MDA-104 Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures II
This course prepares medical assistant students to perform advanced patient care skills in specialty medical offices. Students perform clinical procedures including assisting with minor surgeries, performing an electrocardiogram, assisting with respiratory testing, supporting patient education, and maintaining clinical equipment in an ambulatory setting. Students learn preventive care and principles of nutrition will be reinforced. This course also prepares students to perform phlebotomy and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) waived hematology, chemistry, immunology, and laboratory procedures commonly performed by medical assistants in the ambulatory care setting. Application of knowledge and skills occur in lecture, skills lab and in the ambulatory clinic setting.