Medical Secretary

The Medical Secretary Certificate of Achievement program prepares individuals to perform the duties of secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business communications, software applications, scheduling and meeting planning.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Apply administrative support skills, including greeting and directing visitors, answering/managing telephone messages, and communicating with staff and patients in a professional manner.

• Schedule and confirm appointments and/or consultations. 

• Select the appropriate word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software application(s) to prepare correspondence, invoices, statements.

• Apply common language/terminology used by healthcare professionals in a variety of settings.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses (13 units)		Units
CAT-1A	Business Etiquette	1
CAT-31	Business Communication Fundamentals	3
CAT/CIS-90	Microsoft Outlook	3
CIS-1A	Introduction to Computer Information Systems	3
NNA-79	Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals	3