Medical Assisting & Phlebotomy: Medical Assisting Courses
Guide for the Medical Assisting program at Central Penn College
Medical Assisting & Phlebotomy Certificate program requirements
The Associate in Applied Science Medical Assisting program requires 21 credits of general education and elective coursework in addition to core courses, totaling 60 credits. Below are the core courses for the Medical Assisting program.
The Phlebotomy Technician Postsecondary Certificate is part of the Medical Assisting program. The required courses for the Phlebotomy Technician Postsecondary Certificate are: ALH108 Medical Terminology & Pharmacology, ALH112 & ALH122 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology I & II, ALH145 Allied Health Procedures, ALH255 Medical Law & Ethics, & ALH310 Medical Laboratory. ALH 255 is not required for the Medical Assisting program but is for the Phlebotomy Technician Certificate.
ALH108 Medical Terminology & Pharmacology books & ebooks
The American Heritage Dictionary of Medicine by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9780618824359Publication Date: 2015The American Heritage Dictionary of Medicine reflects the latest developments in medicine, with entries featuring newly approved medications, advances in genetics and immunology, recent changes in the terminology of diseases and syndromes, and new psychiatric classifications introduced in DSM-5.
Sloane's Medical Word Book by Call Number: REF 610.142 DRA 5th Ed.ISBN: 9781416048794Publication Date: 2012
Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing by
Featuring more than 56,000 entries, this thoroughly updated Seventh Edition contains the medical terminology used in more than 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas--plus comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the nursing field.
Call Number: REF 610.322 STE 7th Ed.ISBN: 9781608316922Publication Date: 2011
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 23rd by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803659049Publication Date: 2017
Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach by Call Number: OVR 610.142 GYl 8th ed. & Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803658677Publication Date: 2017
ALH112 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology books & ebooks
Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology by Call Number: 612 MARISBN: 9780321918758Publication Date: 2015
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803669376Publication Date: 2019
Student Workbook for Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 8th ed. by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803669383Publication Date: 2018
Anatomy and Physiology 9th ed. by Call Number: 612 ANA 9th Ed.ISBN: 9780323298834Publication Date: 2016
Martini's Atlas of the Human Body by Call Number: REF 611.22 Mar 10th ed.ISBN: 0321940725Publication Date: 2014
Body Structures and Functions by Call Number: 612 SCO 12th Ed.ISBN: 9781133691747Publication Date: 2014
Atlas of Human Anatomy by Call Number: 611.0022 NET 7th ed.ISBN: 9780323393225Publication Date: 2019
The Song of the Cell:: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781982117375Publication Date: 2022
ALH115 Medical Insurance books & ebooks
Understanding Health Insurance by Call Number: OVR 368.382 GRE 12th Ed.ISBN: 9781285737591Publication Date: 2015
ICD-10-CM 2023: the Complete Official Codebook with Guidelines by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781640162235Publication Date: 2022
ICD-10-CM Documentation How to Guide Coders, Physicians and Healthcare Facilities 2016 by Call Number: REF 616.0012 AMA 2016ISBN: 1622022289Publication Date: 2015
Health Care Reform and Disparities by Call Number: 368.382 MILISBN: 9780313397684Publication Date: 2012
CPT Professional 2023 and e/M companion by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781640162150Publication Date: 2022
Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy for CPT Coding 3rd ed. by
This book incorporates illustrations drawn by Frank H. Netter to teach the complete anatomy of the human body in the context of CPT coding. This edition includes new and revised imaging and clinical images"
Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781640160354Publication Date: 2020
The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781640551657Publication Date: 2020
ALH122 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology II books & ebooks
- Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803669376Publication Date: 2019
- Student Workbook for Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 8th ed. by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803669383Publication Date: 2018
The Encyclopedia of the Digestive System and Digestive Disorders by Call Number: EbraryISBN: 9780816076611Publication Date: 2011
Digestive Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook by Call Number: REF 616.3 DIGISBN: 0780803272Publication Date: 2000
Cardiovascular Disorders Sourcebook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780780817081Publication Date: 2019
ALH145 Allied Health Procedure books & ebooks
Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants by Call Number: 610.737 BONISBN: 9781455748341Publication Date: 2015
Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Call Number: 616.0754 BIC pocketISBN: 9781451173222Publication Date: 2013
Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques by Call Number: 610.73 PERISBN: 9780323083836Publication Date: 2014
Successful Collaboration in Healthcare by Call Number: 610.285 STUISBN: 9781439812921Publication Date: 2010
ALH180 Medical Administrative Procedures books & ebooks
Administrative Medical Assisting by Call Number: 610.737 MALISBN: 9780133430653Publication Date: 2014
The Electronic Health Record: ethical considerations by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780128220467Publication Date: 2020
The Gregg Reference Manual by Call Number: REF 808 SAB 10th ed.ISBN: 9780072936537Publication Date: 2005
Keys to the Medical Front Office by Call Number: 651.961 JOHISBN: 9780984539512Publication Date: 2012
Kinn's the Administrative Medical Assistant : an applied learning approach by Call Number: 610.737 KINN 13th ed.ISBN: 0323396720Publication Date: 2016
Medical Office Management and Technology by Call Number: 610.68 ZIEISBN: 9781608317424Publication Date: 2013
ALH208 Clinical Procedures books & ebooks
- Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants by Call Number: 610.737 BONISBN: 9781455748341Publication Date: 2015
Henke's Med-Math: dosage calculation, preparation & administration by Call Number: OVR 615.1401 BUC 7th ed.ISBN: 9781608317998Publication Date: 2012
Clinical Medical Assisting by Call Number: 616.075 KRO 5th ed.ISBN: 1496302389Publication Date: 2016
ALH208 Other resources
ALH210 Clinical Techniques books & ebooks
- Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants by Call Number: 610.737 BONISBN: 9781455748341Publication Date: 2015
- Clinical Medical Assisting by Call Number: 616.075 KRO 5th ed.ISBN: 1496302389Publication Date: 2016
Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference by Call Number: REF 616.07 PAG 14th ed.ISBN: 9780323609692Publication Date: 2018
Goldberger's Clinical Electrocardiography: a simplified approach by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780323401692Publication Date: 2017
ALH230 Disease & Diagnostic Methods books & ebooks
Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781455754113Publication Date: 2013
Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions by Call Number: 616 FRAISBN: 9780323228367Publication Date: 2015-10-01
The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals 15th ed. by Call Number: REF 615.103 MERCKISBN: 1849736707Publication Date: 2013
Infectious Diseases a Clinical Short Course 3/e by Call Number: 616.98 SOUISBN: 9780071789257Publication Date: 2014
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020 by Call Number: 616.075 PAPISBN: 9781260455281Publication Date: 2020Contagious Diseases Sourcebook : basic consumer health information about diseases spread from person to person through direct physical contact, airborne transmissions, sexual contact, or contact with blood or other body fluids, including pneumococcal, sta by
Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9780780814882Publication Date: 2016
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (20th Ed.) by Call Number: REF 616.5805 MERCK 20th ed.ISBN: 9780911910421Publication Date: 2018
ALH255 Medical Law & Ethics books & ebooks (required for Phlebotomy Certificate)
Code of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association by Call Number: 174.2 AMAISBN: 9781622025534Publication Date: 2017
Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions by Call Number: 174.222 PURISBN: 032332892XPublication Date: 2015
Ethics and the Elderly : the challenge of long-term care by Call Number: 362.16 MOSISBN: 1626981310Publication Date: 2015
Healthcare and Human Dignity: law matters by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781978802995Publication Date: 2020
Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration by Call Number: OVR 344.7304 POZ 11th Ed.ISBN: 9780763780494Publication Date: 2012
Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics for the Health Professions 7th ed. by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 0803627068Publication Date: 2012
Patient-Centered Clinical Care for African Americans: a concise, evidence-based guide to important differences and better outcomes by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9783030264178Publication Date: 2020
ALH310 Medical Laboratory books & ebooks
Essentials of Medical Laboratory Practice by Call Number: OVR 610.782 LIEISBN: 9780803618992Publication Date: 2012- Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants by Call Number: 610.737 BONISBN: 9781455748341Publication Date: 2015
Phlebotomy: a competency-based approach by Call Number: 616.0756 BOOISBN: 9780073513843Publication Date: 2015
Palko's Medical Laboratory Procedures by Call Number: 616.0756 COXISBN: 9780073401959Publication Date: 2011
Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science by Call Number: EbraryISBN: 9780803629561Publication Date: 2014
Clinical Laboratory Urinalysis and Body Fluids by Call Number: 616.0756 SUNISBN: 9780132784047Publication Date: 2015
Medical Assistant Exam Prep: your all-in-one guide to the CMA & RMA exams by Call Number: REF 610.737 KAPISBN: 9781506252421Publication Date: 2019
Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods by Call Number: OVR 616.0756 McPISBN: 0323295681Publication Date: 2016
Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services by Call Number: 362.1784 AABBISBN: 9781563959585Publication Date: 2018
GP 41 Collection of diagnostic venous blood specimens by Call Number: 362.1784 CLSI 7th ed.Publication Date: 2017
The Lab Draw Answer Book: Answers to Hundreds of The Most Frequently Asked Questions on Collecting Blood Samples for Laboratory Testing by Call Number: 616.0756 ERN 2017 2nd ed.ISBN: 9780970058805Publication Date: 2017
The Phlebotomy Textbook [4th ed.] by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780803668423Publication Date: 2019
ALH350 Medical Seminar books & ebooks
Improving Healthcare Team Performance by Call Number: 362.1068 BEN & in Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118199527Publication Date: 2012
The Cleveland Clinic Way: Lessons in Excellence from One of the World's Leading Health Care Organizations by Call Number: 362.1109 COSISBN: 9780071827249Publication Date: 2014
Service Fanatics: How to Build Superior Patient Experience the Cleveland Clinic Way by Call Number: 362.1106 MERISBN: 9780071833257Publication Date: 2015- Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions by Call Number: 174.222 PURISBN: 032332892XPublication Date: 2015
Ethical Challenges in Health Care by Call Number: 174.222 LACHISBN: 9780826110893Publication Date: 2009
Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Nurses by Call Number: 615.854 TUCISBN: 9780131722163Publication Date: 2011
The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: a guide to health and nutrition by Call Number: CredoISBN: 9781414498843Publication Date: 2013
Standard First Aid, Cpr, and Aed by Call Number: 616.025 THY 7th ed.ISBN: 9781284041613Publication Date: 2017
Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care by Call Number: 616.025 ENAISBN: 9780323078276Publication Date: 2013
Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781493906642Publication Date: 2014
Pandemics: what everyone needs to know by Call Number: 362.1028 DOHISBN: 9780199898121Publication Date: 2013- Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics for the Health Professions by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 0803627068Publication Date: 2012
ALH350 Other Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)With information on a variety of health and safety topics, this easy-to-use website provides general information as well as data and statistics and a health image collection.
- WHO Pandemic and epidemic diseasesProvides information on epidemic diseases, and the strategies and initiatives underway by the Department of Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases (PED) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
- World Health Organization (WHO)WHO provides comprehensive international health information.