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MDCA1202: Externship 11
<br />Credit Hours: 2.5
<br />Clock 115 (Ground Minimum 80, Online Maximum
<br />Hours: 35)
<br />Students in this course will develop a more thorough
<br />understanding of the role of a medical assistant in a
<br />healthcare facility. Clinical and administrative medical
<br />assistant functions are expected to be performed with
<br />greater skill, professionalism and understanding.
<br />Students will continue to be supervised and evaluated
<br />on skills acquired in the program content courses and
<br />should have a better awareness of why, how, and when
<br />the skills are performed. Students may perform
<br />phlebotomy, injections, patient record maintenance,
<br />vital sign measurement, patient exam preparation, and/
<br />or other medical assistant duties as assigned by the
<br />physician, on -site supervisor, or externship coordinator.
<br />MDCA1312: Medical Assisting A
<br />Credit Hours: 3
<br />Clock 80 (Theory 40. Lab 40) (Ground 40, Online
<br />Hours: 40)
<br />Students in this course will practice various
<br />administrative skills including scheduling appointments.
<br />They will learn medical terms, anatomy & physiology,
<br />and common diseases and disorders of the skeletal,
<br />integumentary and muscular body systems, They will
<br />practice keyboarding, apply positive communication
<br />skills, practice diagnostic procedures and perform vital
<br />sign procedures. They will [earn first aid, rehabilitative
<br />procedures, the role of the medical assistant in the
<br />health community, and team member responsibilities.
<br />Prerequisites:
<br />None
<br />MDCA1323: General Patient Care, Skeletal and
<br />Muscular Systems
<br />Credit Hours: 3.5
<br />Clock Hours: 55/40/0
<br />This course will provide an overview of the medical
<br />terminology, diseases, and disorders of the skeletal,
<br />muscular, integumentary systems. Students will explore
<br />the anatomy and physiology of each system along with
<br />Learning the diagnostic procedures and various
<br />treatment resolutions. They will gain an understanding
<br />of medical asepsis, first aid and rehabilitative
<br />procedures. They will also learn and engage in role
<br />playing ethical behaviors and positive communication
<br />styles. Students will learn how to apply their critical
<br />thinking and clinical skills to prepare them for work in a
<br />professional healthcare setting and in the community. In
<br />addition, students will learn essential skills in teamwork,
<br />effective communication, conflict resolution, and how to
<br />recognize signs of drug use.
<br />MDCA1322: Medical Assisting 8
<br />Credit Hours: 3
<br />Clock 80 (Theory 40, Lab 40) (Ground 40, Online
<br />Hours: 40)
<br />Students in this course will practice various
<br />administrative skills. They will learn medical terms,
<br />anatomy & physiology, and common diseases and
<br />disorders of the nervous, senses and respiratory body
<br />systems. They will practice keyboarding, apply positive
<br />communication skills, practice diagnostic procedures
<br />and perform vital sign procedures.
<br />Prerequisites:
<br />None
<br />MDCA1323: Medical Ethics, Nervous and Sensory
<br />Systems
<br />Credit Hours: 3,5
<br />Clock Hours: 55/40/0
<br />This course will provide the basic concepts related to
<br />medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical
<br />ethics, and the nervous and sensory systems. Students
<br />will apply positive communication skills, practice
<br />diagnostic procedures, perform vital sign procedures,
<br />and First Aid CPR. They will learn how to apply critical
<br />thinking and clinical skills to prepare them to work in a
<br />professional healthcare setting, In addition, students wilt
<br />Learn essential skills in time management, planning and
<br />scheduling, study skills, critical thinking and learning
<br />preferences.
<br />MDCA1332: Medical Assisting C
<br />Credit Hours: 3
<br />Clock 80 (Theory 40, Lab 40) (Ground 40, Online
<br />Hours: 40)
<br />Students in this course will practice various
<br />administrative skills. They will learn medical terms,
<br />anatomy & physiology, and common diseases and
<br />disorders of the urinary, reproductive and digestive
<br />body systems. They will practice keyboarding. apply
<br />positive communication skills, practice diagnostic
<br />procedures and perform vital sign procedures,
<br />Prerequisites:
<br />None
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