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 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 | ||
| SEMICONDUCTORS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| 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 | ||
| WATER AND ENERGY | ||
| 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 |
| 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.