MDCA 1302 - Medical Assisting II

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: MDCA 1301 Medical Assisting I or permission of MA Program Director

Course Description:
This course is designed to provide the medical assisting student with lectures and activities related to the entry-level skills performed by Medical Assistants in physician’s practices. These lectures and activities will relate directly to Communication, Patient Assessment, Patient Education, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Urology, Male Reproduction, Neurology, Mental Health, Cardiology, Geriatrics, and Diagnostic Imaging.

Student Learning Outcomes:
The institution will establish specific competencies and measurable objectives, typically called Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), and are included on the course syllabus.

Students will be able to:

Identify verbal and nonverbal communication
Incorporate critical thinking skills in performing patient assessment and care
Describe dietary nutrients
Identify special dietary needs