Medical Assisting
Certificate Bridge to Associate of Applied Science Degree
Center for Health & Natural Sciences at Lowry
CCD.edu/Medical-Assistant
MEDICAL ASSISTING
The medical assisting certificate and Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree programs provide training for both front-office administrative and back office clinical duties. Both programs are designed to train medical assistants in mastering clinical techniques such as pre-examination and examination assistance, obtaining medical histories and vital signs, minor office surgery, routine laboratory procedures, including phlebotomy and EKG, and maintaining and sterilizing equipment. Administratively, you will learn the necessary office skills to maintain a clinic, including answering telephones, greeting patients, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, billing and bookkeeping. This program seeks to develop competent medical assistants to work in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, clinics and hospitals. Once you complete all of the prerequisite requirements and the full program curriculum, you will have achieved either a certificate or A.A.S. degree in medical assisting and will be eligible to sit for the national registry exam to become a credentialed medical assistant.
The medical assistant certificate program at Community College of Denver has a site visit scheduled for pursuing initial accreditation by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) (25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763 - 727.210.2350). This step in the process is neither a status of accreditation nor a guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Refer to CCD.edu/Medical-Assistant for additional documents to be completed, prior to acceptance into the medical assisting program. You must:
- Have basic computer skills to include, but not limited to, word processing, the creation of PowerPoint presentations, basic Excel skills, email, and use of D2L. If you need additional assistance with computer skills, you may take CIS 118 Introduction to PC Applications prior to matriculation into the program.
- Have access to a computer as CCD email and D2L are used for communication.
- Provide completion of a High School Diploma or GED.
- Complete the medical assisting program application, found at CCD.edu/Medical-Assistant.
- Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). This certification must be valid throughout the program. If it will lapse at any point during the program, a renewal must be completed prior to matriculation.
certificate COURSE MAP
First Semester | Credits | |
---|---|---|
BIO 106 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
BIO 116 | Introduction to Human Disease: GT-SC2 | 3 |
HPR 139 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
MAP 110 | Medical Office Administration | 4 |
Subtotal | 13 | |
Second Semester | ||
MAP 120 | Medical Office Financial Management | 4 |
MAP 138 | Medical Assisting Laboratory | 4 |
MAP 140 | Medical Assisting Clinical Skills | 4 |
MAP 150 | Pharmacology for Medical Assistants | 3 |
Subtotal | 15 | |
Third Semester | ||
MAP 183 | Medical Assistant Internship | 4 |
MAP 189 | Review for Medical Assistant National Exam | 1 |
Subtotal | 5 | |
Total Credits | 33 |
Associate of Applied Science Course Map
First Semester | Credits | |
---|---|---|
BIO 106 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
MAP 110 | Medical Office Administration | 4 |
HPR 139 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
BIO 116 | Introduction to Human Disease: GT-SC2 | 3 |
Subtotal | 13 | |
Second Semester | ||
MAP 120 | Medical Office Financial Management | 4 |
MAP 150 | Pharmacology for Medical Assistants | 3 |
MAP 138 | Medical Assisting Laboratory | 4 |
MAP 140 | Medical Assisting Clinical Skills | 4 |
Subtotal | 15 | |
Third Semester | ||
MAP 189 | Review for Medical Assistant National Exam | 1 |
MAP 183 | Medical Assistant Internship | 4 |
Subtotal | 5 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
MAT 135 | Intro to Statistics: GT-MA1 | 3 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology I: GT-SS3 | 3 |
HWE 100 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
Choose One Composition Course | 3 | |
English Composition I: GT-CO1 | ||
Technical Writing I GT-CO1 | ||
English Composition II: GT-CO2 | ||
Choose One Communication Course | 3 | |
Public Speaking | ||
Communication in Healthcare | ||
Interpersonal Communication | ||
Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 | ||
Subtotal | 15 | |
Fifth Semester | ||
PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | 3 |
Choose 9-12 Elective Credit Hours From the Lists Below | 9-12 | |
Elective Choice One | ||
Nurse Aide Health Care Skills | ||
Internship | ||
Medical Anthropology: GT-SS3 | ||
General College Biology I with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
Introduction to PC Applications | ||
Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I: GT-SC1 | ||
Elective Choice Two | ||
Phlebotomy | ||
Nurse Aide Clinical Experience | ||
Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I: GT-SC1 | ||
Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
College Algebra: GT-MA1 | ||
Elective Choice Three | ||
Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I: GT-SC1 | ||
Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
Pathophysiology | ||
College Algebra: GT-MA1 | ||
Introduction to PC Applications | ||
Subtotal | 12-15 | |
Total Credits | 60-63 |