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Plans of Study
The Medical Assisting program prepares graduates to work as medical
assistants primarily in ambulatory settings such as medical offices, urgent care
centers and clinics. Medical assistants are multi-skilled professionals who
assist in patient care management. They perform a broad range of clinical and
administrative duties, including scheduling and receiving patients, establishing
and maintaining medical records, handling telephone calls, completing
correspondence, processing insurance claims and managing finances. Medical
assistants are a valuable member of the health care team, and job opportunities
are numerous in central Ohio and nationwide. Graduates of the program are
eligible to take the National Certification examination which is administered
three times a year.
Upon completion of the Certificate Program in Medical Assisting, the graduate
will be able to:
Listed below are additional requirements for admission to the Medical Assisting program:
Statement Regarding Infectious Diseases
Students in any of the Allied Health programs, including Medical Assisting,
perform their clinical work on real people. Columbus State does not
discriminate against students, faculty, or patients in any way, or based on
color, creed, national origin, gender, disability or sexual preference. The
patient populations with whom students will work come from all walks of life,
and students may therefore be exposed to many types of communicable diseases.
These are not limited to, but may include, Hepatitis (A, B, C or D), HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, Mumps, Rubella, Rubeola, etc.
ALL students are required to have appropriate immunizations after they are
admitted to the program and before autumn quarter begins (information is given
to all admitted students). Additionally, although all precautions are taken to
minimize exposure and risk, there is always a slight possibility that
precautions may fail or that a student may accidentally expose him/herself. All
students entering the Medical Assisting program must be aware of this slight,
but real, potential risk. Students are required to maintain personal health
insurance.
Statement Regarding Pregnancy
Student disclosure of pregnancy status to program personnel is strictly
voluntary. While the college does not require that a pregnant student disclose
her pregnancy, the college encourages any student who is pregnant, or may become
pregnant, to discuss with her advisor any potential risks and limitations.
Pregnancy does not preclude a student from remaining in a health-related
program. Students disclosing a pregnancy are encouraged to have their health
care practitioner document any restrictions that may assist the college in
providing reasonable accommodations when required.
Should the student’s health care provider indicate that there are restrictions,
once notified, the college is required to abide by the restrictions. If a
student is placed on restrictions by her health care provider, and these
restrictions are significant enough to compromise the student’s ability to
continue in a laboratory course or clinical placement, the student may be
required to withdraw from the course and re-enter the program at a later date,
following delivery. If a health care provider indicates there are no
restrictions, the student may continue in her laboratory or clinical course
without any changes.
Statement Concerning Students Who Plan to Follow the GXMO Radiography Licensing
Path
It is required that RAD 190 (Radiation Protection for General Machine
Operators), RAD 141A (Introduction to Radiography Equipment and Patient Care),
plus one positioning course from the selection of: RAD 141B, RAD 141C, RAD
142A, or RAD 142B must be completed. This optional elective is only for those
affected students and is not a requirement of the general Medical Assisting
Program Certificate.
| COURSE | . | CR |
| Quarter 1 | . | . |
| MAT 100 | Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| BIO 121 | Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology I | 5 |
| MAT 111 | Clinical Procedures–Lecture | 3 |
| MAT 113 | Clinical Procedures–Lab | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 13 |
| Quarter 2 | . | . |
| ENGL 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| MATH 100 | Calculations and Dosages | 2 |
| BIO 122 | Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology II | 5 |
| MAT 121 | Advanced Medical Assisting | 5 |
| MAT 122 | Advanced Office Procedures–Lecture | 3 |
| MAT 123 | Advanced Office Procedures–Lab | 1 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 19 |
| Quarter 3 | . | . |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 5 |
| MAT 238 | Computer Applications for the Medical Assistant | 3 |
| MAT 230 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| MAT 240 | Physician’s Office Laboratory | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 17 |
| Quarter 4 | . | . |
| MAT 290 | Practicum I | 2.5 |
| MAT 296 | Seminar | 2 |
| MAT 260 | Ethical and Professional Principles | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 6.5 |
| Quarter 5 | . | . |
| ENGL 102 | Essay and Research | 3 |
| HUM XXX | Humanities 111, 112, 113, 151 152 or 224 | 5 |
| BMGT 111 | Management | 5 |
| HIMT 113 | Managed Care Trends | 2 |
| BMGT 102 | Managing Interpersonal Skills I | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 18 |
| Quarter 6 | . | . |
| COMM 200 | Business Communications | 3 |
| COMM 105 | Speech | 3 |
| or | . | |
| COMM 110Conference and Group Discussion | 3 | |
| BMGT 216 | Ethics and Leadership | 4 |
| LEGL 264 | Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| BMGT 103 | Managing Interpersonal Skills II | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 17 |
| Quarter 7 | . | . |
| SSCI XXX | Social Science 100,101,102,104, or 105 | 5 |
| BMGT 218 | Management Training for Supervisors | 5 |
| BMGT 201 | Creative Problem Solving | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 13 |
| TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS | . | 103 .5 |
| COURSE | . | CR |
| Quarter 1 | . | . |
| MAT 100 | Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| BIO 121 | Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology I | 5 |
| MAT 111 | Clinical Procedures–Lecture | 3 |
| MAT 113 | Clinical Procedures–Lab | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 13 |
| Quarter 2 | . | . |
| ENGL 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| MATH 100 | Calculations and Dosages | 2 |
| BIO 122 | Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology II | 5 |
| MAT 121 | Advanced Medical Assisting | 5 |
| MAT 122 | Advanced Office Procedures–Lecture | 3 |
| MAT 123 | Advanced Office Procedures–Lab | 1 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 19 |
| Quarter 3 | . | . |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 5 |
| MAT 238 | Computer Applications for the Medical Assistant | 3 |
| MAT 230 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| MAT 240 | Physician’s Office Laboratory | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 17 |
| Quarter 4 | . | . |
| MAT 290 | Practicum I | 2.5 |
| MAT 296 | Seminar | 2 |
| MAT 260 | Ethical and Professional Principles | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | . | 6.5 |
| TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS | . | 55.5 |