Jean Butler
Phone number:
720-423-4717
Advisor for College of Health Sciences
Medical Assisting
Medical assisting is a multi-skilled health profession. Principal components of the program include general medical knowledge and skills, communication skills, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and those skills specifically related to the medical assisting profession, both administrative and clinical. The administrative duties include, but are not limited to, making appointments, coding and filing insurance claims, accounts payable/receivable, handling correspondence, and arranging for hospital admissions. Additional costs, which are not included in the tuition include books, uniform, watch with sweep second hand. An extensive supervised externship is provided. Skills for employment in physicians' office or clinic, including front and back office duties. Prepares students for taking the Registered Medical Assistant Exam.
Why consider studying medical assistance?
Work in a physician's office or clinic
Earn $12.00 - $15.00 per hour
Careers offer flexible work hours
Careers offer flexible work hours
Gain experience with hands-on training
What is the average pay for accounting technician jobs?
Entry-level
- Hourly Pay = $12.04
- Annual Salary = $25,040
Experienced
- Hourly Pay = $16.73
- Annual Salary = $34,790
What types of jobs can I choose?
- EKG technician
- Medical Assistant
What types of companies can I work for?
- Clinical research
- Hospital clinics
- Medical clinics
- Medical offices
- Outpatient offices
-
Specialty medical offices
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Orthopedics
- Surgery
Program Details
2014 - 2015 Program Dates:
-
Full-Time (a.m. and p.m.) :
- 8/25/2014 – 1/7/2015, plus externship
- 1/20/2015 – 5/26/2015, plus externship
Class Hours:
- Full-Time: M-Th, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost:
- Qualified Federal Financial Aid Program
- Total Contact Hours: 727.50
- Total Credit Hours: 39.50
- Estimated Program Cost: $4,376.00 plus books and materials
- The estimated costs are for reference only. Exact prices will be assigned during the registration process.
Required Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
HPR 104 |
Health Career Opt & Readiness |
1
|
|
MOT 183 |
Medical Assistant Internship |
5
|
|
HPR 178 |
Medical Terminology |
2
|
|
MOT 110 |
Medical Office Administration |
4
|
|
HPR 106 |
Law & Ethics for Health Prof |
2
|
|
MOT 125 |
Basic Medical Sciences I |
3
|
|
MOT 133 |
Basic Medical Sciences II |
3
|
|
MOT 135 |
Basic Medical Sciences III |
3
|
|
MOT 136 |
Intro to Clinical Skills |
2
|
|
MOT 138 |
Medical Assisting Laboratory |
4
|
|
MOT 140 |
Medical Assisting Clinical |
4
|
|
MOT 189 |
Review-Medical Asst Nat'l Exam |
1
|
|
MOT 275 |
Special Topics |
2
|
Need more information?
Events
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Office Administration Informational Meeting Time: 9:00am to 10:00am |
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Accounting/Bookkeeper Informational Meeting Time: 9:00am to 10:00am |
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Legal Office Informational Meeting Time: 9:00am to 10:00am |
From our students...
The instructors are so knowledgeable, they want me to learn and ask questions, they don’t push information at you. I love the hands-on learning.
Sussy Valdez
Emily Griffith Alumni
