Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures Syllabus for 2017-2018
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Course

MDCA-1452-001 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures

Prerequisites

Course Description

Application of governmental health care guidelines. Includes specimen collection and handling, quality assurance and quality control in performance of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived laboratory testing.

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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Palko's Medical Laboratory Procedures, 3^rd edition. Phyllis Cox and Danielle Wilken

Phlebotomy Essentials, 6th ed., Ruth E. McCall, & Cathee M. Tankersley

Phlebotomy Essentials Workbook,  Ruth E. McCall, & Cathee M. Tankersley

 

 

 

 

Supplies

Calculator (scientific)

Pens & pencils

Computer/Tablet for class

Internet access

Student Performance

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty shall constitute a violation of the college rules and regulations and is punish

•  Copying from another student's test/assignment paper.
• Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test/assignment (ex: notes, books, etc).
• Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test/assignment without permission from the test/assignment administrator/instructor.
• Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an administered/unadministered test/assignment.
• The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the administered/unadministered test/assignment.
• Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one's self, to take a test/assignment.
• Bribing another person to obtain an administered/unadministered test/assignment or information about an administered/unadministered test/assignment.

Plagiarism shall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another's work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one's own written work.

Collusion shall be defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements.

WORK ETHICS
Amarillo College and the Medical Laboratory Technology program are committed to developing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors in students so that they can obtain entry-level employment and advance in their chosen profession. Great measures are taken to ensure that the curriculum is updated and that equipment is purchased and kept at industry level, as much as possible. Program Advisory committees meet annually to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of the local medical community as well as the program's national accrediting agency.

We are committed to providing these things to ensure that a graduate has the skills and knowledge to obtain and advance in their chosen profession. Therefore, professional education must address more than academic and skills training in order to meet this challenge. Business and industry state that their greatest need is for employees who possess strong work ethics. Therefore, we accept the challenge of providing not only academic and hands-on training but also work ethics training to students. The work ethics program is important because it provides the link between academic knowledge, skills training and successful employment in the workforce. The program focuses on those behaviors expected in a professional environment.

The following work ethics have been identified as being most important to professional employers, and will be covered and evaluated on a weekly basis, each semester, throughout the program:

• Attendance
• Character
• Teamwork
• Appearance
• Attitude
• Productivity
• Organization
• Communication
• Cooperation
• Respect

NOTE: If a student is absent during a scheduled lecture/lab period, he/she cannot be awarded points for work ethics during that missed lecture/lab period.

1. Being asked to leave class for the remainder of the day
2. Mandatory conference with the Assistant Dean of Career and Technical Programs
3. Conference with the Dean of Students and a permanent entry in the student's official program record
   
   The ONLY exception that will be made is if the student has discussed the situation with their instructor beforehand, and ONLY for emergency purposes.

Grading Criteria

The lecture and laboratory components of this course will be weighted as follows:
Lecture = 70% of the total grade
Lab = 20% of the total grade
Work Ethics = 10% of the total grade

The grading scale used for this course would then be applied as follows:

A = 90.0% - 100.0% of the total points possible for this course = 900-1000 points
B = 80.0% - 89.9% of the total points possible for this course = 800-899 points
C = 70.0% - 79.9% of the total points possible for this course = 700-799 points
F = 69.9% or less of the total points possible for this course = < 699 points

NOTE: A grade of 'D' is not possible

Examinations and quizzes may not be made up. Exams will be given in the computer lab and according to the class schedule.   Students are not allowed to make up the labs.

Major examinations will be given over the lecture and lab reading material each week. No credit will be given for assignments turned in after the specified date. A total accumulative point system is used to calculate the final grade average and is comprised of the following:
1. In class participation
2. In class assignments
3. Outside assignments
4. Major Examinations (100 points possible per exam)
5. Quizzes (25 points possible, each)
6. Labs (5-25 points possible)
7. Final examinations (100 possible points for lecture)
A total accumulative point system is used for this course. A total accumulative point system means that all of the potential points awarded for various tasks/activities, within a given course component, are added together to derive the total for that component.

There are two final exams for this course
A comprehensive multiple choice final exam will be given at the end of this teh first 8 weeks and then another will be given a the end of the course and both will cover the lecture and lab material.
 

INCOMPLETES
Incompletes are granted only for emergency situations such as hospitalization of the student just prior to the final exam, serious injury to the student on the day of the final exam, etc. Incompletes will not be granted for situations involving vacation plans, transportation difficulties, appointments, etc. Students who need to request an incomplete must do so prior to the scheduled time of the final exam with appropriate documentation given to the instructor.

DROPPING/WITHDRAWING FROM CLASSES
No administrative drops/withdrawals will be initiated by program officials.  It is the responsibility of each student to drop or withdraw from a course. Students can drop a course via WebAdvisor, and must do so prior to the last day to drop/withdraw as posted on the Amarillo College Master Calendar. Students should be aware that failure to attend class does NOT result in being automatically dropped from a course, and WILL result in a grade of “F”. 

 

Attendance

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class in accordance with the requirements of the course as established by the instructor. Attendance and/or participation requirements in courses delivered electronically (telecourses and on-line courses) will be unique to the individual course." 

Attendance will be noted in this course.  The student attend 90% of the classes in order to successfully complete this course.

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