Medical Office Professions - Clinical Medical Assistant - Advanced Certificate

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Program Code: CBA.35288

Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running smoothly. Medical office staff members must have strong communication skills, organizational ability, computer knowledge, and excellent human relations skills.

Medical assistants also work alongside physicians, mainly in outpatient or ambulatory care facilities, such as medical offices and clinics. Medical Assistants are responsible for taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.

This certificate has a common core of classes that is also required for the Medical Administrative Assistant Associate in Business Studies Degree. Those core classes include HSC 105 , HSC 205W , OAT 116 , and OAT 151 .

Winter First Year

BIO 140W - Essentials Of Human Anatomy & Physiology Credits: 5
HSC 105 - Medical Terminology Credits: 2
HSC 205W - Legal Aspects of the Health Care System Credits: 2
OAT 116 - Introduction to the Medical Office Credits: 2
OAT 170 - Keyboarding Credits: 2

Total Semester Credits 13

Spring First Year

HSC 140 - Basic Medical Emergencies Credits: 2
OAT 159 - Electronic Medical Records Credits: 2
OAT 209 - Clinical Office Practice I Credits: 3
OAT 243 - Diagnostic Coding Credits: 3
OAT 244 - Procedure Coding Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits 13

Fall First Year

CST 134 - Micro Computers in Business Using MS Office Credits: 3
OAT 151 - Business Communication I Credits: 3
OAT 210 - Clinical Office Practice II Credits: 4
OAT 254 - Medical Insurance I Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits 13

Total Credits: 39

Notations

A grade of “C” (2.0) or higher is required in the following courses: BIO 140W , CST 134 , HSC 105 , HSC 140 , HSC 205W , OAT 116 , OAT 151 , OAT 159 , OAT 170 , OAT 209 , OAT 210 , OAT 243 , OAT 244 , and OAT 254 .
BIO 140W , CST 134 , HSC 105 , HSC 140 , HSC 205W , OAT 159 , OAT 209 , OAT 210 , OAT 243 , OAT 244 , and OAT 254 are key courses and must be completed within 5 years of completing certificate. Failure to complete within the stated time frame will require you to repeat this course.
Keyboarded assignments are required for OAT 151 and OAT 152 .
Keyboarding waiver test is available for OAT 170 . Contact the Business and Technology Division office, 989-686-9127, to arrange for waiver test. If OAT 170 waiver test is passed, OAT 171 can be substituted in its place.
OAT 210 has a 160-hour unpaid externship requirement built into last 7 ½ weeks of course