MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT | MEDICAL OFFICE ASST. W/GED PREP | NURSING ASSISTANT/ORDERLY
PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN | EKG TECHNICIAN | MEDICAL BILLER
MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT with GED PREP
1670 hours/15 months (75 Non-degree Credit Hours)

Open to only those students who score VS 200 and QS 210 and below VS 248 and QS 254 on the Wonderlic – The Medical Office Assistant Program with GED Prep incorporates two additional classes GED Science and GED Social Studies to prepare the student for the GED should they choose to take the exam. Successful completion of the GED is not required to complete the program. The content of our Business Writing, Business English, and Business Math courses contain all other content included in the GED exam.

The Medical Office Assistants are valued members of the medical team and are increasingly relied upon to perform routine administrative and clinical procedures. As a Medical Office Assistant student, you learn to perform such clinical procedures as Electrocardiograms and routine laboratory tests. You will learn to assist physicians during examination and treatment. Training also includes the preparation of medical insurance bills, reports, correspondence, forms and the transcription of medical dictation. Additional skill areas include keyboarding, medical word processing and computer applications (including the Internet). Communication skills and patient relations are also taught. The course concludes with an internship to help apply your learned skills in an actual work setting. Graduates are qualified to seek positions as medical assistants in physicians' offices, clinics and other health-related facilities.

Course Title		Clock Hours		Credits
Introduction to the Medical Office		10		.67
Keyboarding		25		.83
Introduction to Computers		25		1.67
GED Science		25		1.67
GED Social Studies		25		1.67
Business English		50		3.33
Oral Communications		25		1.67
Math for Business		50		3.33
Professional Office Procedures		50		3.33
Introduction to Microsoft Word		50		1.67
Advanced Microsoft Word		50		1.67
Introduction to Medical Word Processing and Transcription		50		1.67
Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Terminology:    • Skeletal, Muscular, Integumentary Systems    • Circulatory System    • Respiratory / Reproductive Systems    • Nervous, Endocrine, Sense Organs    • Digestive, Urinary Systems		25 25 25 25 25		1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67
Introduction to Medical Insurance, Billing and Recordkeeping Theory, Terms, and Forms Introduction to Medical Insurance, Billing and Recordkeeping Computerized Billing Applications		50 50		3.33 3.33
Effective Business Writing		50		3.33
Microsoft Excel		50		1.67
Introduction to Medical Coding – CPT, HCPCS Introduction to Medical Coding – ICD-9		25 25		1.67 1.67
Using the Internet		50		1.67
Electrocardiography		50		1.67
Phlebotomy		50		1.67
Medical Laboratory Techniques:    • Urinalysis and Blood Chemistry    • Hematology & Other Common Testing		50 50		1.67 1.67
Clinical Office Procedures:    • Assisting at Examination and Treatment    • Testing, Hot/ Cold Application and Pharmacology		25 25		.83 .83
Patient Safety, Medical Emergencies and First Aid		25		.83
Effective Patient Relations		25		1.67
Medical Law and Ethics		25		1.67
Medical Office Administration		50		3.33
Advanced Medical Word Processing and Transcription		50		1.67
Career Development		25		1.67
Internship		360		8.00