Parkland College

Medical Assisting

Health Career Admissions
Program Code: GMAS CER

Certificate
Minimum graduation requirement — 20 semester hours

The Medical Assisting program prepares students to act as a liaison between the physician and the patient. Medical assistants are skilled professionals who demonstrate their knowledge in both clinical and administrative areas. In the administrative area, typical tasks include medical records management, insurance, billing and coding, and patient scheduling. Clinical tasks include taking vital signs, EKGs,  venipuncture, administering medications and immuniza-tions, sterile instrumentation, and point of care testing.   Medical assistants primarily work in outpatient settings but may work in hospitals, medical billing companies, or any place office skills and medical knowledge merge. The Medical Assisting Program is approved by the American Registry of Medical Assistants.

Program Note
Assessment into CCS 099 and MAT 094 are required for admission to the program. See a counselor/advisor or the health professions department chair to advise you through the application process.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

 

FALL 1st Semester
HCS 116
HCS 135
HCS 154
HCS 174
SPE 120

SPRING 2nd Semester
HCS 155
HCS 158
HCS 220
HCS electives

SUMMER
HCS 170
HCS electives

  

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required Program Courses (14 hours)

HCS 116 Point of Care Testing

1

HCS 135 Introduction to Medical Assisting

4

HCS 154 Medical Terminology

3

HCS 155 Pharmacology for Allied Health

0.5

HCS 158 Administration of Medication

2

HCS 170 Medical Assisting Practicum

2

HCS 174 Legal Issues in Health Care

1

HCS 220 Healthcare Provider CPR

0.5
 

Electives (3 hours minimum)

DTP 112 Introduction to Dietetic Careers

1

HCS 118 Computers in Medical Office Management

1

HCS 136 Basic Topics in Healthcare

1-4

HCS 150 Complementary Alternative Therapies in Health Care I

3

HCS 151 Health Care Records Management

2

HCS 153 Phlebotomy Skills

1

HCS 156 Aseptic Techniques

1

HCS 172 Special Project for Medical Assistants

1

HCS 173 Applied Electrocardiography

1

HCS 226 Consumer Health

3

HCS 234 Homeland Security: Disaster Preparedness

2

HCS 236 Advanced Topics in Healthcare

1-4

 

Required General Education Core Courses (3 hours)

SPE 120 Interpersonal Communications

        3

Total Semester Credit Hours

20

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