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MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics (2)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: GED or High School Diploma and admission to program.
Instruction in principles, procedures, and regulations involving legal and ethical relationships among physicians, patients, and medical assistants. Includes current ethical issues as they relate to the practice of medicine and fiduciary responsibilities. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lec.)
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MDCA 1213 Medical Terminology (2) New course added June 12, 2002
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
A study and practical application of a medical vocabulary system. Includes structure, recognition, analysis, definition, spelling, pronunciation, and combination of medical terms from prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms. (2 Lec.)
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MDCA 1313 Medical Terminology (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MEDA 1370.
Prerequisite: GED or High School Diploma and admission to program.
A study and practical application of a medical vocabulary system. Includes structure, recognition, analysis, definition, spelling, pronunciation, and combination of medical terms from prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms. (3 Lec.)
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MDCA 1352 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures (3)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
Emphasis on common laboratory procedures performed in the physician’s office or clinic setting. Includes blood collection, specimen handling, basic urinalysis, identification of normal ranges, and electrocardiography. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
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Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
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