Administrative Assistant – Medical (AAS.AAMED)

Administrative Assistant - Medical (AAS.AAMED)

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Administrative Assistant - Medical AAS.AAMED - prepares the graduate for a career in medical offices, hospitals, or clinics. Students become familiar with medical terminology, medical office procedures which include transcription and billing procedures, and develop the interpersonal skills necessary to work under pressure. Students gain hands-on experience through a five-hour internship.

First Year

1st Semester		Semester Hours
BUS 114*	Advanced Formatting	3
BUS 123	Notetaking	4
BIO 050	Basic Anatomy & Physiology	4
ENG 095	Business English	3
SFS 101	Strategies for Success or
HED---	Health Elective or
PED---	P.E. Elective	2
	Total	16



2nd Semester		Semester Hours
BUS 115*	Processing Information	3
CIS 160*	Practical Software Applications	3
BUS 059	Medical Insurance & Coding	3
ENG 098	Communications I or
ENG 120	Composition I or
SPE 111	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
AHE 041	Medical Terminology	3
CIS 058	WordPerfect	2
	Total	17



Second Year

1st Semester		Semester Hours
CIS 056*	Advanced Software Applications	3
BUS 141	Business Communications	3
BUS 095	Fundamentals of Accounting or
BUS 151*	Financial Accounting	3
	Social Science Elective 1	3
CIS 093	Access	2
BUS 063*	Medical Machine Transcription Processing	1
BUS 084*	Advanced Medical Transcription	1
	Total	16

1)SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective.



2nd Semester		Semester Hours
BUS 060*	Automated Office Procedures (Module 3)	3
BUS 079	Professional Development (Module 3)	3
PSY 271	Introduction to Psychology (Module 3)	3
BUS 081*	Office Technology Internship (Module 4)	5
BUS 080*	Office Technology Seminar (Module 4)	1
	Total	15

Academic Divisions

Agriculture
Allied Health
Business
Humanities and Communications
Technology
Math & Science
Social Science and Education

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Lake Land College
5001 Lake Land Blvd.
Mattoon, IL 61938
(217) 234-5253