Medical Assisting
Associate in Applied Science
What You’ll Learn
Forsyth Tech offers a comprehensive medical assistant program that covers administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Students learn essential administrative tasks like appointment scheduling and insurance processing, as well as clinical skills such as assisting with exams and performing laboratory procedures. Graduates may be eligible for certification as Certified Medical Assistants.
Outcomes
- Clinical
- Administrative
- Communication
- Ethics
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Pathology
Curriculum & Class Schedule
Legend:
AComprehensive Articulation Agreement (This course is recommended for students transferring to a four-year university.)
LLocal Requirement
IInstructional Service Agreement
UUniversal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
GGlobal Distinction
RRequisite(s)
Disclaimer line: This is a suggested list. You will consult with an academic advisor to develop your exact curriculum, based on your interests and any credits you may already have obtained prior to arriving at Forsyth Tech.
BIO 163: Basic Anat & Physiology
Credit Hours: 5
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry
U G RCredit Hours: 3
MED 110: Orientation to Med Assist
Credit Hours: 1
MED 118: Medical Law and Ethics
Credit Hours: 2
MED 121: Medical Terminology I
Credit Hours: 3
MED 130: Admin Office Proc I
Credit Hours: 2
MED 122: Medical Terminology II
RCredit Hours: 3
MED 131: Admin Office Proc II
RCredit Hours: 2
MED 140: Exam Room Procedures I
Credit Hours: 5
MED 150: Laboratory Procedures I
Credit Hours: 5
MED 272: Drug Therapy
RCredit Hours: 3
COM 120: Intro Interpersonal Com (Global)
U GCredit Hours: 3
MED 260: MED Clinical Practicum
RCredit Hours: 5
MED 264: Med Assisting Overview
Credit Hours: 2
MED 270: Symptomatology
RCredit Hours: 3
CIS 110: Introduction to Computers
Credit Hours: 3
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy
U G RCredit Hours: 3
MED 240: Exam Room Procedures II
RCredit Hours: 5
MED 276: Patient Education
Credit Hours: 2
BUS 137: Principles of Management (Global)
Credit Hours: 3
MED 232: Medical Insurance Coding
Credit Hours: 2
PSY 150: General Psychology (Global)
U GCredit Hours: 3
Select one:
HUM 115: Critical Thinking
RCredit Hours: 3
PHI 240: Introduction to Ethics (Global)
U RCredit Hours: 3
Legend:
AComprehensive Articulation Agreement (This course is recommended for students transferring to a four-year university.)
LLocal Requirement
IInstructional Service Agreement
UUniversal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
GGlobal Distinction
RRequisite(s)
- Medical Office Manager
- Medical Assistant
- Specialized Medical Assistant
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Forsyth Tech is located at:
2100 Silas Creek Parkway,
Winston-Salem, NC 27103