Administrative Medical Assistant

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 17.6 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jul 1, 2024
StudyQA ranking:5228 Duration:3 years

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The need for trained medical office personnel in doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospitals continues to increase. This program provides advanced-level training to meet this growing employment need. Students will receive a significant part of their instruction in medical field experience in cooperation with local doctors’ offices or other medical facilities. Entry into Administrative Medical Assistant classes requires students to undergo a criminal background check before the beginning of the second semester or they will not be allowed to register. Instructions on how to initiate the background check procedure will be provided by the program advisor. Upon completion of the Administrative Medical Assistant program, students will:

  • Demonstrate employability skills and habits
  • Select and complete various medical documents
  • Schedule appointments and activities
  • Work effectively with a variety of medical professionals and agencies

General Education Core

  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Mathematical Ways of Knowing
  • Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing
  • Scientific Ways of Knowing
  • Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing
  • Diversity
  • Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values
  • Foreign/Heritage Language

Program Requirements

  • BASIC ACCOUNTING I
  • INTRODUCTION TO ALLIED HEALTH
  • COMPUTERIZED TEN-KEY
  • BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS
  • SPREADSHEETS AND DATATBASES IN BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS ENGLISH
  • FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
  • BUSINESS WRITING
  • BASIC FIRST AID/CPR/AED
  • MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
  • ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING I
  • MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I
  • CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
  • PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS
  • MEDICAL OFFICE ICD9/CPT CODING
  • SUPERVISION
  • WORD PROCESSING
  • COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN GENERAL BUSINESS

Program Requirements

  1. Online application
  2. Send official school transcripts/records: an official transcript is usually sent directly from the high school or university. If the transcript is hand carried to LCSC, make sure that it is still in a sealed envelope.
  3. Students must show evidence of secondary (high school) school completion or the equivalent.
  4. Students must show at least a 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale from a secondary (high school) or post-secondary (college or university) institution.  Students with more than 14 transferable post-secondary credits do not need to show secondary transcripts.   
  5. Some applicants will be required to submit their original transcripts to an outside evaluation agency such as World Education Services (WES). This determination will be made by the admissions team at their discretion. Students will be responsible to pay for the transcript evaluation.  
  6. Send a bank statement showing funds available for study.Send Certificate of Financial Responsibility, (CFR) if applying online. CFR included in paper application.
  7. Send a passport copy. 
  8. Meet our English proficiency requirements by submitting an official test score. (Not required of IIE applicants). Note that it is an option to be tested upon arrival through conditional admission.No TOEFL or IELTS required. 
  9. Obtain LCSC-approved health insurance.

Scholarships

  • International Student Scholarships

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