Medical Assisting - Schoolcraft College

Medical Assisting from Schoolcraft College is a Campus Certificate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Medical Assisting Program is designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment as a Medical Assistant . The curriculum is designed to prepare the student to acquire knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for a competent entry-level medical assistant in a healthcare setting. The program is designed to coordinate classroom and laboratory experience with practical experience in a healthcare facility such as the physician?s office. Medical assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionals who perform a wide range of roles in physicians? offices, clinics and other healthcare settings. They are proficient in a multitude of clinical and administrative tasks and are widely viewed by doctors as vital members of the healthcare delivery team. Students are required to achieve a grade of 2.0 or better for all HIT and MA courses. Academic and medical assisting courses must be completed by the end of the winter semester to be eligible for placement in the Office Practicum offered in the spring. The Office Practicum is an externship that is structured to provide experiences in applying knowledge, in performing administrative and clinical procedures and in developing professional attitudes for interacting with other professionals and consumers in a healthcare facility. Students who successfully complete all Program Courses qualify for a Certificate of Program completion. The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Graduates are eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) examination conducted by the certifying board of the American Association of Medical Assistants. SAMPLE SC HEDULE OF COURSES ADMISSION PREREQUISITES BIOL 105 Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HIT 104 Medical Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 FIRST YE AR Fall Semester MA 134 Medical Insurance Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MA 140 Medical Office Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MA 110 Phlebotomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CIS 120 Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 13 Winter Semester MA 174* Medical Laboratory Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MA 180* Medical Office Clinical Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MA 155 Medical Insurance Billing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 11 Spring Session MA 195 Office Practicum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PROGRAM TOTAL 35 CREDITS View more details on Schoolcraft College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.