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CERTIFICATE
Medical Assisting
Total Credit Hours: 38-39
About Medical Assisting
Medical Assistants are the only allied health professionals specifically trained to work in ambulatory settings, such as physician’s offices, clinics, and group practices. These multi-skilled personnel can perform administrative and clinical procedures. Physicians value this unique versatility more and more, as managed care necessitates the need to contain costs and manage human resources efficiently. Medical Assistants are trained allied health professionals who work primarily in physicians’ offices, and outpatient clinics under the direct supervision of a physician. One portion of the training concentrates on administrative medical assisting, which provides a suitable background for employment in health maintenance organizations, home health care organizations, and nursing homes. Upon completion of the Medical Assisting Program, students will be prepared for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) national certification examination through the American Medical Technologists (AMT), an affiliated partner with Guam Community College.
Note: The student must have a “C” or better in all courses to receive a Certificate in Medical Assisting. Students must pass each course with a “C” or better to continue toward the next course in the program. Those students who do not successfully complete a core technical of related technical requirement course will have to wait a minimum of one year for reentry.
| Major Requirements | ||
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| English (Choose 1) | ||
| EN110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| EN110A | Freshman Composition with Instructional Lab | 4 |
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| MA108 | Introduction to College Algebra OR placement examination | 3 |
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| HL120 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| HL131 | Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers | 1 |
| HL190 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health Professionals | 4 |
| MS 125 | Clinical Medical Assisting: Clinical | 1 |
| MS101 | Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MS120 | Clinical Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MS121 | Clinical Medical Assistant: Laboratory | 2 |
| MS140 | Administrative Medical Assisting: Theory | 2 |
| MS141 | Administrative Medical Assisting: Laboratory | 2 |
| MS145 | Administrative Medical Assisting Clinical | 1 |
| MS160 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 |
| MS161 | Administration of Medications: Laboratory | 1 |
| MS180 | Introduction to Clinical: Laboratory | 2 |
| MS210 | Medical Assisting Critique | 1 |
| MS292 | Medical Assisting Practicum | 5 |
| Program Total | 38-39 | |
2023-2024 College Catalog
General Requirements for Certificates
Effective fall Semester 2003, several academic policy changes were implemented to ensure that students are adequately prepared to meet business and industry standards. All Undeclared or newly Declared Students enrolled in regularly scheduled postsecondary courses must be enrolled in or must have completed developmental coursework for Math and English or have successfully placed into post-secondary Math and English (or equivalent).
Students must fulfill the English general education requirement by the time they have enrolled in 12 credits of classes. This means that students may take only nine (9) credits before they must begin meeting the general education requirements. All declared students in Certificate programs will be required to successfully complete minimum general education course requirements. For more information, refer to the Admissions Information, General Education Policy section of this catalog.
A. General Education Requirements
Students must demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing, understanding and speaking English as indicated by one of the following:
- Test out of the English Placement Test (or equivalent), or
- Satisfactory completion of EN097 courses and
- Test out of the Math Placement Test (or equivalent), or
- Satisfactory completion of MA098 course
B. Major Requirements. Total Major Requirements vary by program. Minimum Total Credits Required for a Certificate is 30 credits.
* No course may be counted for both Major and General Education requirements.
** Placement testing is not mandatory for admission to the College. Completion of placement testing or equivalent, however, is required for enrollment into English and mathematics courses. Therefore, students who plan to enroll full-time in a program should take the placement test to be eligible for a full load of courses.
Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Medical Assisting program, students will be able to:
- Navigate through an electronic health record system and practice management software.
- Explain the need for Medical Law and Ethics.
- Examine the purpose of Healthcare Policy and Procedures.
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