Get the Skills to Become a Medical Assistant
1 or 2 Year* Medical Assistant Career Training in Toledo, OH
This program is only available in a blended format, combining online and in-person courses.
Do you have an eye for detail, and enjoy working with a team? You can turn your passion for helping others into a rewarding medical career. 一品探花鈥檚 Medical Assistant programs puts you on-track towards a brighter future in a variety of medical environments.
Become a Medical Assistant Professional
Medical Assistant professionals are highly valued members of many healthcare teams, ensuring important medical procedures are completed to a high standard. They are responsible for a variety of essential duties, including assisting physicians with patient examinations, minor surgeries, and the administration of medications. They also have a strong knowledge of medical terminology and effectively communicate with both patients and colleagues.
Program Lengths
Medical Assisting Diploma – 1 year*
Medical Assisting Associate Degree – 2 years*
Program Outline
Medical Assisting Diploma Program
Identification of medical terminology elements, proper pronunciation, spelling, and medical abbreviations are the focus of the course.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The course introduces the student to the health care system, healthcare professions, ethics and law for the medical office. The student will learn how to maintain boundaries and respect in communication with other allied health professionals and patients. Medical asepsis, OSHA guidelines, and handwashing will be discussed and demonstrated.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
Students will be introduced to the medical billing cycle. Students will learn the importance of assigning proper codes and the effect it has on the payment process. A comprehensive review of health insurance coverage and completion of the CMS-1500 insurance form will be discussed in the class. Students will be introduced to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD10-CM), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code books.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The focus of this course is the study of particular body systems, their structures, functions, diseases, disorders, treatment, and terminology pertaining to each system. Included will be anatomical descriptors and body directions, the cell, integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and nervous systems. This course will focus on various diseases affecting the human body with the emphasis on disease definitions, etiology, diagnostic studies, and treatments.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The study of particular body systems, their structures, functions, diseases, disorders, treatment, and terminology pertaining to each system will be the focus of this course. Systems included will be the circulatory, blood, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine. This course will focus on various diseases affecting the human body with the emphasis on disease definitions, etiology, diagnostic studies, and treatments.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The administrative course will focus on medical records, patient reception, telephone techniques, and scheduling appointments.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
This course will review the history of the electronic health record and current trends in the healthcare setting, and is designed to give students experience working with health information technology and electronic health records. The students will have hands-on experience working in an EHR system by creating an electronic medical record, creating electronic prescriptions and lab requisitions, performing electronic history, performing electronic scheduling functions, and documenting information regarding the professional encounter.
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): Medical Terminology
This course introduces the student to medical billing software and how it is used in a medical practice. The student will manage the revenue cycle, document patient encounters, enter charges, submit electronic insurance claim forms, post payments, produce reports, and learn collection processes through utilization of patient management software. In addition, the student will gain an understanding of office professionalism along with procedures in managing office supplies and equipment and proper telephone techniques.
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): Medical Terminology
This course introduces the student to the effects of a disaster, an emergency action plan, office emergency situations, first aid, agents to promote tissue healing, and minor office surgery.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
This course introduces the student to sterilization and disinfection, vital signs, physical examination, and eye and ear assessment and procedures.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Medical Professions
This course introduces the student to gynecologic and prenatal care, pediatric care, administration of medication and intravenous therapy, cardiopulmonary examination, colon procedures, male reproductive health, radiology, and diagnostic imaging.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Clinical Procedures
This course introduces the student to the clinical laboratory, urinalysis, phlebotomy, hematology, blood chemistry and immunology.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Clinical Procedures
This course will allow the student to utilize and enhance knowledge and skills while receiving hands-on experience working in an allied healthcare facility. The student will, under supervision, complete a minimum of 160 hours of practicum (externship) experience in an allied healthcare setting. Students will meet weekly for certification preparation and discussion of learning outcomes derived from their practicum experiences. To be eligible, the student must have a GPA of 2.0, have documentation of a completed physical with the necessary immunizations, and completed all core medical assisting courses.
Credit Hours: 6
Prerequisite(s): All core Medical Assisting courses
In this course students will become CPR certified. Students do not learn how to maintain a safe work environment by identifying emergencies in the workplace and how to respond to them.
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): None
Medical Assisting Associate Degree Program
Identification of medical terminology elements, proper pronunciation, spelling, and medical abbreviations are the focus of the course.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The course introduces the student to the health care system, healthcare professions, ethics and law for the medical office. The student will learn how to maintain boundaries and respect in communication with other allied health professionals and patients. Medical asepsis, OSHA guidelines, and handwashing will be discussed and demonstrated.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
Students will be introduced to the medical billing cycle. Students will learn the importance of assigning proper codes and the effect it has on the payment process. A comprehensive review of health insurance coverage and completion of the CMS-1500 insurance form will be discussed in the class. Students will be introduced to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD10-CM), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code books.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The focus of this course is the study of particular body systems, their structures, functions, diseases, disorders, treatment, and terminology pertaining to each system. Included will be anatomical descriptors and body directions, the cell, integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and nervous systems. This course will focus on various diseases affecting the human body with the emphasis on disease definitions, etiology, diagnostic studies, and treatments.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The study of particular body systems, their structures, functions, diseases, disorders, treatment, and terminology pertaining to each system will be the focus of this course. Systems included will be the circulatory, blood, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine. This course will focus on various diseases affecting the human body with the emphasis on disease definitions, etiology, diagnostic studies, and treatments.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
The administrative course will focus on medical records, patient reception, telephone techniques, and scheduling appointments.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): None
This course will review the history of the electronic health record and current trends in the healthcare setting, and is designed to give students experience working with health information technology and electronic health records. The students will have hands-on experience working in an EHR system by creating an electronic medical record, creating electronic prescriptions and lab requisitions, performing electronic history, performing electronic scheduling functions, and documenting information regarding the professional encounter.
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): Medical Terminology
This course introduces the student to medical billing software and how it is used in a medical practice. The student will manage the revenue cycle, document patient encounters, enter charges, submit electronic insurance claim forms, post payments, produce reports, and learn collection processes through utilization of patient management software. In addition, the student will gain an understanding of office professionalism along with procedures in managing office supplies and equipment and proper telephone techniques.
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): Medical Terminology
This course introduces the student to the effects of a disaster, an emergency action plan, office emergency situations, first aid, agents to promote tissue healing, and minor office surgery.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
This course introduces the student to sterilization and disinfection, vital signs, physical examination, and eye and ear assessment and procedures.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Medical Professions
This course introduces the student to gynecologic and prenatal care, pediatric care, administration of medication and intravenous therapy, cardiopulmonary examination, colon procedures, male reproductive health, radiology, and diagnostic imaging.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Clinical Procedures
This course introduces the student to the clinical laboratory, urinalysis, phlebotomy, hematology, blood chemistry and immunology.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Clinical Procedures
This course will allow the student to utilize and enhance knowledge and skills while receiving hands-on experience working in an allied healthcare facility. The student will, under supervision, complete a minimum of 160 hours of practicum (externship) experience in an allied healthcare setting. Students will meet weekly for certification preparation and discussion of learning outcomes derived from their practicum experiences. To be eligible, the student must have a GPA of 2.0, have documentation of a completed physical with the necessary immunizations, and completed all core medical assisting courses.
Credit Hours: 6
Prerequisite(s): All core Medical Assisting courses
In this course students will become CPR certified. Students do not learn how to maintain a safe work environment by identifying emergencies in the workplace and how to respond to them.
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): None
This course introduces and develops the basic procedures of entering, editing, formatting, printing, and storing documents using word processing software. Also studied are intermediate procedures such as find and replace, bullets and numbering, tabs and tabbed columns, and headers and footers.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Forum on Technology and Resources
The student will study the basic concepts of business operations in our society and the various functions within a business enterprise. Topics such as business environment, management, organization, marketing, finance, economics and accounting are discussed in an introductory manner. This course is a valuable starting point for further business management study or an excellent review of the fundamentals of business.
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): None
This course will enable students to develop communication skills that will be effective in job placement, performance, career advancement, and organizational success. Students will develop effective writing, listening, presenting, and interview skills through the process of practice, application, and meaningful feedback. Students will learn the organizational skills necessary for success in contemporary technology-driven business environments. For maximum student benefit, this course should be taken in a student鈥檚 last quarter.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): Composition I; Forum on Technology and Resources
Students will gain a foundation for college level writing valuable for nearly any field. This course focuses not only on writing but also on reading and critically engaging various texts. Students will read and write essays with a variety of rhetorical purposes: Observing, explaining, investigating, evaluating, problem solving and arguing. Also includes library and electronic research culminating in research papers.
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): Forum on Technology and Resources
This course further develops students鈥� ability to write for academic and professional contexts with increased emphasis on argumentation and research. Requires students to evaluate, integrate, and document print and digital sources to produce a range of academic and multimodal texts, culminating in a fully documented research paper. Composition II is a blended course using both classroom and web-based learning platforms.
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): Composition I with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better or permission of the General Education Program Director; Forum on Technology and Resources
This course is an introduction to algebra. The content will cover the study of operations on integers and rational number, the solution of equations with one and two unknown variables, linear equation, and coordinate graphing. Application problems are used extensively throughout the course.
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): None
This interdisciplinary course empowers students to be successful by providing opportunities to cultivate skills needed to enhance their careers and to be capable life-long learners. Essential computer applications that enhance marketability are integrated with self-management skills, critical thinking, learning strategies, and time management. Students will research topics for written and oral reports and develop a career portfolio.
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): None
Exciting Career Opportunities
Once you have completed your training as a Medical Assistant, you will have the skills to pursue a career in a variety of interesting settings, including,
- Physician Practices
- Ambulatory care facilities
- Diagnostic laboratories
- Convenience care clinics
- Hospitals
- Long-term care facilities
- Rehabilitation Centers
- And more!
The best way to see if 一品探花 is right for you is to come in and tour the school. You can see our facilities and meet with teachers and students. .
How 一品探花 Prepares You for Success
The Medical Assistant programs at 一品探花 are specially tailored to get you into the field with confidence. Career training highlights your commitment and dedication and is a great way to showcase yourself to potential employers who are always looking for trained professionals.
During your Medical Assistant program, you will cover a variety of topics in many interesting and engaging courses, including,
- Medical Terminology
- Basic Billing and Coding
- Electronic Health Records
- Introduction to Clinical Procedures
- First Aid & Emergency Preparedness
- Workplace Safety/CPR
At Davis University, you won鈥檛 be alone. Throughout your program, you will be given exceptional support from your instructors who will help you to put your best foot forward into the job market.
Four Day Week
一品探花 supports your life schedule, which is why classes only run Monday through Thursday. By having a shorter class week you can balance your schedule more easily, letting you focus on completing your program. You can relax knowing that you have an extra day every week to accommodate whatever obstacles life throws your way.
Externship and Career Services
Near the end of your training at 一品探花, you will complete an externship, giving you the workplace confidence you need to pursue your career goals. Your externship will let you apply your new Medical Assistant skills, and help you gain relevant work experience.
一品探花 is dedicated to your employment success and provides you with resources to help you achieve a rewarding career, helping you worry less about getting into an exciting new career. The Career Services Office is your link to the Toledo medical community. You will have access to resume writing strategies, portfolio development, job search techniques, and more.
Financial Aid Support
Career training is one of the most valuable investments you can make. 一品探花 helps by making this process easier. Our Financial Aid advisors will work with you to build a plan of how you can fund your education. They will help you determine your eligibility and provide options for a Federal Pell Grant, student federal aid options, the 一品探花 plan, and more.
Is a Rewarding Medical Assistant Career Right For You? Get More Info鈥�
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For immediate questions, call 419-473-2700.
*Program lengths when completed in normal time.