Medical Assistant, CTS

Location(s): Lake Providence Campus, Tallulah Campus, West Monroe Campus, Winnsboro Campus

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Program Total Credit Hours

Program Description

This program prepares students for employment in private and large group physician’ offices, clinics, hospitals, medical records, laboratories and/or insurance companies. Supervised and/or preceptor based clinical externships are included. Upon completion of this program, graduates are eligible to sit for the National Certification exam for Medical Assistants.

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

BOTH 1210 - Adm Procedures Med Offices Credit Hour(s): 3
CPTR 1000 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hour(s): 2
HCOR 1120 - Basic Body Structure&Function Credit Hour(s): 2
HCOR 1160 - Professionalism for Healthcare Credit Hour(s): 1
HCOR 1211 - Nurse Assisting Fundamentals Credit Hour(s): 4
HCOR 1212 - Skills Application Credit Hour(s): 1
HEKG 1011 - EKG Procedures Credit Hour(s): 3
HMDT 1170 - Medical Terminology Credit Hour(s): 1
HPHL 1011 - Phlebotomy Principles Credit Hour(s): 3
HPHL 1022 - Phlebotomy Procedures/Skills Credit Hour(s): 6
MEDA 1000 - Medical Assistant Clinical Credit Hour(s): 1
MEDA 1011 - Medical Assist.& Patient Prepa Credit Hour(s): 5
MEDA 1100 - Pharmacology for Medical Assis Credit Hour(s): 2

Mission and Outcomes

Objective

(1) The student will be able to demonstrate appropriate skills required to function as a member of the healthcare team as identified by Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). (2) The student will be able to prepare and maintain Electronic Health Records in order to function as a member of the health care team. (3) The student will be able to prepare and administer medications as directed by physician in order to function as a member of the health care team.

Mission

The Medical Assistant Program will prepare graduates for entry level employment who possess the knowledge and skills to perform safe and ethical patient care in their communities. The knowledge gained will serve as the foundation for further development of technical skills and understanding of the overall health context in which our graduates will perform.