Medical Administrative Specialist

Students will be prepared for employment as medical secretaries, medical office clerks, medical insurance secretaries, medical records clerks, and medical administrative specialists or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations. The program prepares students to perform medical office duties utilizing knowledge of medical terminology and medical office procedures; to transcribe medical documents; to perform medical office functions using specialized medical scheduling/billing software; to produce quality work using advanced features of business software applications; to research job opportunities; and to produce high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents.

After successfully completing the program, the student will be able to perform medical office activities and will have developed skills in keyboarding, records management, communications, human relations, transcription, computer applications, and decision making.

Additional Skills Covered:

• • Business Fundamentals
  • Computer Literacy
  • Document Preparation
  • Employability Skills and Portfolio
  • Insurance and Billing
  • Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy Development
  • Medical Office Procedures
  • Medical Terminology
  • Medical Transcription
  • Medical Office Simulation Software
  • Microsoft Office