{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-03377cb0-1287-461e-80ce-2e5d1dca7252","@type":"ceterms:Certificate","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-03377cb0-1287-461e-80ce-2e5d1dca7252","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Medical Assisting Certificate"},"ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-588b0e6f-9b15-42b0-b455-6c9af91df277"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"This 12-month program is designed to prepare individuals to perform the duties of a medical assistant who can function in an acute care clinical setting or physician's office in the areas of: medical office administration, clinical lab procedures, examining room assisting and physicians office laboratory procedures. The student may elect to complete the program either as a block CEU program or as a credit certificate program. \n\nThe El Centro campus Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educations Programs www.caahep.org\n( upon recommendation of the Curriculum Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).\nCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); 9355 - 113th St. N, %237709\nSeminole, FL 33775; Phone: 727-201-2350; Fax: 727-210-2354.\n\n\n\n\nPREREQUISITES\n\n\nCourse\nCourse Title\nCredit Hours\n\n\n\n\nENGL 1301\nComposition 1I\n3\n\n\nSPCH 1311\nIntroduction to Speech Communication OR\n3\n\n\nSPCH 1321\nBusiness and Professional Communication \n(3)\n\n\n\n\nPrerequisite Total\n6\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSemester 1 (January)\n\n\nCourse\nCourse Title\nCredit Hours\n\n\n\n\nMDCA 1313\nMedical Terminology OR\n3\n\n\nHPRS 2302\nMedical Terminology for Allied Health\n(3)\n\n\nMDCA 1409\nAnatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants\n4\n\n\nMDCA 1205\nMedical Law and Ethics\n2\n\n\n\n\nSemester Total\n9\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSemester 2 (May)\n\n\nCourse\nCourse Title\nCredit Hours\n\n\n\n\nMDCA 1391\nSpecial Topics in Medical Assistant\n3\n\n\nMDCA 1352\nMedical Assistant Laboratory Procedures\n3\n\n\n\n\nSemester Total\n6\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSemester 3 (August)\n\n\nCourse\nCourse Title\nCredit Hours\n\n\n\n\nMDCA 1443\nMedical Insurance\n4\n\n\nMDCA 1421\nAdministrative Procedures\n4\n\n\nHPRS 2300\nPharmacology for Health Professions\n3\n\n\nMDCA 1417\nProcedures in a Clinical Setting\n4\n\n\n\n\nSemester Total\n15\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSemester 4 - Winter Term (January)\n\n\nCourse\nCourse Title\nCredit Hours\n\n\n\n\nMDCA 2361\nClinical-Medical/Clinical Assistant\n3\n\n\nMDCA 1154\nMedical Assisting Credentialing Exam Review\n1\n\n\n\n\nSemester Total\n4\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMinimum Hours Required\n40\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.\n\nBack to Medical Assisting"},"ceterms:dateEffective":"1999-12-13","ceterms:occupationType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://www.onetcenter.org/taxonomy.html","ceterms:targetNode":"https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-9092.00","ceterms:codedNotation":"31-9092.00","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Standard Occupational Classification"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Medical Assistants"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. 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