# Medical Assisting (MEDAS) courses

Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 9 courses

Source: https://mc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/48441/48769/49120/49121/49142

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### MEDAS 101A — Introduction to Medical Assisting

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Introduction to foundational theory and skills in medical assisting: Scope of practice, law and ethics, HIPAA compliance, professional and therapeutic communication, telehealth applications, and employment preparation.

### MEDAS 101B — Disorders of the Body Systems in Primary Care

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** MEDAS 101A or
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Fundamentals of disorders of the body systems and organs of the human body: Emphasis on becoming familiar with the most common disorders encountered by medical assistants working in ambulatory care medical offices.

### MEDAS 102A — Clinical Medical Assisting I

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MEDAS 101B and MEDAS 101A and
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Fundamentals of clinical medical assisting: Medical aseptic procedures; vital signs measurement; assisting with physical examinations, positioning, and draping; height, weight, vision, and hearing testing; obtaining patient history; and eye and ear procedures.

### MEDAS 102B — Clinical Medical Assisting II

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MEDAS 102A or
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Intermediate Clinical Medical Assisting: Minor office surgery; cardiopulmonary procedures with emphasis on skills to perform twelve lead EKG; troubleshooting source of instrumentation error; explaining procedure results; recognizing basic dysrhythmia; special examinations and procedures. Introduction to the clinical laboratory, urinalysis and medical microbiology.

### MEDAS 102C — Clinical Medical Assisting III

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MEDAS 102B.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Advanced clinical medical assisting: Basic pharmacology; principles of drug action and side effects on medications; drug dosage calculations; administration of medications in primary care (oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular routes); drug addiction in primary health; and applied phlebotomy skills.

### MEDAS 103A — Administrative Medical Assisting I

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MEDAS 101A or
- **Corequisite:** MEDAS 101A.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Fundamentals of administrative medical assisting: Appointment scheduling; communication skills and record management, HIPAA and Electronic Health Records (EHR) confidentiality; professional decision-making and computer skills; practice management; and simulation of EHR to facilitate the office visit.

### MEDAS 103B — Administrative Medical Assisting II

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MEDAS 103A.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Intermediate administrative medical assisting: Understanding major health insurance plans as related to medical office billing and multiple EHR Applications.

### MEDAS 103C — Administrative Medical Assisting III

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MEDAS 103A and MEDAS 103B.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Advanced administrative medical assisting: Procedural coding practice management, applying billing to EHR, introduction to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical coding system and practice finance, claims processing and reimbursement, and role of office manager.

### MEDAS 470F — Work Experience in Medical Assisting

- **Units:** 1-4
- **Hours:** 3 - 12 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MEDAS 101A and MEDAS 101B and MEDAS 102A and MEDAS 102B.
- **Advisory:** MEDAS 102C and
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/medas.md)

Supervised employment providing opportunities in Medical Assisting or a related field: Develop desirable work habits, become a productive, responsible individual, and extend education experience with on the job training. A maximum of 14 units may be earned during one enrollment period.