CFCC 2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Dec 08, 2024  
CFCC 2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook

Medical Assisting A.A.S. (A45400)


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The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.

Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.

Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.

General Education Requirements (15 credits)


Communications


Take 6 credits:

Humanities/Fine Arts


Take 3 credits:

Social/Behavioral Sciences


Take 3 credits:

Natural Science/Math


Take 3 credits:

Major Requirements (32 credits)


Other Major Requirements (20-21 credits)


Computer Competency


Other Major Requirements


Total Credits: 67-68 SHC


Recommended Course Sequence


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