Medical Assisting, AAS
A45400
Official Program Description registered with the NC Community College System:
The Medical Assisting Curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.
Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.
Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.
The faculty of the Medical Assisting department is committed to the mission and goals of Wayne Community College and to promoting excellence within the profession by educating students at the associate degree level. The goal of the Medical Assisting program is to prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Medical Assisting program, a graduate should be able to:
- Practice entry level administrative, clinical and laboratory functions as they relate to the examination and treatment of patients in medical facilities.
- Communicate effectively with patients, their families, and other health care team members.
- Develop a teaching plan based on patient needs as well as community needs.
Degree Awarded
The Associate in Applied Science Degree-Medical Assisting is awarded by the College upon completion of the program.
Note
A grade of C must be achieved in all MED curriculum courses in order to progress within the program.
A student convicted of a felony may not be eligible for the certification examination administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). However, the certifying board may grant a waiver leased upon mitigating circumstances.
Criminal Background Checks
Affiliating clinical agencies with which the College has contracted to provide clinical experiences for Medical Assisting students may require students to submit to criminal background checks and/or drug testing prior to or during participation in clinical experiences at the site. Students should be aware that if a clinical site denies a student placement in their facility, the student would be unable to complete the required clinical component of the course. This will prohibit the student from progressing and completing the Medical Assisting program. The student will be dismissed from the program.
Accreditation
The Wayne Community College AAS-Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assistant Education Review Board (MAERB). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, CAAHEP, 9355-113th St. N, #7709 Seminole, FL 33775, (727) 210-2350, www.caahep.org.
For More Information
The Medical Assisting Technology program is in the Allied Health and Public Services Division. For more information, call (919) 739-6782, or visit our website at www.waynecc.edu.
Admissions
Individuals desiring a career as a medical assistant should take biology, mathematics, and typing/keyboarding/computer courses prior to entering the program.
Individuals desiring admission to the program should follow the admissions procedures outlined in this catalog and in the Application Policies and Procedures Packet.
First (Fall) Semester
| ACA 111 | College Student Success |
1
| 1 |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology |
6
| 5 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry |
3
| 3 |
| MAT 110 | Mathematical Measurement and Literacy |
4
| 3 |
| MED 110 | Orientation to Medical Assisting |
1
| 1 |
| MED 121 | Medical Terminology I |
3
| 3 |
| OST 136 | Word Processing |
4
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 19 |
Second (Spring) Semester
| ENG 114 | Professional Research & Reporting |
3
| 3 |
| MED 122 | Medical Terminology II |
3
| 3 |
| MED 130 | Administrative Office Procedures I |
3
| 2 |
| MED 140 | Examining Room Procedures I |
7
| 5 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 16 |
Third (Summer) Semester
| MED 131 | Administrative Office Procedures II |
3
| 2 |
| MED 150 | Laboratory Procedures I |
7
| 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 7 |
Fourth (Fall) Semester
| MED 230 | Administrative Office Procedures III |
3
| 2 |
| MED 240 | Examining Room Procedures II |
7
| 5 |
| MED 250 | Laboratory Procedures II |
7
| 5 |
| MED 272 | Drug Therapy |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 15 |
Fifth (Spring) Semester
| MED 118 | Medical Law and Ethics |
2
| 2 |
| MED 260 | MED Clinical Practicum |
15
| 5 |
| MED 262 | Clinical Perspectives |
1
| 1 |
| MED 264 | Medical Assisting Overview |
2
| 2 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 70
Electives
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
Choose one course from
Humanities/Fine Arts list of Optional General Education Courses for AAS Programs.