Medical Administrative Assistant

Areas of Competence

Career Opportunities

Course Requirements

Program Prerequisites

Semester Sequence

Graduation



Medical Careers


 

Career Opportunities

Opportunities in hospitals, insurance companies, outpatient medical offices, and health maintenance organizations are available for well-trained medical administrative assistants. This training also prepares students to advance to supervisory positions and to fill entry-level or clerical accounting positions.

Objectives
This major prepares students to perform secretarial tasks within the medical field. Students learn computer, word processing, and management and human resource skills as well as medical terminology, transcription, insurance coding, and administrative medical procedures.