The Peninsula College Medical Assisting program provides training for employment in medical offices, clinics, hospitals, home health, extended-care facilities, and other healthcare settings. Graduates are likely to find employment in these areas, while advanced degrees may provide access to a wider range of career opportunities in healthcare. Courses include medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, general accounting, medical office administration, electronic medical records, and medical billing and coding. Medical ethics, patient safety, and patient care are taught through-out the program, as well as the rules ands regulations mandated by The Peninsula College Medical Assisting program provides training for employment in medical offices, clinics, and other healthcare settings. Graduates are likely to find employment in these areas, while advanced degrees may provide access to a wider range of career opportunities in healthcare. The Medical Assisting Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree includes transfer coursework in math, English, psychology, sociology, and chemistry. Courses include medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, clinical skills, medical office administration, electronic medical records, and medical billing and coding. Medical ethics, patient safety, and patient care are taught throughout the program, as well as the rules and regulations mandated by HIPAA and OSHA. Technology skills are integrated to prepare students for medical office employment, including electronic billing and coding, bookkeeping and accounting, and charting in patient records. Graduates are eligible to take their national exam in order to obtain their Washington State Department of Health Medical Assistant-Certified credentials. The Medical Assisting Program at Peninsula College prepares medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. Application to the program is required. Applicants who plan to begin the program Fall Quarter must submit their application packet by 5:00 pm on June 1st of the preceding Spring Quarter. Prospective Medical Assisting students should be aware of the fact that they will have to complete a background check and provide documentation of required immunizations prior to enrolling in medical assisting courses.