The medical assistant performs a variety of administrative duties dependent upon the physician’s practice and unique office requirements. The duties may include acting as a secretary, bookkeeper, and receptionist; answering incoming calls; receiving mail; greeting patients; handling correspondence and filing; arranging for laboratory and X-ray procedures or hospital admissions; taking histories; and maintaining patient records, accounts and billing.
The clinical duties of a medical assistant include preparing patients and assisting the physician with examinations or treatment; measuring height and weight; and taking vital signs. The assistant may perform certain laboratory tests, take X-rays or EKGs, or assist with diagnostic and minor surgical procedures and the administration of injections or other medications.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| CSIS 1514 | Business Computer Systems | 3 |
| BIOL 1545 | Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology | 5 |
| AHLT 1502 | Applied Pathophysiology | 4 |
| MATC 2614 | Medical Office Procedures | 3 |
| MATC 2611L | Clinical Procedures Lab | 1 |
| MATC 2620 | Advanced Clinical Procedures | 3 |
| MATC 2620L | Advanced Clinical Procedures Lab | 1 |
| MATC 2680 | Medical Laboratory Procedures | 1 |
| MATC 2680L | Medical Laboratory Procedures Lab | 1 |
| MATC 2692 | Medical Assisting Externship | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 25 | |