Medical Assistant
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Option:   Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Basic keyboarding knowledge (recommended)

...Minimum COMPASS or equivalent ASSET test scores for the following:

        ...Reading 80 ...Writing 65

...Instructor permission

...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Associate of Applied Science

95 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

MED A 110	Health Care Careers	3
MED A 113	Intro Term/Anat/Pharm	2
MED A 114	Federal Regulations/Guidelines	1
MED A 120	Therapeutic Comm Skills	3
MED A 122	Medical Law, Ethics, Bioethics	2
MED A 123	Med/Ethics Ambulatory Care	2
MED A 125	Digest Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 128	Asepsis, Medical History, Vitals	3
MED A 133	Genito Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 136	Physical Examination	1
MED A 138	Medical Specialties I	2
MED A 139	Pre-coop Exp Seminar	1
MED A 143	Female Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 146	Medical Specialties II	2
MED A 150	Medical Office Procedures	1
MED A 158	Assisting with Minor Surgery	1
MED A 161	Neuro Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 164	Rehabilitation Medicine	1
MED A 166	Dosage Calculation and Injections	2
MED A 168	Medical Office Insurance I	1
MED A 201	Cardio Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 204	Electrocardiography	1
MED A 206	Medical Office Insurance II	1
MED A 209	Respir Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 212	Introduction to Lab Procedures	1
MED A 214	Managing Finances	2
MED A 217	Bld/Lymp Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 220	Hematology/Venipuncture	2
MED A 230	Introduction to Medical Transcription	2
Suggest BTECH 217, or equivalent knowledge, prior to taking MED A 230.
MED A 233	Musculo Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 236	Urinalysis Procedures	1
MED A 238	Nutrition and Health	1
MED A 240	Externship (non-paid)	6
MED A 139 must be taken before MED A 240.
MED A 241	Med A Coop Seminar	2
MED A 241 must be taken concurrently with MED A 240.
MED A 243	Derm Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 246	Medical Manager Simulation I	1
MED A 251	SpecSens Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 256	Medical Manager Simulation II	1
MED A 258	Specialty Lab Tests	1
MED A 260	Emergency First Aid	2
MED A 263	Endo Term/Anat/Pharm	1
PSYCH 152	Understanding AIDS	2
BTECH 217	Modular Microsoft Word	5
BTECH 110	Business Procedures I	5
BTECH 220	Business Procedures II	5

Related Instruction (RI)

ACCTG 121	Practical Accounting	5
BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations	5
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in all MED A classes.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than two years to complete program.

...This program has self-paced modules, flexible registration, and open-entry enrollment.

... Program graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification exam.  (See Medical Assistant program accreditation statement.)

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/medassist