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Fill a Critical Niche in Health Care with this Associate of Science Degree

American National University’s Administrative Medical Assisting Associate degree program is designed for students looking to become an integral part of the fast-growing medical field. This program will help you effectively communicating with patients and other care givers while performing operational office functions for medical practices. The goal of the program is to prepare competent entry-level administrative medical assistants in the knowledge, skills, and behavior learning domains. The practical and comprehensive coursework will include anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, electronic health records, medical office management and finance, and healthcare billing and coding.

In addition to the principal course of study, students in the program will receive a background in computers. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam administered through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Students may also take the Certified Supervisor certification exam offered through the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM) as part of BUS117 Supervision.

This program can also provide the foundation to joining ANU’s Medical and Health Services Management bachelor’s degree program.

Your Learning Experience

ANU’s online administrative medical assisting associate degree program will cover these essential topics:

• A foundation of administrative medical assistant duties and procedures in a medical office, such as health care law and ethics, office management and finance, and interacting with patients and other care givers from all walks of life. Some of these skills you will learn include, but are not limited to, scheduling and coordinating inpatient or outpatient appointments, submitting claims of insurance, monitoring third-party reimbursement, and performing diagnostic coding. You will also apply principles of finance by managing accounts receivable within a practice.
• Pathology, body systems, and medical terminology to assist in analyzing and diagnosing patients through identifying structure, function, major organs, directional terms, and genetic concepts. You will also learn things like structure and function of major organs, directional terms, genetic concepts, and pathology for diagnostic measures and even treatments.
• Background in medical technology and computers to access electronic medical records, billing and coding procedures, and insurance claims. This also includes the legal and ethical boundaries with confidentiality in preparing and maintaining patient medical records.
• Communication with patients and with other professionals within a practice, office, or clinical setting. Students will learn to utilize sensitivity when it comes to patient backgrounds, cultures, and diversity. This includes adapting communication for a patient’s understanding through modes of verbal, non-verbal, and written communication. You will understand medical terminology to be used appropriately with patients and act as a liaison and navigate diagnoses and treatments for a patient with compassion and empathy.

Where could your degree take you?

• Administrative medical assistant
• Medical receptionist
• Patient care coordinator
• Patient relations specialist
• Medical Scribe

Check out our “Not-What-You-Would Expect” Guide to Medical Assisting to learn more about this high-demand field.