Medical
Assisting Technology
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Medical
Assisting Technology
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Program
Description
The Medical Assistant is an individual who assists physicians in their offices
or other medical settings. A wide range of duties is included in many aspects
of the physician’s practice. The business administrative duties include
scheduling and receiving patients; obtaining patients’ data; maintaining
medical records; handling telephone calls, correspondence, reports, and manuscripts;
assuming responsibility for office care; and handling insurance matters, office
accounts, fees, and collections. The clinical duties may include preparing the
patient for examination, obtaining vital signs, taking medical histories, assisting
with examinations and treatments, performing routine office laboratory procedures
and electrocardiograms, sterilizing instruments and equipment for office procedures,
and instructing patients in preparation for x-ray and laboratory examinations.
Both administrative and clinical duties involve purchasing and maintaining supplies
and equipment. A medical assistant may also be responsible for personnel and
office management. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the American Association
of Medical Assistants Examination to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA).
Application
Procedure and Deadline
Classes are
admitted yearly in August. Class size is limited, and all applicants are not
selected for participation. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED
diploma and meet special admission requirements for the program listed
below.
Students may apply for admission through the Fall Semester Registration period if classes are not at capacity.
All applicants shall have equal opportunity regardless of race, age, sex, creed, religion, or nationality.
Applicants with special needs due to disability must make this fact known prior to admission so that necessary accommodations can be made. Because of the nature of the profession, it may not always be possible to accommodate students with severe disabilities.
Admission
Requirements
High School (or GED Equivalency) Diploma plus general and special requirements
listed below:
The above information must be submitted to:
Southeast Arkansas College
Attention: Nursing & Allied Health Technologies Division
1900 Hazel Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Acceptance
Procedure
Should
qualified applicants exceed the available slots in the program, admission into
a particular class will be based on the date of completed application. Upon
acceptance into the Medical Assisting program the student must submit evidence
of the following in order to begin classes:
Students enrolled in Allied Health Programs with a clinical component will be assessed a fee for malpractice insurance.
NOTE: Random drug screening may be utilized at any time during the course of the program at the student's expense.
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Course
Title
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LEC
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LAB
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SWE
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SCH
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| 1st Year -- Summer Session | |||||
| BIOL 2454 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I (1st 4 Weeks) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| BIOL 2464 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II (2nd 4 Weeks) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Sub-total |
6 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
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| 1st Year -- 1st Semester | |||||
| ENGL 1313 | English Composition I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| MATH 1123 | Business Mathematics |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| COMP 1123 | Introduction to Computers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| HEAL 1113 | Medical Terminology I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| MEDI 1111 | Introduction to Medical Assisting |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| MEDI 1413 | Clinical Procedures I |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Sub-total |
15 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
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| 1st Year -- 2nd Semester | |||||
| ENGL 1323 | English Composition II |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| HEAL 2411 | Legal Concepts of Health Care |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| MEDI 1314 | Medical Business Practices |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| MEDI 1713 | Pharmacology for Medical Assisting |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| MEDI 2423 | Clinical Procedures II |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Sub-total |
12 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
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| 2nd Year -- 1st Semester | |||||
| ACCO 2303 | Office Accounting or ACCO 2313: Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| PSYC 2303 | General Psychology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| HEAL 1313 | Medical Transcription I |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| MEDI 2524 | Medical Insurance |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| MEDI 2614 | Medical Laboratory for Medical Assistants |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Sub-total |
14 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
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| 2nd Year | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ENGL 1233 | Business Communications |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SPEE 2393 | Oral Communication for Public Address |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| MEDI 2432 | Clinical Review |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| MEDI 2916 | Externship |
2 |
0 |
16 |
6 |
| Sub-total |
10 |
0 |
16 |
14 |
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| Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science Degree |
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Disclaimer: Based on current Arkansas laws, there are procedures that a Medical Assistant cannot perform, such as the administration of medications and certain treatments which require substantial specialized judgment and skill. While these procedures are not allowed for a Medical Assistant in Arkansas, they are allowed in other states. The Medical Assisting Technology curriculum does not prepare the student to become a "nurse" or to apply to take the Practical Nursing or Registered Nursing Licensure Examination
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