This program prepares students for employment as medical secretaries, unit secretaries, medical office clerks, medical insurance secretaries, medical records clerks, machine transcription secretaries. It also provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in this occupational area.

The Medical Secretary Program curriculum prepares individuals to perform secretarial duties utilizing software packages such as Microsoft Office and Medisoft. Students will be trained in the areas of machine transcription, business communications, medical terminology and medical office and billing procedures. Instruction also includes transcription of medical reports, such as case histories and the use of insurance forms.

Students are eligible to join Phi Beta Lambda, the vocational student organization for Business Technology Education. Students are also eligible for nomination (by their instructors), into the National Vocational-Technical Honor Society.

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• Business Systems and Technology 1
• Business Systems and Technology 2
• Administrative Office Technology 1
• Business Software Applications 2
• Medical Office Technology 1
• Medical Office Technology 2
• Medical Office Technology 3

  Course Descriptions

The average length of this program is 1,050 hours, approximately 12 months, for adults attending full-time. Actual time in class is dependent upon enrollment status and length of time student requires to achieve competencies. This program contains several occupational completion points designed to prepare students for various entry level jobs within this occupational area.

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• Application.
• Interview by guidance counselor.
• Assessment in reading, math and language.
• Must be at least 16 years old and not attending high school.
• Fees for supplies, textbooks and uniforms, if required.

This program operates on an open-entry, open-exit basis. Students may enter the program anytime during the school-year. Entrance is dependent upon space availability.

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