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Program Outline
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480 Clock Hours – 32 weeks
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The objective of the Medical Assisting Program is to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to qualify for entry-level positions as Medical Assistants, Phlebotomist, EKG Technicians and Office Managers. Since MA’s are “crossed-trained” in a number of clinical procedures, they are capable of filling a variety of entry-level positions currently in large demand throughout the healthcare industry.
This training program is divided into six (6) units called modules. Students must complete modules A through F before they can go on to G, which is their clinical externship. All modules stand alone as units of study and are not dependent upon previous training. If students do not complete any portion of one of these modules the entire module must be repeated.
Course Title / ModuleClock Hours
Module A: Basic MA / Law & Ethics 80
Module B: Medical Terminology / Anatomy & Physiology / Billing & Coding 80
Module C: Hematology / Phlebotomy / Specimen Collection 80
Module D: Special Procedures & EKG / Tray Setups 32
Module E: Injections 32
Module F: Clinical Skills / Career Development 16
Module G: Externship 160
Total Program Hours 480
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Curriculum Description
Module A: Basic Medical Assisting/Medical Law & Ethics This course is designed to provide the students with an overall understanding and introduction to the field of healthcare, particularly as it relates to the multi-skilled medical assistant. This module includes an introduction to healthcare, infection control, safety and emergencies, legal and ethical responsibilities, communication, and interpersonal skills along with skills involved in hands on applications providing basic patient care. Some of these skills include preparing a medical record, vital signs, positioning patients’ for examination, providing personal, physical and social needs of the patient according to the Patient’s Bill of Rights.
Module B: Medical Terminologies/Anatomy & Physiology/Billing & Coding This course is designed to provide the students with an overall understanding of basic terminology principles, structures that are associated with building terminology words by the using prefixes, suffixes, and root words. This module also includes also includes basic anatomy & physiology principles that cover the body systems, their definitions, diseases, and disorders to include diagnostic exams. This module also focuses on tying in a basic understanding of basic billing and coding principles as they relate to a physician’s office, with demonstrating knowledge of CMS1500, ICD-10 & CPT basic coding procedures to include insurance verification, EOB, RA terminology, along with computerized practice management software.
Module C: Hematology/Phlebotomy/Specimen Collection This course is designed to provide the students with an overall understanding of the theory of blood and its components and hands-on-skills involved in phlebotomy and special collecting and processing. These skills also include discussing the aspects of both phlebotomy and lab assisting. Additional focus is on performing basic laboratory skills requiring quality assurance and specimen handing, including blood draws, urine collection, wound, throat and stool specimen collection, with emphasis on the various departments within the lab. Other laboratory policy and procedure terminology is discussed.
Module D: Special Procedures/EKG/Tray Set-Ups This course is designed to provide the students with an overall understanding of EKG’s, basic lead placement and interpretation, rules and regulations that apply to patient identification and safety. Theory includes the circulatory and cardiovascular system with emphasis on the standard 12 lead EKG’s, diseases, and diagnostic exams. Special procedures include tray set-ups for diagnostic exams and invasive exams, examples include pap smears and wound care.
Module E: Injections This course is designed to provide the students with the knowledge and understanding as it relates to medication administration, rules for administering various types IV drugs. This module also focuses on the muscular system and integumentary systems and how those areas affect medication administration. The students will gain an understanding of multi-check systems before administering any medications.
Module F: Clinical Skills Review/Career Development Upon completion of courses A-E, the students will review and strengthen their clinical skills. This course will serve to ensure that the students have mastered basic medical assisting skills in the following areas: phlebotomy, specimen collections, laboratory procedures, injections, EKG’s, vital signs, charting, filing, telephone techniques, billing from progress notes. Practice certification exams will be given during this 11 course and students must complete a senior MA skills assessment before exiting the course. This prepares the student for entering the job market. Students learn interviewing skills, formatting professional resumes and rendering a successful interview.
Module G: Externship Students will work under the direct supervision of the physician designee in the medical practice. The medical practice or institution will be in constant contact with the school while the student is on their 160- hour externship. All students will be evaluated at the half-way point and again at the conclusion of the externship assignment. The students must complete hours in both the administrative and clinical setting/environmental while on externship in order to fulfill their requirements for graduation.
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Program Outline
112 Clock Hours/10 Weeks
The objective of the program is to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to qualify for entry-level positions as Phlebotomist, EKG Technicians and Office Managers.
This training program is divided into five (5) units called modules. Students must complete all modules - A through E. All modules stand alone as units of study and are not dependent upon previous training. If students do not complete any portion of one of these modules the entire module must be repeated.
Course Title Clock Hours
Module A Hematology 27
Module B Phlebotomy 27
Module C EKG & Cardiovascular and Circulatory Systems /Anatomy and Structure of the Heart 36
Module D Clinical Skills Development and Review 11
Module E Externship 11
Total Program Hours 112
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Curriculum Description
Module A: Hematology This course will cover the diagnosis and management of blood cell disorders, anatomy and physiology of hematopoiesis, routine specialized hematology tests, analysis, classification, and monitoring of blood cell abnormalities.
Module B: Phlebotomy This course is designed to provide the students with an overall understanding of the theory of blood and its components and hands-on-skills involved in phlebotomy and special collecting and processing. These skills also include discussing the aspects of both phlebotomy and lab assisting. Additional focus is on performing basic laboratory skills requiring quality assurance and specimen handing, including blood draws, urine collection, wound, throat and stool specimen collection, with emphasis on the various departments within the lab. Other laboratory policy and procedure terminology is discussed.
Module C: EKG & Cardiovascular System and Circulatory System/Anatomy and Structure of the Heart This course will cover both EKGs and the cardiovascular and circulatory systems. Students will gain an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and circulatory systems as well as the heart. Students will receive an in-depth examination of the systems and organs. Additionally, students will 14 gain with an overall understanding of EKG’s, basic lead placement and interpretation, rules and regulations that apply to patient identification and safety. Theory includes the cardiovascular system with emphasis on the standard 12 lead EKG’s, diseases, and telemetry.
Module D: Clinical Skills Development Review Students will review acquired clinical skills learned in Modules A through E. Students will apply skills in a clinical setting as well as review proper techniques used in questioning and examination of patients. Students also study the skills needed to perform basic laboratory procedures. Resume prep, interviewing and job readiness skills will be taught.
Module E: Externship Students will work under the direct supervision of the physician designee in the medical practice. The medical practice or institution will be in constant contact with the school while the student is on their 11- hour externship. All students will be evaluated at the half-way point and again at the conclusion of the externship assignment. The students must complete hours in both the administrative and clinical setting/environmental while on externship in order to fulfill their requirements for graduation.
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