12 courses with the subject MDAS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MDAS 1125Laboratory Skills I4
Co-Requisites MDAS 1132 This course introduces the medical assistant student to the clinical laboratory. Topics covered in this course are laboratory safety, regulations, microscopes, quality assurance, blood collection, basic math, and spirometry. The student will learn to perform evacuated tube, syringe, and butterfly needle venipuncture, as well as capillary puncture. Performance will be on adults only; infant and child methods will be simulated. Students will be expected to participate as both a phlebotomist and a patient. Major Content Areas Basic math Blood collection (evacuated tube, syringe, butterfly, capillary puncture) Microscopes Laboratory safety and regulations Spirometry Quality assurance Learning Outcomes The student will be able to identify specimen collection equipment and use the equipment toperform collection procedures according to standard laboratory practice and OSHA regulations. Identify blood collection equipment. Demonstrate proper capillary puncture procedure. Use a microscope. Solve basic math problems. Adhere to laboratory safety protocols. Demonstrate proper venipuncture procedure. Recall laboratory personnel. Perform spirometry. Apply quality assurance practices
Co-Requisites MDAS 1125 This course introduces the medical assistant student to the clinical skills required for the health care setting. Topics covered in the course are patient intake, documentation, vital signs, medical asepsis, sterilization of instruments, federal regulations, legal and ethical considerations, assisting providers with exams, sterile technique, first aid and CPR, and coping skills. Students will obtain First Aid/CPR certification. Students must participate as a medical assistant and as a patient. Major Content Areas Vital signs Law and ethics Instrument sterilization Medical asepsis Coping strategies Assisting providers with procedures and exams First aid and CPR Learning Outcomes Assist providers with exams and procedures. Perform medical instrument sterilization. Document in the electronic health record. Utilize coping mechanisms to avoid burnout. Demonstrate appropriate patient intake skills. Prepare sterile tray for procedures. Apply legal and ethical principles. Accurately measure vital signs. Model the Medical Assistant scope of practice. Perform first aid/CPR procedures.
This course provides a foundation for the knowledge and skills required for medical assistant students, as well as other health care career areas. Students will learn about communication, electronic health records, professionalism, medical documents, the health care team, medical documentation, and health care professions. Major Content Areas Medical documents The health care team Electronic health records Non-verbal, verbal, written communication Communication skills Health care professions Medical documentation Professionalism Learning Outcomes Recognize the various medical documents utilized in patient care. Produce satisfactory medical documentation. Demonstrate professional behavior. Demonstrate communication skills. Document accurately in the electronic health record. Distinguish between members of the health care team. Simulate interactions with patients.
MDAS 1211Disease Condition and Medical Treatment, Incl. Nutrition4
Prerequisites HEAL 1101 This course covers the disease process, childhood diseases, infectious/communicable diseases, cancer, congenital diseases, and mental health disorders, as well as disease conditions that affect all body systems. Etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, and treatment options will be presented. This course also includes basic nutritional concepts. Major Content Areas Diagnostic testing for human diseases Nutrition Treatment options Disease presentation Signs and symptoms of human diseases Human diseases Etiology of human diseases Learning Outcomes Identify common pathology related to each body system including signs, symptoms and etiology. Educate classmates on a disease process through a presentation.
Prerequisites MDAS 1125 Co-Requisites MDAS 1232 This course expands on the skills learned in MDAS 1125 Laboratory Skills I. The student will participate in waived and moderately complex laboratory collection and testing in the areas of chemistry, immunology, microbiology, hematology, coagulation, and urinalysis. Students will also learn how to apply a Holter Monitor and perform electrocardiography. Major Content Areas Proper specimen collection Hematology, immunology, microbiology, chemistry, urinalysis, and coagulation areas of the laboratory and the testing in these areas Proper laboratory testing Holter monitor Electrocardiography Quality control CLIA-waived and moderately complex laboratory testing Learning Outcomes Collect laboratory specimens. Explain proper laboratory sample collection. Perform CLIA-waived chemistry, hematology, immunology, coagulation, microbiology, and urinalysis testing. Relate common laboratory tests to disease processes. Perform quality control Perform moderately complex microbiology testing. Complete laboratory documentation. Perform electrocardiography. Display professionalism.
Prerequisites MDAS 1132 Co-Requisites MDAS 1702 , MDAS 1223 This course broadens the skills learned in MDAS 1132 Clinical Procedures I and is paired with MDAS 1702 Pharmacology and Math for Medical Assistants to allow for hands-on medication administration skills. Other topics include: assisting providers with exams and procedures, patient specimen collection, rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities, and medical specialties gerontology, ophthalmology, cardiology, gastroenterology, ENT, endocrinology, reproductive, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, pediatrics, pulmonology, and urology. Students will be expected to participate as a medical assistant and as a patient. Participation in a service learning project is also required. Major Content Areas Proper medication dosing Patient education Proper injection technique Injection sites Human body across the lifespan Service-learning projects Subcutaneous, oral, sublingual, and intramuscular medications Learning Outcomes Select a service-learning project to participate in Measure and record vital signs from various patient populations. Give oral medications Document accurately in the electronic health record. Identify structural and function changes of the human boy across the lifespan. Perform subcutaneous and intramuscular injections. Determine proper routes and sites for administering medications. Provide appropriate patient education with various patient populations.
Prerequisites MDAS 1151 This course builds on the skills and content learned in MDAS 1251 Health Care Essentials and focuses on the administrative responsibilities of a medical assistant. Topics covered will be medical appointments, scheduling procedures, telecommunications, medical coding, medical insurance, electronic health records, written communications, medical documentation, clinic management, human resource management, resumes, and interviewing. Major Content Areas Clinic and patient correspondence Medical coding Medical insurance Interviewing techniques Clinic and outpatient appointment scheduling Human resource management Clinic management Learning Outcomes Schedule patients for clinic appointments and outpatient procedures. Apply interviewing techniques. Document in the electronic health record. Define medical insurance terminology. Demonstrate empathy, understanding, and professional behavior in all administrative tasks. Design patient letters and other correspondence. Describe the clinic management and human resource management positions. Perform medical coding.
MDAS 1702Pharmacology and Math for Medical Assistants4
Co-Requisites MDAS 1232 The objective of this content only course is to introduce the medical assistant student to the study of medications, their uses, drug actions, and administration safety in the health care setting. Mathematical skills in relation to calculations of medication dosages will be taught. Medication administration techniques will be explained with demonstration of techniques in MDAS 1232 Clinical Procedures II. Major Content Areas ?Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic processes Medication dosage calculations Classifications of medications. Routes of medication administration. Learning Outcomes Pronounce medications. Select proper routes and sites for medication administration. Apply general concepts of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic process and their application in drug therapy Identify classifications of medications including indications for use, desired effects, side effects and adverse reactions. Calculate correct medication dosages. Explain the 7 rights of medication administration.
Prerequisites HEAL 1101 , MDAS 1702 , MDAS 1271 , MDAS 1150, MDAS 1211 , MDAS 1132 , MDAS 1125 , MDAS 1232 , HEAL 1502 , MDAS 1223 This course is designed as a hands-on skill review of recently completed coursework and requires the student to be fairly independent. A lab schedule and list of skills necessary for the course will be developed by the student and the program director. This course is only intended for medical assisting students who have a gap between completing second semester skills-based courses ( MDAS 1232 , 1223, 1270) and practicum. This course is not meant for any student who has been out of second semester sills-based courses for longer than three months. Learning Outcomes Refresh medical assistant skills
Prerequisites MDAS 1232 , MDAS 1151 , MDAS 1125 , MDAS 1132 , MDAS 1271 , MDAS 1702 , MDAS 1223 The practicum experience provides the student with an opportunity to broaden the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom.The student will be placed in a healthcare setting for a total of six weeks, five days a week, eight hours per day, or theequivalent, for a total of 240 unpaid hours. The practicum experience will be supervised.
Completion of all required MDAS courses and recommendation to practicum. Major Content Areas Working in a team Electronic health record Clinic processes Patient care Learning Outcomes Practice interpersonal relationships and therapeutic communication Perform clinical procedures Demonstrate professionalism Perform laboratory procedures Perform administrative procedures Maintain practicum handbook records Work with the medical assistant scope of practice
MDAS 2980SPECIAL TOPICS: Medical Assistant
Variable Credits Y SPECIAL TOPICS: Medical Assistant
Prerequisites MDAS 1232 , MDAS 1125 , MDAS 1223 , MDAS 1271 , MDAS 1151 , MDAS 1702 , MDAS 1132 This course focuses on preparing for the national American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) certification exam. Time will be spent reviewing all areas of the AAMA Content Outline and reinforcing the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom.
Completion of all Medical Assistant course and recommendation to Practicum. Major Content Areas AAMA certification exam AAMA Content Outline Test taking strategies Study tools Learning Outcomes Complete and review practice exams Review the AAMA Content Outline Apply study techniques Practice test-taking strategies
Source: Dakota County Technical College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
