All Allied Health courses must be completed with a minimum grade of ’C“ to progress within and to graduate from the program in order to fulfill Designated Degree requirements.
Required Courses (33 units) BIO 12 Human Biology 3
BUS 51 Elements of Accounting 4
CAOA 23 Business English 3
MEDAST 10 Medical Assisting Basics 2
MEDAST 11 Medical Assisting Fast Track 12
NRAD 22 Medical Terminology 3
PSYCH 1A Introductory Psychology 3
SOC 1A Introduction...
The Medical Assistant is a multi-skilled professional who assists the physician with the administrative and clinical aspects of patient care. The program includes courses in administrative, clinical, and communication skills; ethical and legal standards of medical practice; and a ―hands‖ on clinical practicum experience. Graduates are eligible to take the National Certifying Examination given by the American Association of Medical Assistants...
Program Objectives The objective of the medical assistant program is to enable the graduate to find entry level employment as a Medical Assistant medical office and clinics. This program teaches students how to be Medical Assistant technicians, enabling them to assist doctors in the basic process of processing patients and performing such duties as taking vital signs, drawing blood and EKG‘s as well as other related tasks. Upon successful completion...
The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs at Battle Creek, Bay City in conjunction with Lansing, Merrillville and South Bend locations upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). The program is designed to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor...
Curriculum Description The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, medical transcription, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography,...
The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAME). This CAAHEP accreditation allows students to sit for the national AAMA certification exam. The Medical Assisting program's comprehensive training includes classroom work, hands-on skill practice and an externship....
Medical Assisting is an Allied Health profession whose practitioners function as members of the health care delivery team and perform administrative and clinical procedures. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredits this program upon recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Student will register for the CMA, AAMA Certification exam...
Medical Assistants make up the fastest-growing profession in the healthcare field. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Students are prepared to help physicians and perform clinical duties in various settings.
Associate of Science degree graduates in Medical Assisting possess the general education necessary to manage interpersonal and social situations, enabling them to advance in their professional and personal life. Students...
Medical Assistants make up the fastest-growing profession in the healthcare field. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Students are prepared to help physicians and perform clinical duties in various settings.
Associate of Science degree graduates in Medical Assisting possess the general education necessary to manage interpersonal and social situations, enabling them to advance in their professional and personal life. Students...
Medical Assistants make up the fastest-growing profession in the healthcare field. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Students are prepared to help physicians and perform clinical duties in various settings.
Associate of Science degree graduates in Medical Assisting possess the general education necessary to manage interpersonal and social situations, enabling them to advance in their professional and personal life. Students...
Medical Assistants make up the fastest-growing profession in the healthcare field. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Students are prepared to help physicians and perform clinical duties in various settings.
Associate of Science degree graduates in Medical Assisting possess the general education necessary to manage interpersonal and social situations, enabling them to advance in their professional and personal life. Students...
The Medical Assistant program prepares students as multi-skilled health care workers who function as assistants to physicians in a variety of ambulatory care settings. The responsibilities of the medical assistant include administrative and clinical duties. The Delaware County Community College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), upon the recommendation of...
The Medical Assistant is a multiskilled professional who works with other members of the health care team performing both clinical duties (assisting with patient care) and administrative duties (performing medical office duties.)
Graduates of the program may be employed in physicians‘ offices, hospitals, and other health care facilities. The program consists of course work in the following: keyboarding, medical transcription, business and computer...
The Medical Assistant is a multiskilled professional who works with other members of the health care team performing both clinical duties (assisting with patient care) and administrative duties (performing medical office duties.)
Graduates of the program may be employed in physicians‘ offices, hospitals, and other health care facilities. The program consists of course work in the following: keyboarding, medical transcription, business and computer...
The Medical Assistant sixteen-month program is designed to provide graduates with skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level medical assisting/management positions. The student will be prepared to function as a clinical and office professional for the physician, or obtain employment as a lab assistant in hospital departments such as x-ray, laboratory and EKG. They will also be prepared to work in such settings as clinics, physicians' offices (front...
Medical assistants make up some of the fastest-growing professions in the healthcare field. This field will continue to require a high level of qualified people well into the next decade. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Our medical assistant Associate degree is an Associate of Science degree program.
Our accelerated program helps graduates of the medical assistant degree program find work in physicians‘ offices, hospitals...
Medical assistants make up some of the fastest-growing professions in the healthcare field. This field will continue to require a high level of qualified people well into the next decade. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Our medical assistant Associate degree is an Associate of Science degree program.
Our accelerated program helps graduates of the medical assistant degree program find work in physicians‘ offices, hospitals...
Medical assistants make up some of the fastest-growing professions in the healthcare field. This field will continue to require a high level of qualified people well into the next decade. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Our medical assistant Associate degree is an Associate of Science degree program.
Our accelerated program helps graduates of the medical assistant degree program find work in physicians‘ offices, hospitals...
Medical assistants make up some of the fastest-growing professions in the healthcare field. This field will continue to require a high level of qualified people well into the next decade. They assist physicians with examinations and patient treatment. Our medical assistant Associate degree is an Associate of Science degree program.
Our accelerated program helps graduates of the medical assistant degree program find work in physicians‘ offices, hospitals...
Career Opportunities Do you want a fulfilling career with lots of variety in the healthcare field? DBU‘s Medical Assistant program will teach you to give injections, perform a wide range of diagnostic tests, assist physicians with minor surgeries, and handle emergency situations. In addition, you‘ll learn medical office skills, methods for scheduling and receiving patients, and techniques for processing insurance claims, patient accounts, and collection...
