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Note: The Medical Assisting program has been temporarily placed
on inactive status. The college is evaluating the possibility
of opening the program for spring of 2010 as an evening
program to better serve our students. If you are interested
in the medical assisting program please complete
a survey. For more information please
contact Peggy Block at 270/534-3464 or via email at Peggy.Block@kctcs.edu.
Program
Description
 The
Medical Assisting Program is a three-semester diploma
program that prepares graduates for work in the physician's
office, outpatient clinics and other ambulatory health
care facilities.
The
Medical Assistant is an integral member of the health
care delivery team, a vital liaison between the doctor
and the patient, and plays an important role in diagnosis
and treatment. Medical Assistants schedule and monitor
appointments, arrange hospital and outpatient admissions,
manage medical records, process insurance claims, and
manage office financial records.
In
the clinical area, Medical Assistants prepare patients
for examinations, procedures and treatments, assist with
physical examinations, record medical histories, take
vital signs, chart patient information, administer medications
and injections, perform electrocardiograms, assist with
minor office surgeries, perform venipuncture, collect
and prepare specimens, and perform basic laboratory tests.
 The
Medical Assisting Program includes courses in anatomy
and physiology, medical terminology, medical law and
ethics, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical procedures,
laboratory procedures and administrative procedures.
Externship assignments are structured so that the student
can apply knowledge gained in the classroom by performing
administrative and clinical procedures in health care
facilities.
Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow
much faster than the average for all occupations as the
health services industry expands.
Upon completion of the Medical Assisting Program, graduates
are qualified to take the Certification
Examination for Medical Assistants conducted
by the Certifying Board of the American Association of
Medical Assistants. The West Kentucky Community and Technical
College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Curriculum
Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants'
Endowment (AAMAE).
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