Medical Assisting
9 courses · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
MEDAS 101A Introduction to Medical Assisting
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.