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
| 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 Core Course | 3.00 | |
| *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 Credits | 15.00 | |
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 |
| 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-185 or PSYC-101 |
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 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| 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 |
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| 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 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 62.00 | |
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.