Medical Office Assistant-Associate in Applied Science

The Medical Office Assistant is designed to allow a student the basic training for office personnel in a medical facility. The student will be trained to perform at an advanced level skills in positions normally available in an ambulatory healthcare facility. The program provides the student with theory and "hands-on" training in basic and routine administrative and clinical tasks.

The associate degree is an occupational degree which will typically not transfer. However, this program has been ar- ticulated to some senior institutions.

Required Courses

First Semester

BOFF 139	Medical Office Procedures	3
BOFF 140	Medical Terminology	3
MEDA 100	Pharmacology	3
MEDA 120	Clinical Procedures I	3
ENGL 121	Communication Skills	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

BOFF 249	Medical Office Procedures II	3
MEDA 150	Pharmacology II	3
MEDA 170	Clinical Procedures II	3
MEDA 210	Medical Ethics	3
MEDA 220	Clinical Procedures III	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Third Semester

BOFF 121	Fundamentals of Business Documents	3
GSCI 105	Human Body-Structure & Functi	3
MEDA 200	Clinical/Office Internship	3
PSYC 100	Introduction to Psychology	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Fourth Semester

BOFF 141	Intro Medical Transcription	3
BOFF 151	Records Management	3
HLTH 101	Contemporary Health	3
HLTH 130	Nutrition	3
MATT 104	Business Mathematics	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Total Credit Hours: 60