Diploma in Health Science - Major in Medical Assisting (MASG)

49 Semester Hours

Medical Assistants are broadly defined as individuals who assist other health care professionals in offices and/or other medical settings, performing delegated administrative and clinical duties in accordance with respective state laws governing such actions and activities.

Upon successful completion of the Medical Assisting program, the student is eligible to take the Certification exam as a Registered Medical Assistant-RMA (American Medical Technologists) and/or as a Certified Medical Assistant-CMA (American Association of Medical Assistants). Note: Certification examination eligibility may be denied to applicants with criminal convictions.

The Central Carolina Technical College Medical Assisting Diploma program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33736, (727) 210-2350.

Admission Requirements

The Medical Assisting program has a limited enrollment. Students are admitted annually

  • Must meet the general admission requirements and graduation requirements for all Health Sciences students listed at the beginning of the Health Sciences program section of this catalog.

Progression Standards - After Program Entry

Failure to meet progression standards results in suspension from the program.

  • After admission, students must maintain a minimum 2.0 program GPA on program curriculum courses at Central Carolina Technical College in order to progress.
  • Must earn a minimum of a "C" or higher in each required curriculum course for the program. Students may retake courses completed with less than a "C" one time only.
  • Must successfully complete all components of a course (theory, clinical, drug calculation proficiency) in order to pass the course. Students who fail to complete a component will receive a grade of "F" for the course regardless of the time in the semester and are not eligible to receive a "W" through the withdrawal process.
  • Students must complete all course requirements within two years of starting date of first clinical course (MED 114).
  • Students are limited to two attempts at successful completion of any medical assistant program (including Central Carolina Technical College). A withdrawal "W" constitutes an attempt at a MED course and will count as one attempt to complete the program.
  • Students must maintain annual CPR (Health Care Provider) and tuberculosis test (PPD) to remain in the program.

To complete this program, courses should be taken in the following sequence.

Class *Lab Credit
Initial Core Courses
AHS 102 Medical Terminology 3 0 3
ENG 165 Professional Communications 3 0 3
OST 105 Keyboarding 3 0 3
Total Semester Credits 9 0 9

 

Summer Semester

BIO 112 Basic Anatomy and Physiology 3 3 4
MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics 3 0 3
MED 103 Medical Assisting Introduction 3 0 3
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers 3 0 3
Total Semester Credits 12 3 13

 

Fall Semester

MED 105 Medical Assisting Office Skills I 4 3 5
MED 112 Medical Assisting Pharmacology 1.5 1.5 2
MED 114 Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 2 6 4
PSY 201 General Psychology 3 0 3
Total Semester Credits 10.5 10.5 14
Spring Semester
MED 107 Medical Office Management* 3 3 4
MED 115 Medical Office Laboratory Procedures* 2 6 4
MED 117 Clinical Practice** 1 12 5
Total Semester Credits 6 21

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*Courses offered in Minimester I
**Courses offered in Minimester II

* 3 Lab hours equals 1 credit hour