the course <br />Completion of this course could lead to a position in a Physician's Office, Managed Care Group, Clinic, Hospital, <br />or Insurance Company. <br />Job Titles include: Front Desk Receptionist, Front Office Medical Assistant, Unit Clerk, Clinical Medical <br />Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Back Office Assistant, and Admissions Representative. <br />SOC CODE: 31-9092 <br />Prerequisite: Student must have a high school diploma or GED prior to 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 />