Medical Assisting

This area is designed to prepare individuals to work in ambulatory health care facilities in both the administrative and clinical areas. Administrative skills are developed in the areas of medical office procedures, written communications, financial management, insurance billing, International Classification of Diseases - 9th (ICD-9) and 10th (ICD-10) Edition, and Physicians Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding. Clinical skills include assisting with physical examinations, diagnostic tests, and treatment procedures.

The Medical Assistant Program at Front Range Community College, Medical Office Technology department, working with all communities of interest, will provide quality outcomes based education and training in a secure environment conducive to learning in the cognitive (knowledge), affective (behavior), and psychomotor (skills) learning domains.

 

The Front Range Community College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

 

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

1361 Park Street

Clearwater, FL 33756

727-210-2350

www.caahep.org

Requirements

Required Courses

BIO 106Basic Anatomy and Physiology

4

or

BIO 201Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

and

BIO 202Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

 

ENG 121English Composition I

3

HPR 106Law and Ethics for Health Professions

2

HPR 137Human Diseases

4

MOT 110Medical Office Administration

4

MOT 120Medical Office Financial Management

3

MOT 130Insurance, Billing and Coding

3

MOT 136Introduction to Clinical Skills

2

MOT 138Medical Assisting Laboratory Skills

4

MOT 140Medical Assisting Clinical Skills

4

MOT 150Pharmacology for Medical Assistants

3

 

MOT 183Medical Assistant Internship

5

or

MOT 183Medical Assistant Internship

5

and

1 credit from MOT 180-184

 

PSY 101General Psychology I

3

Choose 2 credits from the following sequences

HPR 208Medical Terminology For Health Professionals

2

or

HPR 178Medical Terminology

1

and

HPR 285Independent Case Study

1

Total Credit Hours: 46