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Medical Secretary/Transcriptionist
A career as a medical secretary is one of the top twenty fastest growing occupations
in the U.S. today. This program prepares students for entry into a variety
of health-related positions where secretarial and business skills are needed.
Employment opportunities are typically found in clinics, hospitals, dental,
eye care, and insurance offices.
Students will specialize in medical classes like Medical Terminology
I & II, Anatomy and Physiology and Medical Law and Ethics. The capstone
course in this program is employment as an office intern in a medical
facility.
Award: AAS Degree
Course Descriptions
First Semester |
Semester Credits |
| MA |
103 |
Anatomy/Physiology |
4 |
| MST |
101 |
Medical Terminology I |
3 |
| MST |
141 |
Keyboarding/Word Processing* |
3 |
| MST |
162 |
Basics of Operating Systems |
1 |
| BUS |
110 |
Accounting for Business I |
4 |
| PSYC |
103 |
Understanding Human Behavior for Medical Professions |
3 |
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AAS 18 |
Second Semester |
Semester Credits |
| MST |
102 |
Medical Terminology II |
3 |
| MST |
180 |
Introduction to Medical Transcription |
1 |
| MST |
195 |
Medical Office Procedures |
3 |
| MST |
210 |
Pharmacology Basics |
2 |
| MA |
160 |
Pathophysiology |
3 |
| ENGL |
201 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
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Social Science Elective |
3 |
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AAS 18 |
Third Semester |
Semester Credits |
| MST |
260 |
CPT-4/ICD-9 Coding |
3 |
| MST |
281 |
Medical Transcription I |
5 |
| MATH |
101 |
Intermediate Algebra |
3 |
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Communications Elective |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
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AAS 17 |
Fourth Semester |
Semester Credits |
| MA |
260 |
Medical Law and Ethics |
2 |
| MST |
172 |
First Aid/CPR |
0.5 |
| MST |
261 |
Medical Insurance/Claims Processing |
1 |
| MST |
282 |
Medical Transcription II |
5 |
| MST |
296 |
MST Office Internship |
5 |
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AAS 13.5 |
Electives |
Semester Credits |
| BUS |
101 |
Introduction to Business |
3 |
| BUS |
111 |
Accounting for Business II |
4 |
| BUS |
120 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| BUS |
140 |
Business Law |
3 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate: 66.5
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