Medical Administrative Assistant AAS

The Medical Administrative Assistant program provides advanced-level training to meet healthcare facility demands. Trained medical office personnel in doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospitals are vital!  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 focus on positive and caring traits.
  • Have an ability to multitask and a desire to help people 

General Education Requirements

Written Communication
ENGL-101WRITING AND RHETORIC I3.00
Oral Communication
COMM-101FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION3.00
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
MTHPT-130FINITE MATHEMATICS3.00
Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing
Select one of the following:3.00
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Additional General Education Core Course3.00
*Additional Core Course cannot be used to fulfill a requirement above.
Select the link below to review LC State's General Education Core courses
http://catalog.lcsc.edu/general-education/
Total Credits15.00

Program Requirements

ACCPT-101BASIC ACCOUNTING I3.00
AHLTH-130INTRODUCTION TO ALLIED HEALTH2.00
GNBPT-110BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS3.00
GNBPT-112EXCEL3.00
GNBPT-185BUSINESS COMMUNICATION3.00
GNBPT-200BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSING3.00
GNBPT-202FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS3.00
MEDPT-170MEDICAL INSURANCE3.00
MEDPT-173MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY3.00
MEDPT-175ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING I3.00
MEDPT-251MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I3.00
MEDPT-252CLINICAL EXPERIENCE3.00
MEDPT-259PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS3.00
MEDPT-275MEDICAL CODING3.00
MEDPT-285MEDICAL CODING II3.00
Total Credits44.00

Sequential Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
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
 Credits14.00
Spring
GNBPT-112 EXCEL 3.00
GNBPT-185 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 3.00
GNBPT-200 BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSING 3.00
HRPT-185
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
or INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.00
MTHPT-130 FINITE MATHEMATICS 3.00
MEDPT-175 ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING I 3.00
 Credits18.00
Second Year
Fall
MEDPT-275 MEDICAL CODING 3.00
MEDPT-251 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I 3.00
ACCPT-101 BASIC ACCOUNTING I 3.00
GNBPT-202 FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3.00
COREAdditional General Education Course 3.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
GNBPT-202 FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3.00
MEDPT-170 MEDICAL INSURANCE 3.00
MEDPT-252 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 3.00
MEDPT-259 PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS 3.00
MEDPT-285 MEDICAL CODING II 3.00
 Credits15.00
 Total Credits62.00
Plan of Study Grid
 

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.