Medical Assisting
- MDCA 1254 Certified Medical Assistant Exam Review
- MDCA 1302 Human Disease/Pathophysiology
- MDCA 1305 Medical Law and Ethics
- MDCA 1309 Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants
- MDCA 1313 Medical Terminology
- MDCA 1317 Procedures in a Clinical Setting
- MDCA 1321 Administrative Procedures
- MDCA 1352 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures
- MDCA 1417 Procedures in a Clinical Setting
- MDCA 1421 Administrative Procedures
- MDCA 1443 Medical Insurance
- MDCA 1448 Pharmacology & Administration of Medications
- MDCA 2167 Medical Office Administrative Practicum
- MDCA 2267 Practicum - Medical Assistant
- PHRA 1309 Pharmaceutical Mathematics I
- MDCA 1254 - Certified Medical Assistant Review
- MDCA 1302 - Human Disease/Pathophysiology
- MDCA 1305 - Medical Law and Ethics
- MDCA 1309 - Anatomy and Physiology for medical Assistants
- MDCA 1313 - Medical Terminology
- MDCA 1317 - Procedures in a Clinical Setting I
- MDCA 1321 - Administrative Procedures I
- MDCA 1352 - Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures
- MDCA 1417 - Clinical Procedures III
- MDCA 1421 - Administrative Procedures II
- MDCA 1443 - Medical Office Insurance
- MDCA 1448 - Pharmacology and Administration of Medications
- MDCA 2167 - Medical Office Administrative Practicum
- MDCA 2267 - Practicum: Medical Assistant
- PHRA 1309 - Pharmaceutical Mathematics
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Welcome to San Antonio College's Medical Assisting Program.
NEW "LATE REGISTRATION POLICY": |
"As per district policy: Effective January 2010, students will not be able to enroll in a course after the first class has met." |
Congratulations 2009 Graduates!!!
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Medical Assisting Program is prepare competent medical assistants in the cognitive
(knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enable them to perform
entry-level medical assisting administrative and clinical tasks in a physician’s office, hospital
outpatient clinic, or other ambulatory care facility. Medical assistants work under the direct
supervision of a physician or other licensed health care provider. Although duties may be similar, or
even overlap, medical assistants are not nurses.
The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office and/or practice to practice. Administrative
duties often include answering telephones, greeting patients, managing the front desk, initiating and
maintaining medical records, performing duties in billing, coding and claims, and managing the
financial component of the practice.
Clinical skills include assessing vital signs, preparing patients for examination, setting up sterile
fields and assisting with minor surgery, and preparing and administering medications. Medical assistants
also collect and analyze specimens, perform phlebotomy, remove sutures, change dressings, and perform EKGs.
An important aspect of the occupation is patient education and instruction concerning medications, nutrition,
and other physician-directed regimens pertinent to the patient’s condition.
Accreditation:
San Antonio College AAS and Certificate Level ll Medical Assisting programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs ( www.caahep.org ) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) .
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
727/210-2350
Students who graduate from the Medical Assisting Program, with the exception of the Medical Office Administrative Assistant curriculum, qualify for the certification examination conducted by the AAMA for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) credential. The Medical Office Administrative Assistant Certificate, which does not require accreditation, is non-clinically based, and will not qualify completers to test for the CMA (AAMA) credential.
For additional information on this program, please contact:
Cheryl Startzell - Program Coordinator
Medical Assisting Program
Department of Allied Health
San Antonio College
Nursing Allied Health Complex 134
1300 San Pedro Ave
San Antonio Tx 78212
(210) 486-1538 / Voice
(210) 486-1552 / Fax