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 | |
| OFFT 1070 | Business English | 3.0 |
| OFFT 1160 | Input Keyboard Technology II | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2080 | Business Mathematics | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2500 | Comprehensive Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| OFFT 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 |
| OFFT 2550 | Medical Office Procedures | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2560 | CPT Coding | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2510 | Business Computer Systems | 3.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Business & Professional Speaking | ||
| Fund of Human Communication | ||
| 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 |
| CSCE 2570 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2050 | Information Management | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2530 | Medical Transcription I | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Spring | ||
| BSAD 1010 | Personal/Professional Development | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2170 | MS Office Integration | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2350 | Administrative Proc & Mgmt | 3.0 |
| OFFT 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 |
| OFFT 2080 | Business Mathematics (Also offered online in the Spring) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2500 | Comprehensive Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2520 | ICD-10 Coding (Only offered online in the Fall) | 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 |
| OFFT 2550 | Medical Office Procedures (Only offered online in the Spring) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2560 | CPT Coding (Only offered online in the Spring) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 1160 | Input Keyboard Technology II (Also offered online in Summer) | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0-16.0 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Summer | ||
| OFFT 1070 | Business English (Only offered online in Summer) | 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 |
| CSCE 2570 | Desktop Publishing (Only offered online in the Fall) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2050 | Information Management (Only offered online in the Fall) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2530 | Medical Transcription I (Only offered online in the Fall) | 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 |
| OFFT 2170 | MS Office Integration (Also offered online in Summer) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2350 | Administrative Proc & Mgmt (Only offered online in the Spring) | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2570 or SOCI 1000 |
Medical Billing & Reimbursement (Only offered online in the Spring) or Human Relations: People Skills |
3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60.0-61.0 | |