ADVANCED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING

Catalog description

Course provides students with theory and practice of advanced procedures that medical assistants encounter or complete in outpatient health care settings, including physician offices and outpatient settings. It incorporates concepts of critical thinking, safety, infection control and appropriate communication during procedures. Students practice application of theory to various diagnostic tests and procedures in the following specialty areas: ophthalmology, otology, gastroenterology, genitourinary, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, neurology, mental health, endocrinology and pulmonary.