Medical Administrative Assistant, A.A.S.

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The Medical Administrative Assistant Degree program is designed to prepare students for employment in physicians’ offices, hospitals, clinics, public health departments, Civil Service, medical laboratories, pharmaceutical houses, insurance companies, business and industrial firms with large medical departments, and foundations devoted to medical research.

The graduate’s duties include transcription editing, preparing correspondence and medical records, filing, mailing, ordering supplies, handling telephone services, making appointments and receiving visitors, taking care of general office administration, and using a computer for word processing, spreadsheet, electronic presentation, and database projects.

NIACC’s classrooms are equipped with the latest in computers, office machines, and equipment. They are also staffed by qualified instructors in the business and medical fields.

Career Opportunities

Successful graduates can find job opportunities in the following occupational areas:

Medical Office Assistant
Medical Secretary
Medical Records Manager
Medical Information Processing Operator
Receptionist
Appointment Clerk

For specific information contact the NIACC Business Division.

Upon successful completion of the Medical Administrative Assistant Degree curriculum (at least 63 semester hours) with a grade point average of 2.00 (C) or higher, the student is awarded an Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Business Internships

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Talk to the Business Internship Coordinator or your Counselor to decide when in your college career you should participate in an internship.
Enroll in and pass Workplace Professionalism (BUS 162 ).

Workplace Professionalism is a 3 s.h. course that is a prerequisite to Business Internships ~ it can be taken at any time prior to a Business Internship.

Upon passing Workplace Professionalism, the student is eligible for a Business Internship (BUS 225 ).

Students may register for a Business Internship only when they have located, secured and have had the internship site approved with the Business Internship Coordinator.
Business Internship credit ranges from 1 s.h. to 5 s.h. ~ this must be determined prior to registering for the course.

All students are highly encouraged to participate in a Business Internship before graduating.

Required Courses/Suggested Schedule

First Year

First Term

BCA - 129 Basic Word Processing (2 s.h.)
BUS - 121 Business Communications (3 s.h.)
HIT - 125 Essentials of Health Records (2 s.h.)
HSC - 120 Medical Terminology I (3 s.h.)
HSC - 144 Basic Pharmacology (2 s.h.)
HSC - 150 Body Structure and Function (4 s.h.)
or BIO - 206 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 s.h.)
and BIO - 207 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 s.h.)

Total: 16-20 s.h.

Second Term

ADM - 131 Office Calculators (1 s.h.)
ADM - 215 Medical Office Procedures (3 s.h.)
BUS - 162 Workplace Professionalism (3 s.h.)
HIT - 210 Basic Medical Insurance and Coding (2 s.h.)
HIT - 420 Legal Aspects of Health Information (2 s.h.)
HSC - 121 Medical Terminology II (3 s.h.)
HSC - 155 Laboratory Tests (2 s.h.)

Total: 16 s.h.

Second Year

Third Term

ADM - 123 Document Formatting (3 s.h.)
BCA - 215 Computer Business Applications (3 s.h.)
BIO - 152 Health and Nutrition (3 s.h.)
ENG - 105 Composition I (3 s.h.)
HIT - 242 Coding I (ICD-10) (3 s.h.)

Total: 15 s.h.

Fourth Term

BCA - 136 Advanced Word Processing (3 s.h.)
BUS - 161 Human Relations (3 s.h.)
or PSY - 102 Human and Work Relations (3 s.h.)
ENG - 106 Composition II (3 s.h.)
HIT - 247 Coding II (CPT) (3 s.h.)
Business Elective(s) (4 s.h.)
or BUS - 225 Business Internships (1-5 s.h.)
or MAP - 622 Medical Assistant Practicum (6 s.h.)

Total: 16-18 s.h.

Total Program Hours: 63-69 s.h.

#If you anticipate achieving a two-year degree, enroll in a Business Elective your first year and Workplace Professionalism your second year, preferably the Fourth Term.