Medical Assisting Fundamentals

This course covers introductory administrative skills and medical terminology in the medical office. Topics include performing as a professional medical assistant, verbal and non-verbal communication, technology used in the medical office, the health care system, professional law and ethics, patient reception, telehealth and telephone techniques, analyzing word parts and learning basic prefixes, suffixes and word roots. The course also highlights the body systems: basic anatomy and physiology, including terms used in diseases and surgical procedures.