Medical Assistant
| MOA 103 | Medical Transcription | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,2,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Prerequisite: MOA 111, 118 and 112 is a prerequisite or co-requisite | ||
| Students will gain experience in transcribing medical material. They will continue to work on their keyboarding ability using general and medical documents. | ||
| MOA 105 | Medical Administrative Procedures | |
| 1.50 credits | (2,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Students will learn office procedures specific to the medical office including time management, medical ethics, appointments, patient record, filing and reception skills. | ||
| MOA 107 | Clinical Procedures | |
| 1.50 credits | (2,1,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Students will learn about clinical procedures pertinent to the doctor's office and the hospital setting. Students will learn how to use and maintain medical office equipment. There is a mandatory lab component. | ||
| MOA 109 | Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology I | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| A study of structure, function and interrelationships of the systems of the body. Common medical disorders, operative procedures and diagnostic tests will be studied in conjunction with the systems. | ||
| MOA 110 | Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology II | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Prerequisite: MOA 109 | ||
| A continuation of MOA 109. | ||
| MOA 111 | Medical Terminology I | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Introduction to Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms common to medical terminology. Students will acquire the necessary skills to define, pronounce and correctly spell medical terms. | ||
| MOA 112 | Medical Terminology II | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Prerequisite: MOA 111 | ||
| Continuation and reinforcement of terminology in MOA 111. | ||
| MOA 115 | Directed Work Experience | |
| 1.50 credits | (2,0,3.6) hrs | 15 wks |
| Following successful completion of the second term, a hospital practicum will be arranged for the student. Before the work placement, the student will be required to attend career preparation lectures, which will include practice sessions for the employment interview. | ||
| Note: St. John's First Aid Enhanced or Industry Certificate (16 hours). | ||
| MOA 118 | Medical Document Processing | |
| 4.50 credits | (6,2,0) hrs | 14 wks |
| Students will use Microsoft Word to create, edit, save and print documents. The students will produce practical applications for the medical office and/or hospital environment. Students will work on increasing their keyboarding ability (with a goal of 60-65 wpm). | ||
| MOA 122 | Computerized Medical Billing | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,2,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| Prerequisite: MOA 105 and 118 | ||
| Students will learn the theory of billing for medical services to MSP, WCB, ICBC and other insurers. They will acquire skills using a computer to accumulate patient demographic data, set up appointments, process claims for submission to MSP, process remittance reports and accounts receivable. | ||
| MOA 126 | Database and Spreadsheets for the Medical Assistant | |
| 1.50 credits | (2,2,0) hrs | 07 wks |
| This course will provide the student with a working knowledge of Excel and Access. The student will produce professional-looking, basic business documents using Excel and Access. | ||
| MOA 152 | Organizational Behaviour | |
| 3.00 credits | (4,0,0) hrs | 15 wks |
| This course will provide students with an understanding of interpersonal communication techniques that can positively influence performance on the job. This course will also identify the positive administrative and supervisory skills that program graduates will need as they wish to assume additional career responsibility in the future. | ||