Associate in Science Degree

Campus contact for this program:
Professor Letizia Morales, LMorales@hcc.commnet.edu

Students successfully completing the program will function as entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with the following capabilities:

• Eligibility to sit for a national medical assisting certification examination
• Medical assisting skills to perform at entry level competency
• Demonstrated ability to accurately maintain healthcare records while upholding all related laws and regulations
• Demonstrated accurate problem solving in classroom and clinic
• Communicate effectively with peers, supervisors, families and other healthcare providers
• Demonstrated behaviors consistent with the Medical Assisting Code of Ethics
• Ability to competently function within the medical assisting scope of practice
• Ability to competently function within an interdisciplinary healthcare team

Third Semester - Students must acquire certification from the American Red Cross in CPR and First Aid before beginning the third semester.

Fourth Semester - Medical Assisting Externship - 160-200 hours in a supervised non-classroom setting. The first weeks of course will be classroom based simulations prior to the off-campus experience. This course is the final 10 weeks of the semester after completion of all other MED requirements.