Medical Administrative Assistant AAS
Trained medical office personnel in doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospitals are vital!
The Administrative Medical Assistant program provides advanced-level training to meet the demand.
Students receive significant instruction through medical field experience with cooperating local medical facilities.
Upon completion of this degree, students will:
- Prove basic knowledge of medical billing software and electronic medical record navigation
- Show employability skills and habits
- Complete various medical documents and forms
- Schedule appointments and activities
- Work with a variety of medical professionals and agencies
- Have the most current ICD and CPT coding skills
- Understand HIPAA regulations and medical ethics
- Have skills in human relations with a positive and caring personality
- Have an ability to multitask and a desire to help people
General Education Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Written Communication | ||
ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
Oral Communication | ||
COMM-101 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
MTHPT-130 | FINITE MATHEMATICS | 3.00 |
Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
Additional General Education Courses | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.00-4.00 | |
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
WORLD CLASSICS | ||
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
MYTHOLOGIES | ||
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
WORLD HISTORY I | ||
WORLD HISTORY II | ||
UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
ID-300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
WORLD MUSIC | ||
HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Total Credits | 15.00-16.00 |
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
AHLTH-130 | INTRODUCTION TO ALLIED HEALTH | 2.00 |
GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
GNBPT-112 | EXCEL | 3.00 |
GNBPT-185 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
GNBPT-200 | BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSING | 3.00 |
GNBPT-202 | FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | 3.00 |
MEDPT-170 | MEDICAL INSURANCE | 3.00 |
MEDPT-173 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3.00 |
MEDPT-175 | ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING I | 3.00 |
MEDPT-251 | MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I | 3.00 |
MEDPT-252 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE | 3.00 |
MEDPT-259 | PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
MEDPT-275 | MEDICAL CODING | 3.00 |
MEDPT-285 | MEDICAL CODING II | 3.00 |
Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
Total Credits | 44.00 |
Sequential Plan of Study
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | |
AHLTH-130 | INTRODUCTION TO ALLIED HEALTH | 2.00 |
COMM-101 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
MEDPT-173 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3.00 |
Credits | 14.00 | |
Spring | ||
GNBPT-112 | EXCEL | 3.00 |
GNBPT-185 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
GNBPT-200 | BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSING | 3.00 |
HRPT/SS-185
or PSYC-101
|
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
or INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
|
3.00 |
MTHPT-130 | FINITE MATHEMATICS | 3.00 |
Credits | 15.00 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ACCPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
GNBPT-202 | FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | 3.00 |
MEDPT-170 | MEDICAL INSURANCE | 3.00 |
MEDPT-175 | ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING I | 3.00 |
MEDPT-285 | MEDICAL CODING II | 3.00 |
Credits | 15.00 | |
Spring | ||
CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
MEDPT-251 | MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I | 3.00 |
MEDPT-252 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE | 3.00 |
MEDPT-259 | PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
MEDPT-275 | MEDICAL CODING | 3.00 |
Credits | 15.00 | |
Total Credits | 60.00 |
Graduates from Administrative Medical Assistant programs go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields including:
- Medical Office Manager, Medical Office Assistant
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Medical Billing Specialist
- Medical Coder
Check out the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website for more information about the potential careers above.