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3360 | Medical Secretarial

Occupational Certificate

Description of Program:

The Medical Secretarial certificate prepares you for employment as a medical secretary, medical records clerk, or a receptionist in a medical records office, clinic, or other community health agency. Course content includes basic and advanced medical office procedures, medical terminology, insurance claim processing, and business communication coupled with instruction in skills basic to today’s office, such as keyboarding, filing, handling the telephone, word processing, computerized billing, medical document transcribing, and calculating. Emphasis is placed on employability skills to include resume writing and interview preparation.

If you receive your Medical Secretarial occupational certificate, you may receive up to 30 credits toward an A.A.S. degree in Medical Secretarial (Program #2190). Consult your instructor.

Class Meetings: Classes meet Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Length: Twelve (12) months, 1320 contact hours / 44 occupational credits


PREFIX NUMBER COURSE NAME CONTACT HOURS

FIRST YEAR
First Term
  OTA 0311 Occupational Business English   48
  OTA 0101 Occupational Introductory Keyboarding   48
  MEA 0001 Occupational Introduction Medical Transcription   48
  OTA 0501 Occupational Business Math using Spreadsheets   48
  MEA 0002 Occupational Medical Terminology   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   240
        480
Second Term
* MEA 0003 Occupational Medical Insurance and Billing   48
  MEA 0005 Occupational Medical Office Procedures   48
  OTA 0322 Occupational Business Communication   48
  OCA 0301 Occupational Word Processing MS Word   48
  OTA 0490 Occupational Personal Business Skills   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   240
        480
First Summer Flex Session
  OCA 0100 Occupational Computer Applications   48
  OTA 0402 Occupational Office Machines   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   84
        180
Second Summer Flex Session
* OTA 0405 Occupational Files Management and Document Processing   48
* MEA 0004 Occupational Medical Work Experience   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   84
        180

* Check the course descriptions for prerequisites.
  NOTE: If you enter the Occupational Medical Secretarial Certificate Program in spring or summer terms, you will have limited course selection and may require more than one year to complete.