Medical Support Specialist
Option in Medical Assisting
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Admissions Requirements |
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• Must have a high school diploma or GED. • Must take the
college placement test to determine math and English levels if no
college level courses were previously completed. • Math: minimum grade of
C in MAT 095 or place into
MAT 099 level or above. •
English: minimum grade of C in ENG 100 or place into ENG 101. • Math and
science courses must be taken within five years of application. • Required grade must be earned within two attempts of
taking and completing the course. |
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Next Step |
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Enter the workforce as a medical assistant or medical
support specialist. |
The medical support specialist is an innovative degree program designed for
students interested in a career in a medical-related field.
The two-year program
is built on a one-plus-one model in which students complete one year of study in
medical assisting. Upon completion of the first year of study, students are
prepared with strong professional skills to enter the workforce as a medical
assistant. The second year of the program offers a combination of general
education courses and courses in business, computer applications, and skills
pertinent to the medical environment. Employment of medical support team members
such as medical assistants, medical coders is expected to grow dramatically over
the next three to five years. Coupled with the significant Worcester area
employment base in healthcare, graduates should anticipate strong job prospects.
The curriculum provides you with the clinical and office-related skills needed
to obtain an entry-level position as a medical assistant and with the
competencies necessary to successfully complete the medical assistant certification examination offered through the American Association of Medical
Assistants.
Admission Requirements
In order to be considered for the medical support specialist program, students must
have a high school diploma or GED. The applicant
must take the College placement test to determine math and English levels if no
college level courses were previously completed.
Prospective students must earn a minimum grade of C in MAT 095 or place into
MAT 099 level or above and earn a minimum grade of C in ENG 100 or place into
ENG 101. Math and science courses must be taken within five years of
applications. Required grades must be earned within two attempts of taking and
completing the course.
A Health Careers Center has been established to facilitate the entry of students
to health care programs. All students applying to the Medical Assistant program
can contact the Health Career Center 508-854-2718.
Graduation Requirements
To be eligible to continue in the program, the student must achieve a grade of
C or higher in all medical assisting (MSS) courses and in BIO 140 Introduction
to the Human Body. Students who have received a grade below C
in BIO 140 are required to repeat the course and obtain a grade of C or
higher by the end of the cluster/semester in which they are required or required
as a prerequisite. In addition, the student must demonstrate satisfactory
performance in the laboratory and clinical components of all MSS courses.
Additional Requirements
A Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) and Sexual Offenders Record
Information (SORI) check is required of all students accepted into the program.
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Courses |
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Cluster A
Introduction to Medical Terminology
Medical Office Administration
Introduction to the Human Body
Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
English Composition & Literature I
Clinical Procedures I |
Cluster B
Medical Law and Ethics
Medical Coding and Billing
Clinical Procedures II
Principles of Pharmacology
Fieldwork Experience
Introduction to Psychology |
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Cluster C
Financial Accounting I
English Composition and Literature II
Technical Writing for the Medical Environment
Liberal Arts Elective
Mathematics Elective |
Cluster D
Health and Healing or
Fundamentals of Complementary Health
Advanced Microcomputer Applications
Death and Dying
Program Elective |
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