Professional Services - Medical Assistant - Executive, Associate of Applied Science
Degree:
Associate of Applied Science
Overview
A career in the healthcare industry as a Medical Assistant is for those who have interest in continuing education in the field. Employment opportunities in the medical field exist in insurance companies, outpatient medical offices, and clinics. Clinical duties of executive medical assistants may include taking patient histories, exam preparation, drawing blood, diagnostic testing, and patient care. Added administrative responsibilities include scheduling appointments, managing medical records, billing insurance, doing medical coding, scheduling, and supervising employees.
Those who enjoy helping others and are responsive to others’ needs find the medical environment rewarding. Critical thinking, monitoring, and assessment are valued skills in this profession. Skill training at the College includes:
- Medical law and ethics
- Medical terminology
- Medical office procedures
- Clinical procedures
- Techniques for patient care
- Administering injections and medications
- Introduction to pharmacology
- Medical lab procedures and clinical procedures labs
- Beginning diagnostic and procedural coding
- Medical Billing and Scheduling
- Anatomy and physiology
Career opportunities
There are employment opportunities with insurance companies, outpatient medical offices, and HMOs for well-trained executive medical assistants. Medical assistants from LDSBC are consistently offered positions directly out of their internships. Students may advance to supervisory positions.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Confirm personal testimony in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Collaborate with others using interpersonal skills in an honest, ethical, and Christ-like manner.
- Communicate effectively using written and verbal presentation principles.
- Construct new knowledge using technology and information resource tools.
- Comprehend and think critically to solve problems.
- Cultivate a strong, professional work ethic and lifelong learning opportunities.
- Utilize medical terminology appropriately.
- Utilize their knowledge of pharmacological terms to order, refill and determine medication compatibility and contraindications.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the human body as it relates to patient medical history.
- Describe legal and regulatory frameworks of healthcare using basic knowledge of law and ethics as they relate to the Medical Assistant.
- Demonstrate computer literacy skills and academic skills required of all CCV graduates, including competency in writing, information literacy, oral communication, quantitative reasoning, and problem solving.
- Perform basic medical office functions including patient scheduling, insurance and reimbursement procedures, basic coding, accounting, and bookkeeping;
- Effectively engage in written and oral communication as demonstrated through charting and communication with patients and other health professionals.
- Prepare patients for examination or procedures, and assist the physician with the examination or procedure.
- Collect and prepare laboratory specimens, as well as perform basic laboratory testing
- Perform phlebotomy and other invasive specimen collection techniques
- Perform electrocardiograms and respiratory testing.
- Explore pathways for educational and career development in the desired field of study.
- Complete the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) examination with a passing score.
Course Requirements
Students are responsible to examine the course description of each course listed below for details of prerequisites, which must be satisfied before registering for the course.
Religion Courses
REL Two cornerstone religion courses (4 credit hours)
| REL 200 | The Eternal Family | 2 credits |
| REL 225 | Foundations of the Restoration | 2 credits |
| REL 250 | Jesus Christ & Everlast Gospel | 2 credits |
| REL 275 | Teach & Doct of Book of Mormon | 2 credits |
REL Two additional religion courses (4 credit hours)
College-wide Courses
| COM 122 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Intro. to College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 220 | Professional Bus Comm | 3 credits |
| FIN 101 | Personal Finance | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Program Core Courses
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting I | 3 credits |
| HP 106 | Medical Law & Ethics | 2 credits |
| HP 124 | ICD-9/ICD-10 CM Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 126 | CPT and HCPSC Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 129 | Medical Office Procedures | 3 credits |
| HP 131 | Medical Scheduling & Billing | 2 credits |
| HP 140 | Medical Terminology | 3 credits |
| HP 150 | First Aid/CPR for HP | 1 credits |
| HP 170 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 credits |
| HP 210 | Clinical Medical Assisting | 4 credits |
| HP 212 | Clinical Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| HP 220 | Medical Lab Proc. | 3 credits |
| HP 222 | Med. Laboratory Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| HP 283 | Practicum for MA & EMA | 3 credits |
| LS 265 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Electives
Complete six additional credits
Total Credit Hours: 62
Recommended Sequence of Courses
Depending upon the number of preparatory courses a student must take, an additional semester may be required to complete the program. For CAAHEP Accreditation, all AAS Executive Medical Assistant students will also receive the medical assisting certificate. Students should complete the certificate before completing the AAS.
First Semester
| COM 122 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Intro. to College Writing | 3 credits |
| FIN 101 | Personal Finance | 3 credits |
| HP 140 | Medical Terminology | 3 credits |
| LS 265 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone Religion course | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Second Semester
| HP 106 | Medical Law & Ethics | 2 credits |
| HP 129 | Medical Office Procedures | 3 credits |
| HP 124 | ICD-9/ICD-10 CM Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 126 | CPT and HCPSC Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 210 | Clinical Medical Assisting | 4 credits |
| HP 222 | Med. Laboratory Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone Religion course | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Third Semester
| ENG 220 | Professional Bus Comm | 3 credits |
| HP 150 | First Aid/CPR for HP | 1 credits |
| HP 170 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 credits |
| HP 131 | Medical Scheduling & Billing | 2 credits |
| HP 220 | Medical Lab Proc. | 3 credits |
| HP 222 | Med. Laboratory Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone or Religion Elective | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Fourth Semester
| HP 283 | Practicum for MA & EMA | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Fifth Semester
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting I | 3 credits |
| Elective | ELECTIVE | 3 credits |
| Elective | ELECTIVE | 3 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone or Religion Elective | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Graduation Requirements
- Minimum of 62 total semester credit hours as outlined
- B (not B-) or higher in HP 140
- Grade of C or higher in all HP core courses and LS 265
- 2 cornerstone religion courses, 2 additional elective religion courses
- Complete Certification Examination (either CMA or RMA) at the end of HP 283