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The following
is a description of the physical and mental
abilities needed to
complete the medical assisting program
and to work in the field of medical assisting.
A candidate for the Medical Assisting program must have abilities and skills
as follows:
1. Observation: Candidates
must have sufficient sensory capacity to
observe in lecture and clinical settings.
Sensory and tactile skills must be adequate
to observe a patient=s condition and to
elicit information through procedures regularly
required in comprehensive medical assisting
patient evaluation.
2. Communications: The
candidate must be able to communicate effectively
and sensitively with patients in order
to elicit information, describe changes
in mood, activity and posture; assess nonverbal
communication; and be able to effectively
and efficiently transmit information to
patients, fellow student, faculty and staff.
Candidates must demonstrate effective writing
skills.
3. Motor: The candidate
must have sufficient motor function to
elicit information from patients by appropriate
diagnostic or therapeutic maneuvers; be
able to perform basic tests; be able to
execute motor movements reasonably required
to provide general care and emergency treatment
to patients.
4. Intellectual/Conceptual, Integrative
and Quantitative Abilities: The
candidate must be able to measure, calculate,
reason, analyze and synthesize. Problem
solving, a critical skill demanded of
allied health practitioners, requires
all of these intellectual abilities.
Candidates must be able to read and understand
medical literature.
5. Behavioral and Social Attributes: The
candidate must possess the emotional health
required for full utilization of his or
her intellectual abilities, the exercise
of good judgment, the prompt completion
of all responsibilities attendant to care
of patients and the development of mature,
sensitive and effective relationships with
patients. Candidates must also be able
to tolerate taxing workloads, function
effectively under stress, adapt to a changing
environment, display flexibility and learn
to function in the face of the uncertainties
inherent in clinical problems of many patients.
Reasonable accommodations for persons
with documented disabilities will be considered
on an individual basis, but a candidate
must be able to perform in an independent
manner. There will be no discrimination
in the selection of program participants
based on race, creed, color, gender, age,
marital status, national origin, or physical
or mental disability, providing mandatory
standards can be met. |
