- Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 1 (2 Units)

Catalog description

Introduces medical assistant students to laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in a medical office setting. Students perform Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) waived routine laboratory procedures commonly performed in the ambulatory care setting. Students follow laboratory safety requirements and federal regulations while performing specimen collection and processing, microbiology and urinalysis testing. (Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in 509-302 Human Body in Health and Disease; 509-320 Medical Terminology for Medical Assistants. Corequisite: 509-304 Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 1). This course is for students in the Medical Assistant program.