Medical Assisting
Division: Business, Workforce and Athletics
Bldg. 13-105
Phone: (650) 306-3201
Email: canbusiness@smccd.edu
Contact: Victoria Clinton, Phone: 306-3392
Email: clinton@smccd.edu
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
The ability to work well with people, be well organized, and be emphatic in dealing with patients are essential qualities in a medical assistant. The Medical Assisting program at Cañada is designed to provide the finest training and experience available. Through the expertise of a talented faculty and exposure to professionals in the field, students can expect to learn administrative duties such as medical/financial records management, medical report transcription, patient appointment scheduling, and clinical duties including preparation of patients for examination, assistance with minor surgery, giving injections, and operating electrocardiographs.
The field of Medical Assisting is one of the fastest growing occupations in this decade. Career opportunities for the well-trained medical assistant are plentiful. Graduates of Cañada’s program secure employment in physician’s offices, clinic, hospitals, labs, medical publication firms, laboratories, pharmaceutical firms, public health agencies, and the claims departments of health insurance companies. Recommended high school preparation: written and oral communication skills, typing, biology, psychology, and basic mathematics.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION – ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
The ability to work well with people, be well organized with attention to detail are essential qualities in an administrative medical assistant. Administrative skills include patient appointment scheduling, medical report transcription, medical billing and insurance, and medical/financial records management.
Administrative medical assistants work in physician’s offices, clinics, outpatient facilities, hospitals, and business offices of medical facilities.
| Complete Core Courses, 15 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: MEDA | |
| MEDA 115 Medical Word Processing | 3 |
| MEDA 140 Medical Transcription: Basic | 3 |
| MEDA 150 Medical Office Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 160 Medical Insurance Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 190 Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 15+ |
+ meet Certificate Program requirements
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION – MEDICAL CODING SPECIALIST
Ability to work independently and under pressure, attention to detail, organizational skills, and able to implement Federal and State compliance laws and regulations are essential qualities in a medical coder.
Medical coders work in in-patient and out-patient hospital facilities, large clinics, and insurance companies.
| Complete Core Courses, 15 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: BIOL | MEDA | |
| BIOL 130 Human Biology | 3 |
| MEDA 110 Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 111 Intermediate Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 161 ICD (International Classification of Diseases)-9-CM (Clinical Modification) Beginning Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 162 ICD (International Classification of Diseases)-9-CM (Clinical Modification) Intermediate Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 163 ICD (International Classification of Diseases)-9-CM (Clinical Modification) Advanced Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 164 CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Beginning Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 165 CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Intermediate Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 166 CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Advanced Coding |
1 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 15+ |
+ meet Certificate Program requirements
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION – CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT
The ability to work well with people, be well organized, and be empathetic in dealing with patients are essential qualities in a clinical medical assistant. Clinical skills include preparation of patients for exams, vital signs, assisting with minor surgery, giving injections, administering medication, venipuncture, EKG’s, routine laboratory procedures, and basic patient care.
Clinical medical assistants work in physician’s offices, clinics, outpatient facilities, and health services.
| Complete Core Courses, 17 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: MEDA | |
| MEDA 100 Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MEDA 120 Clinical Procedures I | 4 |
| MEDA 121 Clinical Procedures II | 4 |
| MEDA 190 Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| MEDA 672 Cooperative Education: Internship | 3 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 17+ |
+ meet Certificate Program requirements
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CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY – MEDICAL ASSISTING
| Complete Core Courses, 38 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: BIOL | MEDA | |
| BIOL 130 Human Biology | 3 |
| MEDA 100 Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MEDA 110 Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 111 Intermediate Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 115 Medical Word Processing | 3 |
| MEDA 120 Clinical Procedures I | 4 |
| MEDA 121 Clinical Procedures II | 4 |
| MEDA 140 Medical Transcription: Basic | 3 |
| MEDA 150 Medical Office Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 160 Medical Insurance Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 190 Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 38+ |
+ meet Certificate Program requirements
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CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY – MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST
Associate of Science Degree with a major in Medical Billing Specialist; Certificate Program. Medical Billing Specialists usually perform their duties for all providers of health care services and equipment in hospitals, clinics, and private medical offices.
The employment outlook for Medical Billing Specialists is excellent and is expected to grow as health care needs continue to increase. Due to the rapid expansion in health care, employment opportunities include all providers of health care services and supplies, hospitals, clinics, health agencies, private medical offices, medical labs, educational institutions, and insurance carriers.
| Complete Core Courses, 24 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: ACTG | MEDA | |
| ACTG 100 Accounting Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 100 Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MEDA 110 Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 111 Intermediate Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 150 Medical Office Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 160 Medical Insurance Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 161 ICD (International Classification of Diseases)-9-CM (Clinical Modification) Beginning Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 162 ICD-9-CM Intermediate Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 163 ICD-9-CM Advanced Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 164 CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Beginning | 1 |
| MEDA 165 CPT - Intermediate Coding | 1 |
| MEDA 166 CPT - Advanced Coding | 1 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 24+ |
+ meet Certificate Program requirements
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CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY – MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work both independently and under pressure are essential qualities in a medical transcriptionist. Medical transcriptionists specialize in transcribing physician’s reports on patient medical history, physical examination, surgery, discharge, and radiological/nuclear medicine procedures from audiocassette dictation or written notes.
Medical transcriptionists work largely in physician’s offices and hospitals. Their skills are also transferable to non-medical environments such as business offices, law offices, newsrooms, radio stations, and television transcription companies.
| Complete Core Courses, 33 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: BIOL | CBOT | MEDA | |
| BIOL 130 Human Biology | 3 |
| CBOT 417 Skill Building | 1.5 |
| CBOT 448 Using Microsoft Windows or CBOT 430 Computer Applications, Part I |
1.5 |
| CBOT 457 Presentation Software: PowerPoint | 1.5 |
| CBOT 472 Introduction to Word for Windows | 1.5 |
| MEDA 100 Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MEDA 110 Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 111 Intermediate Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA 115 Medical Word Processing | 3 |
| MEDA 140 Medical Transcription: Basic | 3 |
| MEDA 141 Medical Transcription: Advanced | 3 |
| MEDA 160 Medical Insurance Procedures | 3 |
| MEDA 190 Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 33+ |
+ meet Certificate Program requirements
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE – MEDICAL ASSISTING
Core Requirements
Complete Core Courses, 38 units, listed under the Certificate of Proficiency-Medical Assisting.
Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total 41*
* and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE – MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST
Core Requirements
Complete Core Courses, 24 units, listed under the Certificate of Proficiency-Medical Billing Specialist.
Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total 24*
* and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE – MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Core Requirements
Complete Core Courses, 33 units, listed under the Certificate of Proficiency-Medical Transcription.
Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total 33*
* and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
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