Medical Administrative Specialist - 50720
1050 clock hours
This program offers students a broad foundation of knowledge and skills necessary for a position as a Medical Secretary. The content includes the use of technology to develop communications and decision-making skills, the performance of office procedures and tasks specific to a medical office, and the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications. The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following requirements of the medical office: computerized patient billing, appointment scheduling, recordkeeping, medical terminology, machine transcription, and word processing. The program is offered in an open entry-open exit, self-paced individualized format and offers on- the-job training.
Degree Requirements
Required program:
| OTA 0005 | Office Skills Training I (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0006 | Office Skills Training II (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0001 | Office Support Technology I (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0002 | Office Support Technology II (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0612 | Medical Office Technology I (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0613 | Medical Office Technology II (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0031 | Computer Applications I (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0032 | Computer Applications II (N) | 75 hours |
| OCA 0312 | Office Communications I (N) | 75 hours |
| OCA 0313 | Office Communications II (N) | 75 hours |
| OTA 0948 | Business Cooperative Education I - OJT (N) | 150 hours |
| OTA 0949 | Business Cooperative Education II - OJT (N) | 150 hours |