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MEDICAL ASSISTING

MEDICAL ASSISTING. Fastest growing job in the nation (source: U.s. Department of labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) Number one Hot Job in Arizona (source: Arizona Business Journal. January 10, 2003). Phoenix College Center for Excellence in MEDICAL ASSISTING.

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MEDICAL ASSISTING

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  1. MEDICALASSISTING Fastest growing job in the nation (source: U.s. Department of labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) Number one Hot Job in Arizona (source: Arizona Business Journal. January 10, 2003)

  2. Phoenix CollegeCenter for Excellence in MEDICAL ASSISTING The best education money can buy! April Myers, PC Medical Assistant Program graduate

  3. Why choose Phoenix College Medical Assisting (MA) • Cost: approximately$3,000 • Program completion in 36 weeks (or less) • Caring, experienced faculty • College credits • Financial Aid to qualified individuals • Reasonable fees & pay as you go option • Employers’ choice • Career pathway

  4. The MA Certificate Program • Attend classes all day Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays • Finish program in 36 weeks or less • Includes : • Phlebotomy externship in outpatient lab • Medical assisting externships in physician office (faculty works with you to select a site) • Review day to prepare for national medical assisting exam

  5. HCC 130 Fundamentals in health care HCC 145 Medical terminology HCE 102 Orientation to physiology HCE 109 Phlebotomy HCE 110 Phlebotomy externship HCE 162 Aseptic techniques HCE 167 Point of care services HCE 221 Medication administration HCE 222 Clinical practice HCE 226 Administrative practice HCE 227 Insurance, billing & coding HCE 229 Computer for medical offices HCE 251 Emergencies in the medical office HCE 261 Applied electrocardiogram HCE 274/HCE 275 Medical assisting externships * 2 credits in OAS/BPC computer open entry/open exit classes MA CertificateProgram courses*

  6. Other program choices • Associate in Applied Science, Medical Assisting degree (AAS) • Medical Front Office certificate

  7. AAS Degreein Medical AssistingCourses All MA certificate courses 25 credits General studies 25 credits (refer to catalog) Restricted electives 14 credits (refer to catalog) Total 64 credits* *total may vary dependent on applicable waivers & options

  8. Medical Front Office Program • Attend classes all day Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays • Finish program in 16 weeks or less • Includes : • Medical front office externship in physician office (faculty works with you to select a site)

  9. Medical Front Office Program courses • HCC 130 Fundamentals in Health Care • HCC 145 Medical Terminology • HCE 226 Administrative Practice • HCE 227 Insurance, billing & coding • HCE 229 Medical office computers • HCE 274 Externship 2 credits in OAS/BPC computer open entry/open exit classes

  10. If you would like to join our team…

  11. Call now Classes fill quickly Helen Houser, Program Director 602-285-7135 Or Debi Moser, Health Advisor 602-285-7427to set up an appointment and…

  12. Bring • Copy of high school diploma or GED • CPR card (list of some courses follows) • ASSET or COMPAS test results (may take at any Maricopa Community College testing center including Phoenix College)

  13. RememberYou can’t finish if you don’t start!

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