Using a wide range of reading materials, students will employ metacognitive processes to enhance understanding and will find connections between a text and their own lives, the world, and other texts. They will also learn and practice strategies for expanding vocabulary. Student writing is a significant component of the course.

This capstone course will assist in preparation for clinical practicum and completion of the MA program. Students will compile a portfolio and create a cover letter and resume to prepare for future employment along with preparing for the CMA(AAMA) exam. Additionally, students will be evaluated for competency of skills learned in previous classes in a […]

In this course, students will become competent in lab safety, collection of lab specimens, performing CLIA waived lab testing, microscopy, and phlebotomy along with gaining an understanding of various tests and departments of a medical laboratory.

Students will learn the surgical process to include surgical procedures and minor office surgery, rehabilitation and healthy living, and responding to emergencies in the medical practice.

In this course, students will learn the procedures and routines of specialty practices including well child examinations and immunizations, obstetrics/gynecology, geriatrics, and administration of medications.

This course will provide students with the clinical skills necessary to work in a medical practice. Topics will include preparing for exams, patient screening and assessment, cardiology and radiography procedures, physician office lab procedures, and phlebotomy.

This course provides students with an introduction to the medical assistant profession along with basic clinical skills such as aseptic techniques and hand washing, OSHA & blood borne pathogen training, vitals, patient communication, preparing for clinical procedures, and the top 50 prescribed drugs.

This course provides an overview of the anatomy of each body system in relation to the field of medical assisting.

This course provides an overview of medical terminology to include word roots, prefixes, and suffixes, building of words using word parts, words not built from word parts, common medical abbreviations, and proper spelling and pronunciation of medical terms. This class is not required if a previous medical terminology course has been taken and passed with […]

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the various storage infrastructure components in data center environments. It enables participants to make informed decisions on storage-related technologies in an increasingly complex IT environment, which is fast changing with the adoption of software-defined infrastructure management and third platform technologies (cloud, Big Data, social, and mobile technologies). Participants […]