Course Description
- Credits: 4.00
- Lecture Hours/Week: 2.00
- Lab Hours/Week: 4.00
- OJT Hours/Week: 0
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Prerequisites:
- MDAS 1132: Clinical Procedures I
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Corequisites:
- MDAS 1223: Laboratory Skills II
- MDAS 1702: Pharmacology and Math for Medical Assistants
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MnTC Goals:
None
This course broadens the skills learned in MDAS 1132 Clinical Procedures I and is paired with MDAS 1702 Pharmacology and Math for Medical Assistants to allow for hands-on medication administration skills. Other topics include: assisting providers with exams and procedures, patient specimen collection, rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities, and medical specialties gerontology, ophthalmology, cardiology, gastroenterology, ENT, endocrinology, reproductive, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, pediatrics, pulmonology, and urology. Students will be expected to participate as a medical assistant and as a patient. Participation in a service learning project is also required