{ "college": "miracosta-college", "edition": "2026-2027", "code": "MAP", "name": "Medical Administrative Professional", "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/medicaladministrativeprofessional/", "courses": [ { "code": "MAP 50", "subject": "MAP", "number": "50", "title": "Introduction to Medical Administrative Careers", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 3 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course introduces the documentation and revenue cycle operations of a medical office, clinic, or hospital office environment. Topics include the duties and responsibilities of the receptionist, scheduler, insurance biller, medical coder, transcriptionist, medical records auditor, HIPAA compliance officer, health information technician, and office manager as well as information on professional development and industry certifications for administrative medical personnel.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 0, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-50" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 52", "subject": "MAP", "number": "52", "title": "Medical Keyboarding and Document Production", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 3 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This keyboarding and document production course for medical office professionals combines medical terminology with advanced word processing skills. Exercises include practicing keyboarding drills, creating medical documents, and inserting electronic entries. The course emphasizes medical terminology, procedures, phrases, and commonly used terms.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 0, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-52" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 56", "subject": "MAP", "number": "56", "title": "Introduction to Patient Advocacy", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 3 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course introduces students to the general practices and competencies of a patient advocate. It develops skills to help the patient advocate navigate through the complexities of today's rapidly evolving healthcare system from the patient's perspective. Students discuss the cultural, social, hereditary, and environmental influences on human behavior and personality development, including behaviors associated with death, dying and grieving, cultural beliefs, mental health, values, and practices regarding health and illness.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-56" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 60", "subject": "MAP", "number": "60", "title": "Introduction to the Electronic Health Record", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 3 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course provides students with an overview of all the information entered into and extrapolated from an electronic health record (EHR) as well as in-depth and practical training on EHR software. Students examine specific sections of the EHR in relation to health information management.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-60" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 62", "subject": "MAP", "number": "62", "title": "Medical Coding", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 3 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course provides entry-level training in medical coding. Students develop an understanding of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases-Clinical Modification(ICD-CM) Volumes I and II, and HCFA Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) as they are used in medical claims processing and record management. Students review both paper and electronic medical documentation to assign specific codes for diagnoses and billing.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-62" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 64", "subject": "MAP", "number": "64", "title": "Medical Insurance and Billing", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 3 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course provides an overview of health insurance. It introduces procedures for submitting insurance claims for reimbursement to major health insurance carriers and government agencies.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-64" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 70", "subject": "MAP", "number": "70", "title": "Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogen Standards", "units": "1", "hours": "Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course presents the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogen standards that protect health care workers from contracting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis, HIV-AIDS, and tuberculosis. Topics include compliance requirements, exposure control measures, exposure determination, protective equipment, and post exposure practices.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 2, "open": 0, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-70" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 80", "subject": "MAP", "number": "80", "title": "Medical Assistant--Clinical Back Office I", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 1.50 hours, laboratory 4.50 hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course expands medical assistant proficiency in medical back office support. Students are introduced to the medical laboratory and equipment. The course emphasizes assisting physicians with exams and minor office surgical procedures. Topics include principles and practices of infection control, patient medical history and documentation, basic pharmacological concepts, and basic drug administration. Students perform CLIA approved procedures on urine, fecal, and microbiologic specimens.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Fall" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 2, "open": 0, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-80" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 82", "subject": "MAP", "number": "82", "title": "Medical Assistant--Clinical Back Office II", "units": "3", "hours": "Lecture 1.50 hours, laboratory 4.50 hours", "prerequisite": "MAP 70 and MAP 80", "corequisite": "MAP 90", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course expands medical assistant proficiency in medical back office support. It presents students with the basic principles of performing and analyzing an electrocardiogram (ECG), pulmonary function testing, capillary puncture, and venipuncture. Topics include a review of the anatomy, physiology and electrophysiology of the heart and circulatory system; basic components of an ECG, normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms, review of the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, Clinical Lab Improvement Act (CLIA) approved pulmonary function tests, capillary puncture techniques, and venipuncture. Students are instructed in methods of quality control for specimen collection, transport, and testing while they learn to screen patients for various diagnostic tests and test result reporting.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Spring" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "MAP 90", "subject": "MAP", "number": "90", "title": "Medical Assistant Clinical Preceptorship", "units": "4", "hours": "Laboratory 12 hours", "prerequisite": "MAP 80", "corequisite": "MAP 82", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course provides medical assisting students with a hands-on, unpaid clinical experience in a health care facility. Students apply the skills they have learned from their courses in a safe, ethical, and legal manner. The course emphasizes enhancing communication skills, professionalism, and interpersonal relationships. Topics include goal setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to medical assisting. Each student works with their preceptor for 192 hours utilizing a variable time schedule.", "notes": [ "Course Typically Offered: Spring" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "MAP 292", "subject": "MAP", "number": "292", "title": "Internship Studies", "units": "0.5-14", "corequisite": "Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.", "notes": [ "Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.", "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-292" } ] }, { "code": "MAP 299", "subject": "MAP", "number": "299", "title": "Occupational Work Experience Education", "units": "0.5-14", "corequisite": "Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of their discipline to their position and to undertake new responsibilities and learn new skills at work. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.", "notes": [ "Enrollment Limitation: Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.", "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/map/#map-299" } ] } ] }