Medical Secretarial Studies
Overview
Medical secretarial studies programs prepare people to work in healthcare offices.Medical secretarial studies programs include topics such as:
- Customer service
- Patient intake and discharge services
- Medical terminology
- Recordkeeping
- Interpersonal skills
Schools
A few career and technical schools as well as a few community colleges and two-year schools offer certificate and associate degree programs in medical secretarial studies. A certificate program usually takes a year of full-time study. An associate degree program usually takes two years of full-time study.
See schools that offer this program.
Related Educational Programs
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Data Entry and Processing
- Executive Secretarial Studies
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Office Support
- Medical Reception
- Medical Transcription
- Office Management
- Office Support
Related Careers
Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study
Other Careers Related to this Program of Study
- Executive Secretaries
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Coders and Billers
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Office Managers
- Secretaries
Program Admission
You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.
For admission to the program you may need to demonstrate an intermediate level of typing speed, such as 35 wpm.
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Business and Applied English
- Business Computer Applications
- Business Math
- Keyboarding
- Office Procedures
- Recordkeeping
- Word Processing
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
A certificate program in medical secretarial studies typically requires that you study courses such as the following:
- Disease Conditions
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Ethics and Law
- Medical Filing
- Medical Insurance and Coding
- Medical Office Pharmacology
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Transcription Procedures
- Office Management and Procedures
- Oral and Written Communications
- Word Processing
Things to Know
Office technology and medical knowledge change constantly. Expect to take classes throughout your career to keep your skills up-to-date.
Schools
East Side Area
Big Bend Community College
- Business Information Management--Medical Office Technician
Walla Walla Community College (Clarkston)
- Medical Administrative Assistant
King-Snohomish Area
Edmonds Community College
- Medical Information Technology--Medical Administrative Assistant
Everett Community College
- Business Technology--Medical Administrative Support
Green River College
- Medical Office Administration
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Medical Assisting Office Administration
North Seattle College
- Allied Health
Spokane Area
Spokane Community College
- Medical Office Specialist
Tacoma Area
Bates Technical College
- Administrative Medical Assistant
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
- Administrative Assistant: Medical Office
Pierce College Puyallup
- Administrative Assistant Medical Office
Tri-Cities Area
Columbia Basin College
- Medical Secretary
Vancouver Area
Charter College--Vancouver
- Medical Office Administrative Assistant
West Side Area
Centralia College
- Business Office Technology--Medical Administrative Assistant
- Business Office Technology--Medical Office Assistant
Job Corps - Cascades Job Corps College & Career Academy
- Medical Administrative Assistant
Lower Columbia College
- Business Technology--Medical Office Administration
Peninsula College
- Administrative Office Systems--Healthcare Documentation I & II
- Administrative Office Systems--Medical Office Assistant
- Administrative Office Systems--Medical Office Coordinator
- Medical Office Assisting
South Puget Sound Community College
- Office Technology--Medical Administrative Assistant
Yakima Area
Perry Technical Institute
- Medical Office Administration & Coding
Yakima Valley College
- Business Technology--Bilingual Medical Office Assistant