Administrative Medical Assistant
Monterey Park Campus
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez Monterey Park, CA 91754
An Administrative Medical Assistant is a front-office professional who performs clerical work in doctors’ and hospital offices. These professionals are responsible for multiple tasks, including communicating with patients for case histories, scheduling appointments, electronic medical coding, filing insurance claims, updating and maintaining records, processing insurance claims for receivable and payable accounts, and maintaining financial records. In addition, administrative medical assistants collaborate with doctors and nurses to help with medical examinations, schedule tests, order supplies, ensure compliance with procedures, and keep up-to-date with medical and insurance legislation changes. Students learn proven work experience as a medical administrative assistant, which includes hands-on experience with medical software and MS Office, knowledge of healthcare operations, familiarity with medical and insurance legislation, excellent organizational and multitasking skills, and customer-oriented communication skills. An internship with local medical facilities will allow students to gain hands-on experience, reinforcing classroom content into real-world applications.
| First semester |
UNITS |
| HTHTEK 133 Medical Terminology |
3 |
| ALD HTH 057 Computers in Health Occupations |
1 |
| HLTHOCC 054 Human Disease |
4 |
| HLTHOCC 040 Introduction to Medical Assisting |
3 |
| HLTHOCC 051 Medical Office Microcomputer Applications |
1 |
| Winter Intersession/Summer |
| HLTHOCC 061 Medical Insurance |
3 |
