MDA 142 - Clinical Medical Assisting 2

4 credit hours - Three hours of lecture and two and one-half hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
Learn introductory laboratory procedures and functions, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)  regulations and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments  (CLIA) standards related to laboratory operations. In laboratory sessions, focus on quality control, pre-analytical accessioning and processing, performing venipuncture procedures, urinalysis, basic microbiology, point of care testing and other diagnostic procedures that are performed in the physicians’ office or outpatient setting. Students are required to practice selected procedures on each other during college laboratory under instructor supervision. Lab fee $125.

Prerequisite(s): MDA 111 , MDA 115 , MDA 117  and MDA 200  with a grade of C or better.

Corequisite(s): MDA 140  and MDA 112  or permission of the department chair.

Note: Typically offered at MC and OL; spring term.

Course Outcomes:
 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Apply safety and regulatory guidelines in the medical laboratory.
2. State the purposes of the clinical medical laboratory.
3. Perform Phlebotomy/Venipuncture procedures and the collection of non blood specimens.
4. Conduct basic types of hematological testing.
5. Obtain urine for specific types of urine testing.
6. Perform basic microscopy.
7. State types of specialty tests and diagnostic procedures in physicians’ office.