Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SECRETARIAL

(Office Systems Technology)

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE

Program Code: 2190

MEDICAL SECRETARIAL

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE

Program Code: 3360

MEDICAL SECRETARIAL

SPECIALIST

(Office Systems Specialist)

COLLEGE CREDIT CERTIFICATE

Program Code: 3060

The Medical Secretary Program provides you with training and technical skills necessary to attain entry-level employment as a medical administrative assistant, medical secretary, medical office clerk, or receptionist. Instruction is offered in such areas as communication, medical terminology, keyboarding, calculators, business skills, and computing. A work experience component is included with the degree and certificate programs. Employability skills such as customer service, interviewing, problem solving, setting priorities, critical thinking, and teamwork are emphasized.

Once you complete your occupational certificate, you may convert your hours into SFCC college credits. You may receive up to one-half of your Medical Secretarial Specialist College Credit Certificate or up to 30 credits toward your Medical Secretarial Associate in Applied Science degree in this way. Click here to see just what courses will automatically convert.

 

Text Box: To earn a Medical Secretarial certificate or degree in Office Systems Technology, you have several options.
One-year Occupational Certificate
One-year (30-credit) College Credit Certificate program
Two-year (63-credit) Associate in Applied Science degree
Partial occupational completion certificates are available if you need to upgrade your skills to be employable quickly.

Prefix

Number

Course Name

Semester Hours

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

 

ENC

1101

Freshman English I

3 (G.E.)

OST

1100C

Intro to College Keyboarding

3

ACG

2001

Financial Accounting I

3

GEB

1011

Intro to Business

3

OST

2257

Medical Terminology

3

 

 

Total

15

Second Semester

 

 

ENC

1102

Freshman English II

3

QMB

1001

Mathematics of Finance

3 (G.E.)

OST

1221C

Machine Transcription I

(Medical Section)

3

CGS

1100C

Intro to Microcomputer using Windows

3 (G.E.)

 

 

Humanities Elective

3 (G.E.)

 

 

Total

15

Spring/Summer Term

 

 

SYG

PSY

2000

2012

General Sociology  OR

General Psychology

3 (G.E.)

OST

2400

Medical Insurance/Billing

3

 

 

Total

6

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

 

OST

2335

Business Communications

3 (G.E.)

OST

1713C

Word Processing using MS Word

3

OST

2321C

Office Machines

3

OST

2461

Medical Office Management

3

OST

2256

Medical Transcription

3

 

 

Total

15

Second Semester

 

 

CGS

2510C

Intro to Spreadsheets

3

MNA

2345

Management & Supervision

3

GEB

2430

Business Ethics

3

OST

2949

Work Experience in Secretarial Business

3

 

 

Total

12