The Medical Assisting program at Nash Community College equips students with essential skills for administrative and clinical roles in health care. Students learn a range of skills from scheduling appointments to performing routine laboratory procedures.
Skills Taught:
- Scheduling appointments
- Coding and processing insurance accounts
- Handling billing and collections
- Understanding computer operations
- Assisting with examinations/treatments
- Performing routine laboratory procedures
- Understanding electrocardiography
- Performing supervised medication administration
- Examining ethical/legal issues associated with patient care
Career Opportunities:
- Eligibility for the American Association of Medical Assistants Certification Examination
- Opportunities in physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals
Program Features:
- Selective admissions process
- Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
- High job placement rate for graduates
Major Core Courses:
- Administrative office procedures
- Exam room procedures
- Laboratory procedures
- Clinical practicum
- Medical legal issues
- Basic anatomy & physiology
- Medical coding, billing & insurance
- General psychology
General Education Courses:
- Intro. to communications
- Writing and inquiry
- Quantitative literacy
- Humanities/fine arts core elective
- University transfer success
For more information, contact Health Sciences Advising.
The program length for the Medical Assisting Diploma program at Nash Community College is 42 credit hours/ 3 semesters to complete.
Nash Community College is a public two-year post-secondary educational institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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