Medical Secretary/Assistant

Hagerstown Business College
Hagerstown, MD, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The objective of the Medical Secretary/ Assistant program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for entry-level positions as medical secretaries or assistants in a variety of healthcare facilities such as clinics, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, insurance companies, and physicians’ offices. The program combines classroom instruction in medical secretarial office skills and management, laboratory screening techniques, and medical assisting. Students will have an opportunity for the practical application of this knowledge through an externship at a College-approved medical facility. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science degree.
Graduates of this program may assist the physician in physical examinations, minor surgery, and EKG charts; perform laboratory testing with a knowledge of normal and abnormal results; take and record vital

signs; perform skills necessary for clerical and secretarial duties; and maintain patient
confidentiality.
The length of the Medical Secretary/ Assistant program is seven quarters culminating in 97.5 quarter credit hours.
This program is represented to lead to multiple job opportunities and is not meant to lead to any particular outcome, including that specified in the program title. Although the College will assist the student with job placement, finding a job is the ultimate responsibility of the student. The College does not guarantee that any student will be placed.
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Phone:800.HBC.2670

School Address:

18618 Crestwood Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Frederick Campus
5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 150,
Frederick, Maryland 21704

Jobs & Resumes: Hagerstown
Houses & Roommates: Hagerstown

Accounting
Administrative Professional
Business Administration
Computer Office Specialist
Computerized Accounting
Medical Assistant
Health Information Technology
Medical Billing/Coding
Medical Receptionist
Medical Receptionist/Transcriptionist
Medical Transcriptionist
Dental Assistant
Phlebotomist
Graphic Design
Network Systems Technology
Computer Network
Computer Applications

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