Medical Assistant, AAS

(DMED1)

Minimum Credits: 62
Contact Hours: 69.5

The Medical Assistant program prepares students to perform a variety of administrative and clinical skills in ambulatory care settings. Kirtland’s Medical Assistant program provides classroom, skills laboratory and internship instruction to prepare students to take AMT’s RMA and RPT certification examinations upon successful course completion.

General Education & Pre-Program Admission

General Education Requirements: 16 credits

General Education Requirements must be completed with a “C” or better unless otherwise noted.

ALH 10101 Medical Terminology 2 cr. (C+)
BIO 10700 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4 cr. (C+)
ENG 10303 English Composition I 3 cr.
MTH 12000 Intermediate Algebra 4 cr. or higher, excluding MTH 12300.
PSY 10100 Intro to Psychology 3 cr.

Additional Pre-Program Admission Requirements: 30 credits

Unless otherwise noted, the following Pre-Program Requirements must be completed with a “C+” or higher grade.

ALH 10801 Pathology w/Pharmacology 3 cr.
ALH 11300 Medical Ethics & Law 3 cr.
BIO 20000 Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 cr.
CIS 10500 Intro to Computers 3 cr. (C)
HIT 10600 Intro-Health Information Management 3 cr.
HIT 20000 Intro to Electronic Health Records 3 cr. May be taken with MA program classes.
HIT 21301 ICD Coding 4 cr.
HIT 21601 Procedure Coding 4 cr.
HIT 23301 Revenue Cycle & Reimbursement 4 cr.

Program Requirements: 16 credits

Program admission is required in order to take the following courses:

Total Medical Assistant Program Credits: 62

Sequence of courses:

Year 2 (Winter) 15 credits

Year 2 (Summer) 4 credits

ALH 25500 Prof Issues in MA & Internship 4 cr.

Notes:

Students requesting admission to the program must submit a “Request for Admission into the MA Program” application packet (available online) to the Health Sciences Office.
Students may substitute either BIO 23500 and BIO 23600 or BIO 25000 and BIO 25100 if previously completed.
Felony convictions and certain misdemeanor convictions will prohibit admission to the Medical Assistant program. For more information, please check with the Health Sciences Office at http://healthsciences@kirtland.edu.
Background checks and drug testing will be required of all students prior to clinical site placement.
Immunization records are required prior to clinical placement.
Each class of Medical Assistant students is considered a cohort (group) and courses/schedules are assigned. Students are expected to complete the program-specific sequence of courses within the two stated semesters. All others would be required to follow the program re-entry policy as stated in the program handbook.

Students should seek additional information and/or advising from their academic advisor.

Call (989) 275-5000, ext. 280 to schedule an appointment.