MDCA 1305 - Medical Law and Ethics

CIP Code: 51.0801
Credit(s): 3
Instruction in principles procedures and regulations involving legal and ethical relationships among physicians patients and medical assistants in ambulatory care settings. Students will define general legal terms as the apply to the practice of medicine in ambulatory care settings; differentiate between sources and types of law; identify the role of the medical assistant; explain governmental healthcare guidelines including patient rights and advanced directives.

Faculty Consent: N