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CONTACT Sylvia Glover Patient Care Technician Program Cooridinator 803.535.1349 [email protected] median annual salary for medical assistants in S.C. in 2018 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics $31,220 Medical assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionals specifically educated to work in ambulatory settings performing administrative and clinical duties. The practice of medical assisting directly influences the public’s health and well-being and requires mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills requiring both formal education and practical experience that serve as standards for entry into the profession. Well-balanced instruction in business skills and medical procedures enables graduates to assist physicians in routine practice. Externships in area medical practices provide clinical experience in obtaining patient histories, assisting in examinations and certain diagnostic testing, acquiring patient specimens, performing laboratory tests, processing and coding insurance, scheduling appointments for the physician, collecting payments and patient education. This program provides a general healthcare background, which can be used as a stepping stone to other healthcare or administrative fields. Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College O Ctech MEDICAL ASSISTING / AOT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE ASSOCIATE DEGREES Medical Assisting/Administrative Office Technology Health Science & Nursing Careers Preparatory Health Science & Nursing Careers University Transfer Preparatory University Transfer Pathway-MUSC DIPLOMA Medical Assisting
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CONTACT Sylvia GloverPatient Care TechnicianProgram Cooridinator
median annual salaryfor medical assistants
in S.C. in 2018U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
$31,220
Medical assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionalsspecifically educated to work in ambulatory settings performingadministrative and clinical duties. The practice of medicalassisting directly influences the public’s health and well-being andrequires mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specializedskills requiring both formal education and practical experiencethat serve as standards for entry into the profession.
Well-balanced instruction in business skills and medical proceduresenables graduates to assist physicians in routine practice.
Externships in area medical practices provide clinical experiencein obtaining patient histories, assisting in examinations and certaindiagnostic testing, acquiring patient specimens, performinglaboratory tests, processing and coding insurance, schedulingappointments for the physician, collecting payments and patienteducation.
This program provides a generalhealthcare background, which canbe used as a stepping stone to otherhealthcare or administrative fields.Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
OCtech
MEDICAL ASSISTING / AOTPROGRAMS AVAILABLEASSOCIATE DEGREES
Medical Assisting/Administrative Office Technology
Health Science & Nursing Careers Preparatory
Health Science & Nursing Careers University Transfer Preparatory
University Transfer Pathway-MUSC
DIPLOMA
Medical Assisting
Class Lab CreditFALL 1 AHS 104 Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy 2.5 1.5 3.0AHS 114 Basic First Aid 1.0 0.0 1.0BIO 117 Basic Anatomy and Physiology I 3.0 3.0 4.0MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics (or higher) 3.0 0.0 3.0MED 115 Medical Office Lab Procedures I 3.0 3.0 4.0MED 107 Medical Office Management 3.0 3.0 4.0
15.5 10.5 19.0SPRING IAHS 110 Patient Care Procedures 1.0 3.0 2.0BIO 118 Basic Anatomy and Physiology II 3.0 3.0 4.0MED 116 Medical Office Lab Procedures II 3.0 3.0 4.0MED 109 Medical Business Records 3.0 0.0 3.0MED 112 Medical Assisting Pharmacology 1.0 3.0 2.0MED 124 Medical Computer Practicum 3.0 0.0 3.0
14.0 12.0 18.0SUMMERENG 155 Communications I 3.0 0.0 3.0PSY 201 General Psychology 3.0 0.0 3.0MED 156 Clinical Experience I* 0.0 18.0 6.0CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications 3.0 0.0 3.0
9.0 18.0 15.0FALL II
Humanities (HSS 101 or HSS 105) 3.0 0.0 3.0Business or Accounting(BUS 101, BUS 140 or ACC 101) 3.0 0.0 3.0
ENG 165 Professional Communications 3.0 0.0 3.0MGT 101 Principles of Management 3.0 0.0 3.0
12.0 0.0 12.0
*Federal Gainful Employment Project
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN APPLIED SCIENCE GENERAL TECHNOLOGYPRIMARY TECHNICAL SPECIALITY: MEDICAL ASSISTING
SECONDARY TECHNICAL SPECIALITY: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TECHNOLOGY64 SEMESTER HOURS
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College3250 St. Matthews Road lOrangeburg, SC 29118
OCtech
FALLAHS 104 Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy AHS 114 Basic First Aid BIO 117 Basic Anatomy and Physiology I MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics MED 115 Medical Office Lab Procedures MED 107 Medical Office Management
SPRINGAHS 110 Patient Care ProceduresBIO 118 Basic Anatomy and Physiology IIMED 116 Medical Office Lab Procedures IIMED 109 Medical Business RecordsMED 112 Medical Assisting Pharmacology MED 124 Medical Computer Practicum
SUMMERENG 155 Communications I PSY 201 General PsychologyMED 156 Clinical Experience I
MEDICAL ASSISTING DIPLOMA* (49 SEMESTER HOURS)
