2016-2017 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL ASSISTING DIPLOMA 11-Week Quarters (5.5-Week Terms) CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: • Medical Assistant • Medical Office Administrative Assistant OBJECTIVE: The objectives of the Medical Assisting Diploma program are to prepare students to become valuable members of a healthcare team by supporting and assisting providers in delivering effective and efficient quality healthcare services; and to prepare students who are proficient in cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavioral) learning behaviors for entry-level medical assistant positions. Graduates of the program will value the critical thinking, effective communication, diversity awareness skills and medical ethics as they pertain to the medical assisting career. DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION COURSES B080 B087 Reading and Writing Strategies Practical Math 4 4 Note: Illinois students take B095 Combined Basic and Intermediate Algebra instead of B087 Practical Math. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES LOWER DIVISION Communication (Required course) COM 1002 Introduction to Communication Math/Natural Sciences (Required course) PHA 1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body Social Sciences (Required course) PSY 1012 General Psychology MAJOR AND CORE COURSES LOWER DIVISION E242 Career Development HSA 2264 Administrative Medical Assistant Practices HSC 1531 Medical Terminology HSC 2641 Medical Law and Ethics MEA 1350 Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques MEA 1460 Clinical Laboratory Applications and Diagnostic Procedures I MEA 1570 Clinical Laboratory Applications and Diagnostic Procedures II MEA 2820 Medical Assisting Capstone MEA 2895 Medical Assistant Experiential Externship1 Total Diploma Credits General Education Credits Major and Core Credits TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 2 6 12 39 51 The Medical Assisting Diploma is not offered in North Dakota, or at the Moorhead campus in Minnesota. ¹ Minnesota students must take MEA 2976 Medical Assistant Professional Externship (6 credits) instead of MEA 2895 Medical Assistant Experiential Externship. The Medical Assisting Diploma program at the Overland Park and Topeka campuses in Kansas; the Aurora/Naperville, Mokena/ Tinley Park, Rockford, and Romeoville/Joliet campuses in Illinois; the Fort Myers, Ocala, New Port Richey/West Pasco and Tampa/ Brandon campuses in Florida; the Appleton, Green Bay, and Wausau campuses in Wisconsin; and the Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park/Maple Grove, Eagan, Lake Elmo, Mankato, and St. Cloud campuses in Minnesota is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314, North Falls Church, VA 22043, 703-917-9503 Graduates of the Medical Assisting Diploma program offered at campuses listed in the ABHES accreditation statement above meet the educational requirements to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification through the Certifying Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Graduates of the Medical Assisting Diploma meet the educational requirements to sit for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification awarded by the American Medical Technologists (AMT). The Medical Assisting Diploma is not intended to prepare graduates for any other professional certifications; students interested in other certifications are responsible for independently verifying their own eligibility against the appropriate standards. All Medical Assisting students are required to attend the Medical Assisting Programmatic Orientation within the first quarter of the program. All Medical Assisting students are required to attend the Rasmussen Externship meeting conducted by the Program Coordinator as well as a site orientation (if required by the site) prior to being eligible to begin the externship. This program requires specific immunizations prior to professional practice experience. Medical Assisting students must receive the first injection of the Hepatitis B immunization series by the end of week two in the Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques course. Prior to the student beginning their externship, the full three-injection series of the Hepatitis B immunization and all other program required immunizations must be completed. Medical Assisting students must successfully complete all Medical Assisting competencies before they will be eligible for graduation. Developmental Education courses do not count toward total program credits, and are not calculated in GPA. Students must demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in Developmental Education courses through a Rasmussen College entrance placement exam, approved exemption based on previously completed coursework, or by successful completion of Developmental Education courses. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Wisconsin campus applicants to this program must successfully complete and pass a criminal background check. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Minnesota campus applicants to this program must successfully complete and pass only a Minnesota Department of Human Services background check. 4 4 4 STUDENT INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE: For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please visit our website at rasmussen.edu/SID. 888-5-RASMUSSEN 29 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
