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

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 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
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 Credits15.00-16.00

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
Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required
Total Credits44.00

Sequential Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
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 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.