Medical Administrative Assistant

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

The program is designed to prepare students for employment as a medical administrative assistant capable of taking dictation, transcribing, composing, keying correspondence, completing forms, calendaring, and maintaining patient files. 

Hattie Adkinson                  618 634-3238

hattiea@shawneecc.edu

Phyllis Sander, Chairperson   618 634-3334

phylliss@shawneecc.edu

 

Courses                                                      Credit Hours

FIRST YEAR

COM 111 Business Computer Systems                4

ENG 124 Technical Communications I                  3

or ENG 111 English Composition                      3

HIT 100 Medical Terminology                               3

IMS 115 Proofreading                                           1

IMS 120 Records / Information Management         3

IMS 122 Document Formatting                              3

SEM 111 College Orientation                                 1

INT 111 Career Development                                1

First Semester Total Hours                                  19

 

ENG 121 Technical Communications II                 3

or ENG 112 English Composition                      3

HIT 106 Principles of Insurance                             3

IMS 117 Telephone Communication                      1

IMS 223 Document Production                             3

IMS 227 Office Information Processing I               3

SPC 111 Speech                                                  3

 or SPC 210 Interpersonal Communications       3

Second Semester Total Hours                          17/16

 

SECOND YEAR

ACC 111 Financial Accounting                            4

or BUS 124 Bookkeeping                                3

BIO 212 Anatomy & Physiology                          3

HIT 109 Coding                                                  2

IMS 123 Speedwriting I                                      3

IMS 127 Voice Dictation                                    1

IMS 128 Machine Transcription                          3

HIT 105 Medical Transcription                      3

IMS 236 Office Information Processing II           3

First Semester Total Hours                             19/18

 

BUS 125 Business Environmental Procedures        2

IMS 125 Business Machines                                 3

IMS 226 Administrative Support Procedures        4

HIT 107 Medical Office Procedures                4

MAT 110 General Education Mathematics            4

or MAT 121 Technical Mathematics                  3

IMS 194  Medical Administrative Assistant Internship      2

Second Semester Total Hours                           14/15

 

 

IMS 115 Proofreading

Provides students instruction to improve proofreading and editing skills to detect errors and revise for clarity.

 

IMS 117 Telephone Communication

Dual focus on technology and personal communications skills to aid student who comes in contact with customers & clients.

 

 

IMS 120 Records/Information Management

Fundamentals in alphabetic, numeric, geographic, and subject filing are reviewed in this course.  ARMA-comparable indexing rules are applied in manual and microcomputer applications. 

 

IMS 122 Document Formatting

Emphasis on straight copy and timed production work.  Included in this course are letters, tables, memos, forms, and reports. 

 

IMS 123 Speedwriting I

A complete course in Speedwriting theory.  Brief forms, phrasing and vocabulary building are emphasized.

 

IMS 125 Business Machines

Teaches the use of the electronic calculator through the solving of business math calculations.  Students also use the 10-keypad on the micro-computer for numeric data entry. 

 

IMS 127 Voice Dictation

Using voice recognition software and the micro-computer, the student will be able to compose e-mail messages, create reports, draft letters, edit proposals by speaking.

 

IMS 128 Machine Transcription

Computer transcription of pre-recorded data from transcription machine into mailable document form. 

 

 

IMS 194 Medical Administrative Assistant Internship

Provide employment experience. Each student is required to complete 150 contact hours at an approved worksite.

 

IMS 223 Document Production

A continuation of Document Formatting with emphasis on speed development and timed production work. 

 

IMS 227 Office Information Processing I

Introduces concepts, vocabulary, hardware, software, and career information which directly relates to Information Processing. 

 

IMS 236 Office Information Processing II

Emphasis on advanced features of software application packages and the introduction of additional information processing software packages.