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Note: This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible. For more information, please visit: https://www.dcccd.edu/hb1508.
(Level I Certificate)
El Centro only
- Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
- Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
Degree Plan Code: C1.MED.ASST.18
This 12-month program is designed to prepare individuals to perform the duties of a medical assistant who can function in an acute care clinical setting or physician's office in the areas of: medical office administration, clinical lab procedures, examining room assisting and physicians office laboratory procedures. The student may elect to complete the program either as a block CEU program or as a credit certificate program.
The El Centro College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educations Programs www.caahep.org ( upon recommendation of the Curriculum Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); 25400 US Highway 19 North; Suite 158; Clearwater, FL 33763; Phone: 727-201-2350; Fax: 727-210-2354.
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 210-2350
| CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication OR | 3 |
| SPCH 1321 | Business and Professional Communication | (3) |
| 6 |
SEMESTER I (January)
| MDCA 1313 | Medical Terminology OR | 3 |
| HPRS 2302 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health | (3) |
| MDCA 1409 | Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants | 4 |
| MDCA 1205 | Medical Law and Ethics | 2 |
| 9 |
SEMESTER II (May)
| MDCA 1391 | Special Topics in Medical Assistant | 3 |
| MDCA 1352 | Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures | 3 |
| 6 |
SEMESTER III (August)
| MDCA 1443 | Medical Insurance | 4 |
| MDCA 1421 | Administrative Procedures | 4 |
| HPRS 2300 | Pharmacology for Health Professions | 3 |
| MDCA 1417 | Procedures in a Clinical Setting | 4 |
| 15 |
SEMESTER IV - Winter Term (January)
| MDCA 2361 | Clinical-Medical/Clinical Assistant | 3 |
| MDCA 1154 | Medical Assisting Credentialing Exam Review | 1 |
| 4 |
| Minimum Hours Required | 40 |
NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.
