Medical Administrative Assistant, AAS
Program Description
The Mid-Plains Community College Associate of Applied Science in Business - Medical Administrative Assistant Emphasis is a two-year program that provides specialized training in medical office technology including medical terminology, scheduling, billing, insurance, transcription and office management.
Students will also develop skills in communication, general and specific office tasks, and computer applications.
Graduates will be qualified to hold positions in doctors’ offices, medical clinics, hospitals, health departments, insurance company offices and other medical and surgical organizations. Many medical transcriptionists telecommute from home-based offices, while others work in medical facilities such as hospitals, physicians’ offices, or clinics.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities with this degree may include the following:
- Medical secretaries
- Medical records clerks
- Medical transcriptionist
- Office clerks
- Schedulers
- Receptionists
- Information clerks
- Medical accounting clerks
Associate of Applied Science Degree Business
Medical Administrative Assistant Emphasis
Suggested Sequence of Study
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| BSAD 1170 | Business English | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2500 | Business Mathematics | 3.0 |
| CSCE 1480 | Input Keyboard Technology II | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2500 | Comprehensive Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2520 | ICD-10 Coding | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Spring | ||
| BIOS 1100 or BIOS 2250 |
Basic Anatomy & Physiology or Human Anatomy/Physiology I |
3.0-4.0 |
| BSAD 2510 | Business Computer Systems | 3.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Business & Professional Speaking | ||
| Fund of Human Communication | ||
| MEDO 2550 | Medical Office Procedures | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2560 | CPT Coding | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0-16.0 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 1025 or ACCT 1200 |
Introduction to Accounting or Principles of Accounting I |
3.0 |
| BSAD 2250 | Business Communications | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2560 | Information Management | 3.0 |
| CSCE 2570 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2530 | Medical Transcription I | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Spring | ||
| BSAD 1010 | Personal/Professional Development | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2570 | MS Office Integration | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2580 | Administrative Proc & Mgmt | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2570 | Medical Billing & Reimbursement | 3.0 |
| SOCI 1000 or BSAD 1100 |
Human Relations: People Skills or Personal Finance |
3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60.0-61.0 | |
Medical Administrative Assistant On-Line Option
Students wishing to complete this degree solely online should follow the sequence of study below. All courses are offered online in all terms unless otherwise noted.
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| BSAD 2510 | Business Computer Systems | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2500 | Business Mathematics | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2500 | Comprehensive Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2520 | ICD-10 Coding | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 12.0 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Spring | ||
| BIOS 1100 or BIOS 2250 |
Basic Anatomy & Physiology (Only offered online in the Spring) or Human Anatomy/Physiology I |
3.0 - 4.0 |
| BSAD 1030 or SPCH 1090 |
Business & Professional Speaking or Fund of Human Communication |
3.0 |
| CSCE 1480 | Input Keyboard Technology II | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2550 | Medical Office Procedures | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2560 | CPT Coding | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0-16.0 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Summer | ||
| BSAD 1170 | Business English | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 3.0 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 1025 or ACCT 1200 |
Introduction to Accounting or Principles of Accounting I |
3.0 |
| BSAD 2250 | Business Communications | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2560 | Information Management | 3.0 |
| CSCE 2570 | Desktop Publishing (Only offered online in the Fall) | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2530 | Medical Transcription I | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| Spring | ||
| BSAD 1010 | Personal/Professional Development | 3.0 |
| BSAD 1100 or SOCI 1000 |
Personal Finance or Human Relations: People Skills |
3.0 |
| BSAD 2570 | MS Office Integration | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2580 | Administrative Proc & Mgmt | 3.0 |
| MEDO 2570 | Medical Billing & Reimbursement | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60.0-61.0 | |