Medical Assisting

First Quarter

MAS 101 Legal Aspects of the Medical Office
Introduces the basic concept of medical assisting and its relationship to the other health fields.  Emphasizes medical ethics, legal aspects of medicine, and the medical assistant's role as an agent of the physician.  Provides the student with knowledge of medical jurisprudence and the essentials of professional behavior.  Topics include:  introduction to medical assisting, introduction to medical law, physician-patient-assistant relationship, medical office in litigation, ethics, bioethical issues and HIPAA.

MAS 101 Standards

MAS 101 Syllabus

MAS 106 Medical Office Procedures
Emphasizes essential skills required for the typical business office.  Topics include:  office protocol, time management, appointment scheduling, medical office equipment, mail services, medical references, medical records, and professional communications.

MAS 106 Standards

MAS 106 Syllabus

BUS 1130 Beginning Document Processing
Introduces the touch system of keyboarding placing emphasis on correct techniques, mastery of the keyboard, and basic business documents. Students attain a minimum typing speed of 25 words per minute with a maximum of 3 errors on a 3 minute timed keyboarding test. Topics include: learning the keyboard, building speed and accuracy, formatting basic business documents, language arts, and proofreading. Laboratory practice parallels class instruction.

BUS 1130 Standards

Second quarter

MAS 103 Pharmacology

Introduces drug therapy with emphasis on safety, classification of drugs, their action, side effects, and/or adverse reactions.  Also introduces the basic concept of arithmetic used in the administration of drugs.  Topics include:  introduction to pharmacology; calculation of dosages; sources and forms of drugs; drug classification; and drug effects on the body systems.

MAS 103 Standards

MAS 108 Medical Assisting Skills I

Introduces the skills necessary for assisting the physician with a complete history and physical in all types of medical practices.  The course includes skills necessary for sterilizing instruments and equipment and setting up sterile trays.  The student also explores the theory and practice of electrocardiography.  Topics include:  infection control and related OSHA guidelines; prepare patients/assist physician with age and gender-specific examinations and diagnostic procedures; vital signs/mensuration; medical office surgical procedures and electrocardiography.

MAS 108 Standards

MAS 112 Human Diseases

Provides clear, succinct, and basic information about common medical conditions.  Taking each body system, the disease condition is highlighted following a logical formation consisting of:  description, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.  Topics include:  introduction to disease and diseases of body systems.

MAS 112 Standards

THIRD QUARTER

MAS 109 Medical Assisting Skills II

Furthers student knowledge of the more complex activities in a physician's office.  Topics include: collection/examination of specimens and CLIA regulations/risk management; urinalysis; venipuncture; hematology and chemistry evaluations; advanced reagent testing (Strep Test, HcG etc); administration of medications; medical office emergency procedures and emergency preparedness; respiratory evaluations; principles of IV administration; rehabilitative therapy procedures; principles of radiology safety and maintenance of medication and immunization records.

MAS 109 Standards