• Basic keyboarding knowledge recommended.
• Minimum COMPASS reading score of 80 and writing score of 65.
• Instructor permission.
• Some classes have entry requirements not listed here
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist only: Instructor permission required and experience in a medically related program encouraged

• 10.5.09 ~  Medical Insurance Coding Specialist only: added prerequisite "Instructor permission required and experience in a medically related program encouraged"; MED A 241 credits changed from 2 to 5
• 9.10.09 ~ removed this prerequisite "Medical Insurance Coding Specialist only: Completion of a medically related program required."

• This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
• Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 in each core course.
• Certificate and AAS degree programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
• Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
• Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take more than two years to complete program.
• This program offers self-paced modules, flexible registration and open-entry enrollment.
• Medical Assistant AAS graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification exam. (See Medical Assistant program accreditation statement.)

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Medical Transcriptionist Certificate Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge of medical terminology.
2. Accurately transcribe medical documents.
3. Create documents using appropriate computer technology and skills.
4. Apply medico-legal knowledge to identify and respond to issues of confidentiality.
5. Document within legal and ethical boundaries.
6. Model professional conduct in specific, multicultural, workplace settings.

Patient Account Specialist Certificate Learning Outcomes

1. Perform medical billing procedures from patient to payment, including bookkeeping procedures.
2. Communicate (written, verbal and nonverbal) effectively with diverse patients and staff.
3. Apply medico-legal knowledge to identify and respond to issues of confidentiality.
4. Document within legal and ethical boundaries.
5. Identify and model professional conduct and appearance in specific, multicultural workplace settings.

Medical Assistant AAS Learning Outcomes

1. Perform administrative tasks, including bookkeeping procedures and process insurance claims, clerical forms and operational forms (inventory or routine maintenance and quality control).
2. Explain general office policies and establish and maintain patient records.
3. Perform clinical tasks, including fundamental procedures (eg. sterilization techniques, quality control, dosage calculations and practice standard precautions), specimen collection, diagnostic testing and patient care.
4. Communicate (written, verbal and nonverbal) effectively with diverse patients and staff about patient instructions, community resources and health maintenance and disease prevention.
5. Apply medico-legal knowledge to identify and respond to issues of confidentiality.
6. Perform and document within legal and ethical boundaries.
7. Identify and model professional conduct and appearance in specific, multicultural workplace settings.