COURSE CODE: 8345

Medical Assistant I

SCED Code: 14151
Virginia Extended Description: I
Suggested Grade Level: 11
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 280
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: HOSA-Future Health Professionals
Non-Traditional?: M

Students gain foundational knowledge in basic anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, medical ethics, medical asepsis, medical terminology, medical mathematics, and legal responsibilities. Students also develop basic skills and techniques to assist the healthcare provider and/or other medical professionals in patient examinations, basic emergency care, simple laboratory tests, and administrative duties. Additionally, students explore medical assisting career pathways through HOSA-Future Health Professionals and potential on-the-job clinical instruction and/or observation in a healthcare facility. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Recommended prerequisite: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (8302)

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Biotechnology Research and Development
Diagnostic Services
  • Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Health Informatics
  • Financial Managers
  • Health Education Specialists
  • Medical Assistants
Support Services
  • Medical Transcriptionists
Therapeutic Services
  • Home Health Aides
  • Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  • Medical Assistants
  • Surgical Technologists

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