Vocational Certificate Program

This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills expanding the traditional role of the medical secretary. The content includes the use of technology to develop communication skills, higher level thinking skills, decision-making skills, medical terminology, the performance of office procedures specific to the medical environment, transcription of medical documents from machine dictation, the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications, research of job opportunities, and the production of high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents.

The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the medical secretarial industry; planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues, and health, safety, and environmental issues.

PURPOSE:  This program is designed to prepare students for employment as file clerks, general office clerks, secretaries, and medical secretaries and to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in any of these occupations.
 

Course Number and Title	Contact Hours
Professional Courses
*VPI 0100 Reading Skills
*VPI 0200 Mathematical Skills
*VPI 0300 Language Skills
OTA 0900 Business Systems and Technology I	150
OTA 0901 Business Systems and Technology II	150
OTA 0902 Administrative Office Technology I	150
OTA 0903 Business Software Applications I	150
OTA 0904 Medical Office Technology I	150
OTA 0905 Medical Office Technology II	150
OTA 0906 Medical Office Technology III	150
Total Contact Hours	1,050