MED 102 - Introduction to the Medical Assisting Profession

• Medical Assisting as a Profession
• Therapeutic Communication Skills
• Recognizing Various Coping Skills
• Law, Ethics, and Bioethics
• Greater Concept of Law
• Regulations and Professional Liability
• Impact of Cultural Influence
• Scarce Medical Resources
• Genetic Testing and Genetic Screening
• Ethical and Legal Guidelines

• Computer with Internet access
• Word processing software (must be able to save Word format
• Up-to-date anti-virus software.

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59

1. Define medical assisting as a profession. 
2. Identify various health care settings and members of the health care team. 
3. Identify various therapeutic communication skills used to effectively communicate with coworkers and patients. 
4. Recognize various coping skills for the successful medical assistant.
5. Define law, ethics, and bioethics and describe their importance to the practice of medicine and to medical office personnel.
6. Discuss the greater concept of law, its sources, and the trial process.
7. Identify Regulations and Professional Liability for the Health Care Professional. 
8. Discuss the importance of physicians’ responsibilities to society while performing their professional duties.
9. Explain the importance of properly executed client consent when giving treatment.
10. Recognize the impact of cultural influence on ambulatory health care.
11. Explain scarce medical resources and be able to discuss how decisions are made to allocate these resources.
12. Discuss genetic testing and genetic screening including sterilization and artificial conception.
13. Discuss ethical and legal guidelines related to the issue of abortion for medical office personnel.
14. Explain the legal and ethical implications of life and death decisions.

• Identity Verification
• Required materials for all online courses
• Mandatory Attendance Requirement
• Orientation and Support
• Proctored Exams

• Academic Integrity
• Add/Drop period
• Attendance
• Classroom Conduct
• Equal Access
• IT Access
• Online Behavior
• Online Confidentiality
• Services For Students with Disabilities
• Student Concerns
• Student Help Services
• Withdrawals