34 courses with the subject MED, 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.
MED 110Orientation to Medical Assisting1
This course covers the history of medicine and the, role of the medical assistant in the health care, setting. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, communication, attitude, behaviors, and duties in, the medical environment. Upon completion, students should be able to project a positive, attitude and promote the profession of medical, assisting.
This course introduces basic anatomy and, physiology. Emphasis is placed on the, relationship between body structure and function, and the procedures common to health care. Upon, completion, students should be able to identify, body system components and functions relating this, knowledge to the delivery of health care.
This course covers legal relationships of, physicians and patients, contractual agreements, professional liability, malpractice, medical, practice acts, informed consent, and bioethical, issues. Emphasis is placed on legal terms, professional attitudes, and the principles and, basic concepts of ethics and laws involved in, providing medical services. Upon completion, students should be able to meet the legal and, ethical responsibilities of a multi-skilled health, professional.
This course introduces the vocabulary, abbreviations, and symbols used in the language of, medicine. Emphasis is placed on building medical, terms using prefixes, suffixes, and word roots., Upon completion, students should be able to, pronounce, spell, and define accepted medical, terms.
This course introduces prefixes, suffixes, and, word roots used in the language of medicine., Topics include medical vocabulary and the terms, that relate to the anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, and treatment of selected, systems. Upon completion, students should be able, to pronounce, spell, and define medical terms as, related to selected body systems and their, pathological disorders.
This course is the second in a series of medical, terminology courses. Topics include medical, vocabulary and the terms that relate to the, anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, and, treatment of selected systems. Upon completion, students should be able to pronounce, spell, and, define medical terms as related to selected body, systems and their pathological disorders.
This course introduces medical office, administrative procedures. Topics include, appointment processing, written and oral, communications, medical records, patient, orientation, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to perform basic, administrative skills within the medical, environment.
This course provides medical office procedures in, both economic and management skills. Topics, include physical plant maintenance, equipment and, supplies, liability coverage, medical economics, and introductory insurance procedures. Upon, completion, students should be able to manage the, economics of the medical office and supervise, personnel.
This course provides the basic knowledge, understanding, and skills required to complete, medical reports and transcribe medical dictation., Emphasis is placed on correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence, in medical transcription.
This course provides instruction in clinical, examining room procedures. Topics include, asepsis, infection control, assisting with exams, and treatment, patient education, preparation and, administration of medications, EKG, vital signs, and medical emergencies. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence, in exam room procedures.
This course provides instruction in basic lab, techniques used by the medical assistant. Topics, include lab safety, quality control, collecting, and processing specimens, performing selective, tests, phlebotomy, screening and follow-up of test, results, and OSHA/CLIA regulations. Upon, completion, students should be able to perform, basic lab tests/skills based on course topics.
This course provides advanced medical office, administrative procedures. Emphasis is placed on, management skills including personnel supervision, practice management, public relations, and, insurance coding. Upon completion, students, should be able to exhibit advanced managerial, medical assisting skills.
This course is designed to expand and build upon, skills presented in MED 140. Emphasis is placed, on advanced exam room procedures. Upon, completion, students should be able to demonstrate, enhanced competence in selected exam room, procedures.
This course provides the opportunity to apply, clinical, laboratory, and administrative skills in, a medical facility. Emphasis is placed on, enhancing competence in clinical and, administrative skills necessary for comprehensive, patient care and strengthening professional, communications and interactions. Upon completion, students should be able to function as an, entry-level health care professional.
This course is designed to explore personal and, occupational responsibilities of the practicing, medical assistant. Emphasis is placed on problems, encountered during externships and development of, problem-solving skills. Upon completion, students, should be able to demonstrate courteous and, diplomatic behavior when solving problems in the, medical facility.
This course provides an overview of the complete, medical assisting curriculum. Emphasis is placed, on all facets of medical assisting pertinent to, administrative, laboratory, and clinical, procedures performed in the medical environment., Upon completion, students should be able to, demonstrate competence in the areas covered on the, national certification examination for medical, assistants.
This course covers the study of disease symptoms, and the appropriate actions taken by medical, assistants in a medical facility in relation to, these symptoms. Emphasis is placed on, interviewing skills and appropriate triage, preparing patients for procedures, and screening, test results. Upon completion, students should be, able to recognize how certain symptoms relate to, specific diseases, recognize emergency situations, and take appropriate actions.
This course focuses on major drug groups, including their side effects, interactions, methods of administration, and proper, documentation. Emphasis is placed on the theory, of drug administration. Upon completion, students, should be able to identify, spell, recognize side, effects of, and document the most commonly used, medications in a physician's office.
This course is designed to provide communication, skills, basic education principles, and knowledge, of available community resources and to apply this, knowledge to the clinical setting. Emphasis is, placed on identifying appropriate community, resources, developing patient education materials, and perfecting written and oral communication, skills. Upon completion, students should be able, to instruct, communicate effectively, and act as a, liaison between the patient and community, agencies.