Administrative Medical 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 | 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 | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| 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.