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This course introduces essential medical office operations while building a strong healthcare science foundation. Students learn scheduling, phone systems, written and electronic communication, supply management, and basic billing and collections. Instruction includes fundamental medical records handling, confidentiality, and EHR use. Human body structure, basic physiology, medical terminology, introductory pharmacology, and infection control principles are integrated to support safe, accurate administrative practice.

Students develop foundational hands-on clinical skills, including exam room preparation, vital signs, body measurements, and basic noninvasive specimen collection. Coursework connects these skills to major body system functions, helping students understand how anatomy and physiology inform routine assessments. Infection control, PPE use, aseptic technique, and initial medication safety concepts are reinforced as students build competency in core entry level clinical procedures.

This course advances administrative skills while expanding anatomy and physiology knowledge of the muscular, skeletal, nervous, integumentary, digestive, endocrine, and sensory systems. Students refine documentation accuracy, EHR proficiency, confidentiality standards, and legal/ethical practices, while building foundational knowledge to support accurate clinical records.

Students build intermediate clinical proficiency through blood collection, venipuncture, urine and stool specimen handling, and quality control processing. Instruction integrates respiratory assessments, vision and hearing screening, and support for urinary and reproductive system examinations. Learners apply anatomy and physiology knowledge to minor procedure assistance, sterile field setup, wound care, and safe instrument processing. Communication and procedural efficiency continue to be advanced.

This advanced course integrates insurance processing, medical billing, reimbursement, and diagnostic/procedural coding with clinical knowledge to ensure accurate documentation. Students explore pathophysiology, diagnostic imaging, nutrition fundamentals, pediatric growth stages and immunizations, geriatric care, microbiology, specimen collection documentation, CLIA-waived testing guidelines, exam room preparation, and assisting with general exams. Emphasis is placed on integrated administrative decision-making and preparation for professional certification. 

This course advances students’ clinical ability across general, pediatric, and geriatric care. Students practice full exam assistance, patient preparation, positioning, communication, and documentation. Applied microbiology, laboratory workflows, contamination prevention, and safe equipment management reinforce strong scientific understanding. Learners refine advanced clinical processes and efficiency in preparation for their supervised externship where they will perform comprehensive administrative and clinical responsibilities.

Students will gain field experience under an externship agreement with Perry Technical Institute, the employer, and the student. Students are required to complete a minimum of 160 clock hours of hand-on clinical externship training. Completion of the externship packet is required.