Nov 23, 2024

2017-2018 Technical College of the Lowcountry - Catalog/Student Handbook

2017-2018 Technical College of the Lowcountry - Catalog/Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Medical Assisting

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This program will prepare students for careers as Medical Assistants by offering a curriculum that is reflective of the standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The curriculum will prepare graduates to perform routine administrative and clinical tasks in a variety of health care settings.

Required Certificate Courses

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology
BIO 112 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology
ENG 101 - English Composition I
MED 103 - Medical Assisting Introduction
MED 104 - Medical Assisting Administrative Procedures
MED 109 - Medical Business Records
MED 112 - Medical Assisting Pharmacology
MED 113 - Basic Medical Laboratory Techniques
MED 114 - Medical Assisting Clinical Procedures
MED 117 - Clinical Practice
MED 124 - Medical Computer Practicum

Select one of the following:

CPT 101 - Introduction to Computers
CPT 170 - Microcomputer Applications

Medical Assisting

Required Certificate Courses

Select one of the following:

Credits 40

Sample Standard Curriculum (general education courses completed prior to entrance into program)

FALL

Credits 9

SPRING

Credits 10

SUMMER

Credits 8

Sample Fast Track Curriculum (general education courses taken in program)

FALL

Credits 16

SPRING

Select one of the following:

Credits 16

SUMMER

Credits 8