Medical Assistant (AAS)
Associate of Applied Science
Career-Technical Program
Interest Areas:
- Healthcare
The Medical Assistant program prepares students to work as entry-level healthcare providers in settings such as physician's offices, health care clinics, and hospitals. The role of the medical assistant is to assist the physician and other professionals in managing the care of clients. Medical assistants are responsible for performing duties in the areas of office management, patient care, and collecting and processing laboratory specimens. Medical assistants work under the direct supervision of a physician or other designated professional.
The Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
Successful completion of the Medical Assistant Intermediate Technical Certificate program will result in eligibility to take the national (CMA) certification exam for medical assisting. Students are encouraged to continue their education by completing the Medical Assistant AAS degree.
This is an open entry program. In order to progress in this program, a student must earn a "C" grade or better in each program course. For program specific requirements please refer to the program website.
Contact Information:
Health Professions Division
Meyer Health and Sciences Building, Room 257
Phone: (208) 676-7132
Program Requirements
Note: All MAST courses will be offered in 8-week blocks.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL-175 |
Human Biology or Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II With Cadaver |
4 |
| CAOT-179 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| CAOT-120 | Word Processing/Word I | 1 |
| CAOT-121 | Word Processing/Word II | 1 |
| CAOT-122 | Word Processing/Word III | 1 |
| GEM 3 - Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3-5 | |
| Credits | 12-14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| COMM-101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL-101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| PHAR-150 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| PSYC-101 or SOC-101 |
Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| MAST-100 | Phlebotomy | 2 |
| MAST-102 | Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants I | 1 |
| MAST-103 | Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants II | 1 |
| MAST-104 | Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants III | 1 |
| MAST-112 | Administrative Skills for Medical Assistants I | 1 |
| MAST-113 | Administrative Skills for Medical Assistants II | 2 |
| MAST-114 | Administrative Skills for Medical Assistants III | 1 |
| MAST-180 | Introduction to Human Disease | 3 |
| HCIT-180 | Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| MAST-202 | Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants IV | 1 |
| MAST-203 | Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants V | 1 |
| MAST-204 | Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants VI | 1 |
| MAST-206 | Administration of Medication I | 2 |
| MAST-207 | Administration of Medication II | 1 |
| MAST-212 | Administrative Skills for Medical Assistants IV | 2 |
| MAST-213 | Administrative Skills for Medical Assistants V | 2 |
| MAST-214 | Administrative Skills for Medical Assistants VI | 1 |
| ALTH-107 | Communication for Health Professionals | 1 |
| CAOT-186 | Medical Coding | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| MAST-230 | Certified Medical Assistant Exam Review | 3 |
| MAST-290 | Medical Assistant Externship | 5 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 62-64 | |
Course Key
- GEM
- AAS Institutionally Designated
-
- Gateway
-
- Milestone
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Recognize physical, physiological, psychological and emotional development, and common disease processes throughout the lifespan.
- Demonstrate professional behaviors of an entry level Medical Assistant.
- Perform the administrative duties of an entry level Medical Assistant.
- Perform the clinical duties of an entry level Medical Assistant.
In additional to the program outcomes, students will meet the following North Idaho College General Education (GEM) Requirements: Written and Oral Communication; Mathematical Ways of Knowing; Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing; and an additional program-designated or selected course from any of the GEM requirements.