医疗助理

本课程的重点是技术在医疗保健中的应用. 学习者使用常用的商业软件应用程序, 包括文字处理, 演讲, 电子表格, 和数据库. 讨论了使用技术的通信方法. 学习者获得使用电子健康记录(EHR)的经验. Healthcare EHR security issues, social media use, and digital healthcare resources are examined.

在本课程中，学生将探索盖特威技术学院社区. 他们考察大学的资源和服务, 调查导致学业成功的技能, 确定实现教育和个人目标的策略.

This course focuses on diseases that are frequently first diagnosed and treated in the medical office setting. 学生们学会识别原因, signs, and symptoms of diseases of the major body systems as well as the 诊断 procedures, 通常的治疗, 预后, 预防常见病.

This course introduces medical assistant students to office management and business administration in the medical office. 学生们学会安排约会, 执行文件, 记录, 电话及接待工作, 与病人和其他医护人员有效沟通, 并保留一份物资清单. 学生应用介绍性医学编码技能和管理式医疗术语.

This course introduces 医疗助理 students to the clinical procedures performed in the medical office setting. 学生们表演基本的考场技巧, 包括筛选, 生命体征, 病人的历史, 小手术, and patient preparation for routine and specialty exams in the ambulatory care setting. 本课程相当于WTCS其他学校的509-304课程.

This course introduces 医疗助理 students to laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in a medical office setting. Students perform routine laboratory procedures commonly performed in the ambulatory care setting under the supervision of a physician. Students follow laboratory safety requirements and federal regulations while performing specimen collection and processing, 微生物学, 还有尿液分析测试. 本课程与WTCS其他学校的509-303课程相当.

This course focuses on the component parts of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. 学生练习形成, 分析, 以及项的重构, 强调拼写, 定义, 和发音. 他们被介绍到手术室, 诊断, 治疗, 以及所有身体系统的症状术语, 以及系统和外科术语.

This course prepares students to perform patient care skills in a medical office setting. 学生执行临床程序, 包括给药, 协助进行小手术, 做心电图, 协助进行呼吸系统测试, 教育病人/社区, 在门诊护理环境中维护临床设备.

This course prepares students to perform laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in the ambulatory care setting under the supervision of a physician. Students perform phlebotomy, immunology, hematology, and chemistry laboratory procedures.

This course prepares students to display professionalism and perform within ethical and legal boundaries in the health care setting. 学生保密, 检查医疗记录的法律方面, 执行风险管理程序, 并研究法律和生物伦理问题.

本课程向学生介绍医疗办公室的健康保险和财务. 学生们执行簿记程序, 应用管理式医疗指引, 并填写保险索赔表格. Students use medical coding and managed care terminology to perform insurance related duties.

This course introduces students to classifying indications into correct drug categories and applying basic pharmacology principles. 学生应用基本药效学来识别常用药物, 药物制剂, 以及主要身体系统使用的药物管理.

复习语法基础. 强调英语在商务函电中的实际应用.

This course requires students to integrate and apply knowledge and skills from all previous medical assistant courses in actual patient care settings. 学员执行医疗助理行政工作, clinical, and laboratory duties under the supervision of trained mentors to effectively transition to the role of a medical assistant. AAMA要求的实习时间在160小时(AAMA最低)到216小时之间.