Medical Assisting Certificate

This certificate is designed to train students to assist physicians in a variety of practice settings. Students learn office skills associated with the medical profession and will be eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification examination upon successful completion of the curriculum. Certificate credits can be applied to an appropriate major leading to an associate degree.

Terra State Community College’s Medical Assisting Certificate is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

Requirements

BIO 1200 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credits
BIO 1205 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology lab 1 Credit
HIT 1400 - Introduction to Medical Coding 3 Credits
HIT 1420 - Pharmacology 2 Credits
HIT 1430 - Pathophysiology 3 Credits
HIT 2540 - Health Record Law 2 Credits
HPE 1020 - First Aid and Safety 2 Credits
MED 1110 - Introduction to Medical Assisting 2 Credits
MED 1115 - Introduction to Medical Assisting Lab 1 Credit
MED 2400 - Medical Terminology 3 Credits
MED 2600 - Medical Billing 3 Credits
MED 2640 - Medical Assisting Procedures I 2 Credits
MED 2645 - Medical Assisting Procedures I Lab 1 Credit
MED 2670 - Medical Assisting Procedures II 2 Credits
MED 2675 - Medical Assisting Procedures II Lab 1 Credit
MED 2680 - Medical Assisting Procedures III 2 Credits
MED 2685 - Medical Assisting Procedures III Lab 1 Credit
MED 2981 - Medical Assisting Practicum 2 Credits

Medical Assisting Certificate

Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 36