Medical Office Technology-A.A.S. Degree

The medical Office Technology program provides three emphases for students with the flexibility of choosing a career as a medical assistant, medical secretary, or medical transcriptionist. The course of study includes general as well as administrative duties of a medical facility. These duties involve scheduling appointments, interacting with patients, submitting patient insurance claims using current coding procedures, and maintaining medical and financial records. Students develop efficient skills in transcribing medical reports to include letters, history and physicals, operative reports, discharge summaries, and pathology reports.

Medical Assisting Emphasis

Medical assistants are trained in both front office administrative skills and back office medical skills to assist doctors and nurses in administering to the needs of patients. In addition to medical secretarial duties, they assist with examinations and treatments, taking medical histories, giving medications and skin test (under supervision), drawing blood, performing diagnostic tests, performing office laboratory procedures, and sterilizing instruments and equipment.

Students successfully completing the program are awarded the Associate of Applied Science degree. Students may enter autumn semester.

Autumn Entry:

Spring Entry:

Contact the Admissions Office for spring entry availability.

Medical Secretarial Technology Emphasis

Medical secretaries are trained to effectively greet patients, either on the telephone or on their arrival at the office, schedule appointments, post charges and payments, collect fees, submit insurance claims using current coding procedures, maintain patient records, calculate payroll and transcribe letters and patient chart notes.

Students successfully completing the program are awarded the Associate of Applied Science degree Students may enter either autumn or spring semester.

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Medical Transcription Emphasis

Medical transcriptionists are trained to work in a variety of settings utilizing both office administration and transcription skills. The program places emphasis in transcribing medical histories, discharge summaries, operative reports, and chart notes. In order to be successful, course work provides a knowledge of anatomy and terminology of medical and surgical procedures, drugs, instruments and laboratory data as well as instruction in using standard reference materials.

Student successfully completing the program are awarded the Associate of Applied Science degree. Students may enter either autumn or spring semester.

Autumn Entry

Spring Entry: