2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog 
    
    May 09, 2025  
2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog
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MED - 3300 Medical Assisting (WTCE)


Contact Hours: 240
When Offered: Fall, Spring as requested

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Local Prerequisite(s): None
Local Co-requisite(s): None

This course prepares students for a broad range of skills that make medical assistants versatile and valuable to any healthcare team. Students will learn skills to perform duties from the front office to the back office. Core topics include principles of allied health, anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, medical assistant office procedures, pharmacology, clinical lab procedures & phlebotomy, clinical procedures, medical law & ethics and communications, advanced laboratory procedures & minor medical office surgeries. This course requires students to participate in a clinical externship. Upon completion, the student will have the knowledge to sit for industry-recognized certifications. 



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