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Medical Administrative Procedures - Covers front office duties of a Medical Assistant including billing, completing insurance documents, coding and filing, use of the computer in a medical setting and scheduling appointments. 

Medical Terminology - Teaches students the medical terms and abbreviations that are regularly used in a medical office or facility. 

Medical Specialties - Describes different types of Medical Specialties and Specialty Career Opportunities to Health Care Professionals. Covers the purpose of the American Board of Medical Specialists

HIV - Educates students on the issues of HIV & AIDS, ways the virus can be contracted and working with HIV patients. 

CPR - Instruction on performing CPR and certification through the American Heart Association. 

Phlebotomy - Instruction on blood collection techniques and procedures and use of blood collection tubes and proper handling of blood samples. 

Radiology - Teaches techniques and safety procedures to follow when a patient is to be X-Rayed. 

Pharmacology - Covers measuring dosages of medications being administered and prescribed to the patient. 

Surgical Procedures - Explains the Medical Assistants role when basic surgical procedures are performed in the office including use of proper asepsis procedures. 

Anatomy & Physiology - Describes the physical make up of the human body including the musculatory and skeletal systems and other major systems of the body. Covers common diseases of each body system. 

Injections -How to fill syringes, use of proper asepsis procedures and proper procedures to follow when administering an injection to a patient.

Surgical Instruments - Shows students typical surgical instruments used in the office for minor surgery, describes uses of each instrument and sterilization procedures used with surgical instruments. 

Laboratory Procedures - Includes safety procedures, use of microscopes, collection and preservation or urine specimens and hematology procedures.

Medical Ethics and Laws - Describes the legal aspects associated with medical care professionals and the importance in following proper medical ethics when employed as a Medical Assistant. 

Pharmacology / Math - Teaches students dosage calculations, metric conversions, computing fractions, decimal points and percentages and use of formulas.

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Medical Assistant Externship Description 

Upon successful completion of the 600 hours of classroom instruction, students will be scheduled to attend and perform 300 hours of a clinical externship at a doctor's office or medical clinic. Students must successfully complete the externship portion of the program to be eligible for graduation from the program. During the externship portion of training, students will assist a Medical Assistant or Physician who is a regular employee of the externship facility. Students will perform various front and back office skills while under the direct supervision of an externship facility employee. Upon completion of the 300 hours of externship, the externship facility supervisor will complete a student evaluation regarding the student's performance and discuss the evaluation with the school director or program coordinator. Based on the overall student assessment, a determination will be made on each student individually to verify that the student has performed to the standards required as a condition for graduation from the program.

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Medical Assistant Vocational Objectives 

Students of the Medical Assistant program are expected to be able to perform the following skills for employment as a medical assistant. Other occupations for which graduates of the program will qualify for include medical receptionist, medical records clerk, EKG Technician and medical biller.

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