Medical Assisting
The Medical Assisting program includes specific business and medical courses that prepare students for employment as clinical or administrative assistants in medical offices, clinics, hospitals, or in related medical and business fields. Medical Assisting is the second-highest growing health career in the State of California. The Medical Assisting coursework is completed in two (2) semesters and includes 160-hour on-the-job experience in a medical office or a clinic.
Department Contact Information
Rana Najjar
rnajjar1@cccd.edu
Consumer and Health Sciences Division Office
714-432-5729
Credit Courses
MA A1503 Units (54 lecture hours)
Medical Assisting Core
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Introduction to Medical Assisting, Student Success, Safety in the Health Care Workplace, Intro to Computers and Electronic Health Records, Medical Office Emergencies, Ethics and Law, Psychology for the Medical Assistant, Basics of Patient Education, Communication/Multiculturalism in Healthcare, and Nutrition Basics for the Medical Assistant.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MA A150
MA A1753 Units (54 lecture hours)
Administrative Medical Assisting I
Co-requisite(s): MA A150.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Introduction to the role of the administrative medical assistant in health care delivery.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MA A175
MA A1815 Units (72 lecture hours; 54 lab hours)
Clinical Medical Assisting 1
Co-requisite(s): MA A150.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Theory and techniques in basic microbiology; performing blood and urine collection; CLIA waivered lab test performance; sterilization principals and assisting with minor surgery; medication preparation and administration, including parenteral medications; assisting with general and specialty physical examinations in an outpatient setting.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MA A181
MA A2055 Units (90 lecture hours)
Administrative Medical Assisting 2
Prerequisite(s): MA A175.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Introduction to the skills required to perform medical office bookkeeping, accounting (accounts receivable and payable), payroll, and banking procedures. Insurance coding and claims preparation used in the medical office setting and facility management skills to facilitate the ability to engage in marketing and community service.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MA A205
MA A2813.5 Units (14 lecture hours; 168 other hours)
Medical Assisting Clinical Experience
Prerequisite(s): MA A181.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Supervised clinical medical assisting experience in a medical office, clinic, or related outpatient facility. One-third hour lecture, 10.6 hours internship.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MA A281
MA A2890.5 Units (4 lecture hours; 8 lab hours)
Clinical Medical Assisting II Specialty Procedures
Prerequisite(s): MA A181.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Basic concepts of preparing patients for special diagnostic tests and techniques in the medical office including pulmonary function, and electrocardiography. Lecture/Lab. Four week course.