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Health Careers

Awards

Program Description

ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING AWARD (9 units) is designed to provide students with initial training to work as the front office receptionist and in aspects of the financial and insurance environment of a physician�s office.

Awards Requirements

Students pursuing this degree from Cerro Coso Community College should be advised to select from the following courses offered. Please Note: Additional courses may be required for a degree that are not included in this list. Please carefully consult the College Catalog and confer with a counselor to verify degree requirements.

Courses in BOLD text are currently offered online. Click on available links for course description:

Administrative Medical Assisting Award Complete ALL of the following
Course #	Course Title	Units
HCRS C061	Administrative Medical Assisting � Receptionist	3
HCRS C062	Administrative Medical Assisting � Financial Management and Insurance	6

CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING AWARD (10 units) is designed to provide students with initial training to assist a physician as he/she works with clients in the back office. The assistant obtains vital signs, a brief medical history, and helps the physician with minor medical procedures that are performed in the office.

Clinical Medical Assisting Award Complete ALL of the following
Course #	Course Title	Units
HCRS C064	Clinical Medical Assisting	7
HCRS C150	Medical Terminology for the Health Professional	3

MEDICAL ASSISTING EXTERNSHIP AWARD (3 units) is a work/study course in which the learner participates in a non paid work environment in a physician�s office, medical clinic, or similar work environment. HCRS C061, HCRS C062, HCRS C064 and HCRS C150 must be completed prior to petitioning the instructor or Program Director to enroll in this course.