If you’re ready for a new career and like the idea of a professional environment and working closely with doctors and patients, consider earning your Medical Office Assistant Diploma from Bryan University.
Medical office assistants are the ones behind the scenes performing the business and clerical work to make sure the doctor’s office runs smoothly.
You’ll be able to choose from a variety of workplace settings, such as physician’s offices, hospitals, clinics and more. In the medical office assistant training program at Bryan University, you can earn your diploma and be on your way to a new career!
No healthcare facility is complete without their medical office assistants. From the start of a patient’s visit, to the very end, the medical office assistant provides the patients, nurses and doctors with the information they need for a smooth visit.
When you first walk into the doctor’s office, who do you see? The medical office assistant. Medical office assistants play a vital role in making sure that each patient’s visit starts and ends well.
To become a medical office assistant, you must have solid career training. At Bryan, we offer career training for our medical office assistant diploma program to prepare you for your career in the healthcare field.
With the medical office assistant certificate at Bryan University you will have a variety of work environments to choose from, which means you have the opportunity to find the place that best fits your needs. From non-profit organizations, to clinics, to in-house, corporate medical facilities, there is an environment that suits the goals of your healthcare career.
Bryan’s medical office assistant diploma can prepare you for roles in the allied health industry by providing you first-hand experience in the medical field and familiarizing you with medical terminology, practices and procedures.
Here’s what you can expect to learn about as you earn your medical office assistant diploma:
Our medical office assistant diploma curriculum is designed to deliver the training you need to succeed in your new career right from the start. You’ll learn valuable skills like bookkeeping, medical law, basic anatomy and how to maintain positive relationships with patients. The instructors at Bryan are knowledgeable and have first-hand experience, so their valuable insight and advice can help you learn the skills you need, fast.
Support Courses – 13.5 credits required
The student is introduced to the history of computers, operating systems and a basic understanding of modern software and the impact on the business environment. This course will allow students to become acquainted with the computer, integrated software, and vital Internet and online communications techniques through hands-on training. Emphasis is placed on computer hardware, current operating systems software, and development of keyboarding skills. The student is also introduced to email communications.
This course provides the student with a basic understanding of modern software and the impact on the business environment. The course is designed to introduce the history of computers and information systems in an uncomplicated way to reach students with a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and skills. The course will allow students to become acquainted with the computer and integrated software through hand-on training.
The student will develop skills related to goal setting, personal accountability, positive attitudes and beliefs, enhanced expectations, self-efficacy building, teamwork, planning, improved performance, higher quality of life and overall personal development.
Support Courses – 13.5 credits required
Core Courses – 40.5 credits required
Introduction in building and utilizing a medical vocabulary through the use of prefixes, suffixes, word roots and combining forms/vowels. Emphasis is on correct spelling, pronunciation, and the correct definitions of many medical terms. This course will cover five body systems including the integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, and blood system.
This course is a study of the structure and function of several systems of the human body, including the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, the lymphatic and immune systems. In addition, structural units, fluids and electrolytes, acid-base balance, as well as blood and circulation are discussed.
This course is a study of the structure and function of several systems of the human body. Topics covered include the respiratory system, the nervous system, the urinary system, the female and male reproductive systems, human development and genetics, the digestive system, concepts of metabolic function and nutrition, the endocrine system and special sense.
This course addresses medical ethics and laws that pertain to the medical field. The course is designed to enable the student to understand medical practice acts, confidentiality, legal responsibilities of the health professional, liability, and the civic duties of the health professional.
This course is designed to teach the student how to complete forms for various types of medical health insurance. The course will familiarize the student with the history of health insurance in America, the importance of accurate completion of claims, and the terminology that is common to all insurance carriers. Prerequisite(s): MA100 Medical Terminology; MA110 Anatomy and Physiology or AP101 Anatomy and Physiology; MA115 Anatomy and Physiology or AP105 Anatomy and Physiology.
This course presents methods in both written and oral communications as they relate to the medical office. The course emphasizes writing and revising effective business correspondence, speaking effectively, and developing useful organizational skills for written and oral business presentations. Prerequisite: MA100 Medical Terminology
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basics of medical records management. This course introduces the student to the basics of medical records management and provides an opportunity to put administrative skills learned in previous coursework into practice in a simulated medical setting using electronic health care records (EHR). It also allows the student to learn about EHR management practices and a variety of software programs and used in this process. Students are exposed to the medical billing process, including the flow of information from preregistering patients through collecting on overdue accounts, information technology in medical offices, and HIPAA. Types of electronic management systems will be explored along with their impact on various areas of the healthcare system. Prerequisite(s): MA100 Medical Terminology; MA110 Anatomy and Physiology or AP101 Anatomy and Physiology; MA115 Anatomy and Physiology or AP105 Anatomy and Physiology.
This course is designed to teach the student how to complete forms for various types of medical health insurance, insurance claim guidelines, and adjudication of claims. The course will familiarize the student with the importance of accurate completion of claims and the terminology that is common to all insurance carriers. Prerequisite(s): MA100 Medical Terminology; AP101 Anatomy and Physiology; AP105 Anatomy and Physiology
Students will be assigned to a physician’s office, clinic, or other healthcare setting where they will utilize the essential skills they have developed throughout their program. This experience is designed to provide students with actual on-the-job learning activities in the medical front office environment under the direct supervision of local healthcare professionals. Prerequisite: Must have a 2.0 cGPA in all completed core courses.
Core Courses – 40.5 credits required
GRAND TOTAL
Contact Hours: 740
Quarter Credit Hours: 54