2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

2005-2007 CatalogProfessional/Technical 67Medical Office Assistant CertificateThe Medical Office Assistant one-year certificate program preparesa student for employment in an entry-level position as a receptionistor clerical worker in a physician’s office, hospital, clinic, or otherhealth care agency. Duties may include greeting patients, schedulingappointments, preparing routine correspondence, processing bills,maintaining health information, and other duties.ApplicationThere are two separate applications required for admission to theMedical Office Assistant program:1. Application to the College2. Application to the Medical Office Assistant programMinimum requirements1. High School diploma or GED2. English 91 or assessment at college-level reading and English3. Math 88 or assessment at Math 904. Minimum typing speed of 25 wpm.Technical Core Requirements (28 credits)BIOL 118 Anatomy & Physiology ......................................... 5CU 105 Word I, Excel I, PowerPoint ................................ 5HT 130 Medical Terminology I ......................................... 3HT 131 Medical Terminology II ........................................ 5HT 139 Introduction of Disease Process ........................ 3MO 143 Professional Development ................................... 2MO 100 Medical Office Procedures .................................. 3OFFCE 106 Typing for Speed & Accuracy ............................. 2General Core Requirements (15 credits)ENGL 101 College Freshman Composition ......................... 5BUS 164 Leadership and Human Relations ...................... 5BUS 110 Business Math......................................................... 5Electives (minimum 3 credits)CU 202 Word II..................................................................... 3CU 203 Excel II .................................................................... 3CU 110 Access I .................................................................... 2CU 210 Access II .................................................................. 3HT 150 Pharmacology ......................................................... 2HIM 180 Intro. to Health Information Management ...... 5HT 110 Healthcare Delivery Systems ............................... 4MO 159 Intro. to Coding for Ambulatory Services........ 3HT 210 Principles of Disease ............................................ 5HT 214 Basic Principles of ICD-9-CM Coding ............. 2HT 225 Legal Concepts for the Health Field ................. 3SPCH 100 Speech Communication ........................................ 5HT 241 Work Internship (150 hours) ............................... 5TOTAL CREDITS: 46Medical Transcriptionist CertificateA medical transcriptionist works in the medical transcriptiondepartment or special professional services department (radiology,pathology, etc.) of hospitals, medical practice clinics and otherhealth care institutions, as well as in medical transcription services,or independently in a home business. This one-year certificateprogram is held at TCC’s Gig Harbor Campus.After successful completion of four quarters of study, thestudents will be able to understand and apply medical terminology,transcribe medical reports of all types with speed and accuracyusing word processing software and transcription equipment, andcalculate and monitor productivity within a medical transcriptiondepartment.To enter the program, students must complete Typing I(OFFCE 103) with a grade of “C” or higher, or accurately type 45wpm and have completed CU 100 and 102 or equivalent. A separateapplication to the Medical Transcription program is required.Course No. Course Title CreditTechnical Core Courses (40 Credits)BIOL 118 Anatomy and Physiology ..................................... 5HT 130 Medical Terminology I ......................................... 3HT 131 Medical Terminology II ........................................ 5MO 140 Medical Transcription I ........................................ 3MO 141 Medical Transcription II ....................................... 3MO 142 Medical Transcription III ..................................... 3MO 160 Medical Transcription Lab ................................... 2MO 161 Medical Transcription Lab ................................... 2MO 162 Medical Transcription Lab ................................... 2HT 150 Introduction to Pharmacology ........................... 2MO 139 Introduction to Disease Process ........................ 3MO 143 Med. Transcrip.Professional Development ...... 2MO 241 Clinical Applications (150 hours) ....................... 5General Core Courses (10 Credits)BUS/ENGL 100 Business English .................................................... 5or ENGL 101 English CompositionBUS 110 Business Math......................................................... 5Office Professional Core Courses (4 Credits)OFFCE 106 Typing for Speed and Accuracy .......................... 2CU 102 Word I ...................................................................... 2TOTAL CREDITS: 54Recommended Courses:BUS 225 Business Correspondence .................................... 5CU 105 Word I, Excel I, PowerPoint ................................ 5CU 202 Word II..................................................................... 2