Jul 03, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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MAT 1010 - Introduction to Medical Assisting
Introduction to the career of medical assisting. Topics included are the roles and responsibilities of a medical assistant; an overview of the medical assisting profession and its credentialing; the safety, health, and liability issues in this profession; the professional behaviors required; and the communication skills and interpersonal relationships necessary for the medical assisting field.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Define the career of medical assisting and its credentialing.
- Identify the roles, responsibilities, personal attributes, and professionalism of a medical assistant.
- Identify the safety, health, and liability issues in medical assisting.
- Identify the types of communication and apply these in allied health.
- Recognize and apply writing skills as required in allied health.
- Recognize the communication and coping skills needed by the medical assistant.
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