Medical Assisting
Note: Students are required to wear a uniform, shoes, and name tag.
Students must provide a TB and Hepatitis B health certificate.
Course Title: | Medical Assisting |
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Course Instructor: | Area 31: Lesly Tyler, Area 31 Brownsburg: Lesley Caldwell |
Number of Credits: | 15.5 credits |
Semesters Offered: | 2-Semester Program |
Prerequisite: | Algebra 1 and English 10 |
Eligible Grade Levels: | 12th |
Dual Credit: | Ivy Tech Community College |
Course Competencies and Requirements
- Learn duties and responsibilities of administrative and clinical medical assistants
- Learn to assist in minor surgical procedures, record vital signs, perform venipuncture, administer EKGs and injections
- Curriculum includes anatomy and physiology: all body systems and organization
- Study exam room procedures, aseptic practices, medical spelling and terminology, and law and ethics
- Office skills taught include implementing basic accounting procedures, filing insurance claims, billing and scheduling patients, preparing medical charts, reports, keyboarding and dictation and correspondence
- After graduation, students who complete the program with a 70% or above will be eligible to take the CCMA certification
- Dual College Credits and Curriculum offered by Ivy Tech Community College
Dual Credit Information for 2023-24
Dual credit offerings are subject to change at the discretion of postsecondary partners, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, The Indiana Department of Education, or the Indiana Office of Career and Technical Education.
Course Number | Course Name | Credit Amount | College | Year |
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HLHS 100 | Intro to Health Careers | 3 credits | Ivy Tech Community College | Year 1 |
HLHS 101 | Medical Terminology | 3 credits | Ivy Tech Community College | Year 1 |
HLHS 102 | Essential Anatomy and Physiology | 3 credits | Ivy Tech Community College | Year 1 |
HLHS 104 | CPR-Basic Life Support | .5 credits | Ivy Tech Community College | Year 1 |
MEAS 225 | CCMA Workforce Development Prep | 6 credits | Ivy Tech Community College | Year 1 |