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Medical Assistant <br />Course Descriptions <br />Medical Assistant <br />Diploma <br />Instructional Weeks: 36 <br />Normal Time to Complete: 43 <br />Delivery Method Offered: Hybrid and In -Residence* <br />Program Objective <br />Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared for an entry-level position as a front or back office medical <br />assistant In the health care Industry. Students are trained In basic medical procedures for both the front and back office <br />In clinics, hospitals and doctor's offices. <br />The program is 36 weeks long and consists of eight modules. Tests and/or quizzes are administered weekly during <br />each didactic module; however, there is no final examination for the program. The eighth module is spent in an <br />externship consisting of 250 hours of on-the-job training at an approved extern employment site in the community. <br />Career Outcomes (SOC Code: 31-9092.00) <br />This program prepares students for positions such as Medical Assistant, Clinical Assistant, Medical Records, Medical <br />Lab Assistant, or Medical Administrative Assistant. <br />Program Outlines: <br />ACCETI Accredited Campuses <br />Module <br />Course <br />Clock <br />Semester <br />Course <br />Title <br />Hourss <br />Credit Unit <br />Number <br />MA 110 <br />Administrative Medical <br />80 <br />4 <br />Assisting Duties <br />MA 120 <br />Introduction to Anatomy <br />80 <br />4 <br />& Physiology <br />MA 130 <br />Office Environmental Safety, <br />80 <br />4 <br />Infection Control and <br />Laboratory <br />MA 140 <br />Psychology and Special <br />80 <br />4 <br />Senses <br />MA 150 <br />Medical Management <br />80 <br />4 <br />MA 160 <br />Clinical Medical Assisting <br />80 <br />4 <br />Duties <br />MA 170 <br />Pharmacology and Office <br />80 <br />4 <br />Emergencies <br />MA 190 <br />Externship <br />250 <br />5.55 <br />Totals <br />Clock Hours/Semester <br />810 <br />33.54 <br />Credits <br />ACCSCI Accredited Campuses <br />Module <br />Course <br />Clock <br />Semester <br />Course <br />Title <br />Hours' <br />Credit Units <br />Number <br />MA 110 <br />Administrative Medical <br />80 <br />4 <br />Assisting Duties <br />MA 120 <br />Introduction to Anatomy <br />80 <br />4 <br />& Physiology <br />MA 130 <br />Office Environmental Safety, <br />80 <br />4 <br />Infection Control and <br />Laboratory <br />MA 140 <br />Psychology and Special <br />80 <br />4 <br />Senses <br />MA 150 <br />Medical Management <br />80 <br />4 <br />MA 160 <br />Clinical Medical Assisting <br />80 <br />4 <br />Duties <br />MA 170 <br />Pharmacology and Office <br />80 <br />4 <br />Emergencies <br />MA 190 <br />Externshlp <br />250 <br />5.50 <br />Totals <br />Clock Hours/Semester <br />810 <br />33.50 <br />Credits <br />' ACCET campuses: Garden Grove (Anaheim), Chula Vista, West Covina, Huntington Park, Ontario, Oceanside (San Marcos), <br />Stockton & Encino <br />2ACCSC campuses: Bakersfield, Fresno, Gardena, Riverside & Sacramento <br />'An additional 80 hours of outside work Is assigned for each didactic module <br />*In -Residence offered to VA students only <br />