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Medical Secretary, AAS

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(DMES1)

Minimum Credits: 63
Contact Hours: 64-66

Graduates of this program are trained in a variety of skills that will enable them to work for physicians in either a private medical office or in various hospital settings such as medical records, the business office, or the emergency room. This program places emphasis on the development of proficiency in word processing and related computerized tasks, medical office procedures, insurance billing and coding, transcription of medical dictation for medical specialties, and administrative secretarial duties.

Notes

All OIS courses require a minimum grade of C+ (2.3) to progress in the program
In order to graduate, students must have a program GPA of 2.3 or better.

General Education Core

BIO 10700 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4 cr.
or
BIO 23500 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 cr. and
BIO 23600 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 cr.
or
BIO 25000 Human Anatomy 4 cr. and
BIO 25100 Human Physiology 4 cr.
ENG 10303 English Composition I 3 cr.
Select one humanities course from ART, ENG-21400 or higher, HIS, HUM, MUS, PHL or THE. 2-3 cr.
Select one social science course from ECO, GEO, POL, PSY or SOC. 3-4 cr.
Select one speech course: 3 cr.

General Education Credits: 16-22

Medical Secretary Core

ALH 10101 Medical Terminology 2 cr.
ALH 10801 Pathology w/Pharmacology 3 cr.
ALH 11300 Medical Ethics & Law 3 cr.
CIS 10500 Intro to Computers 3 cr.
CIS 22500 Spreadsheets 3 cr.
HIT 10600 Intro-Health Information Management 3 cr. or OIS 10600 Intro to Health Information Mgmt 3 cr.
HIT 20000 Intro to Electronic Health Records 3 cr. or OIS 20000 Intro to Electronic Health Records 3 cr.
OIS 10500 Business Correspondence 3 cr.
OIS 10700 Medical Office Transcription 3 cr.
OIS 11201 Business Calculations 3 cr.
OIS 11400 Keyboarding II 3 cr. or OIS 22200 Word Processing II-Word 3 cr.
OIS 18000 Office Billing 3 cr.
OIS 18200 Word Processing I 3 cr.
OIS 20500 Records Management 3 cr.
OIS 21100 Medical Office Procedures 3 cr.
OIS 29903 Internship-Medical Secretary 3 cr. *

Occupational Credits: 47

Minimum Program Credits: 63

Suggested sequencing of courses:

Year 1 (Fall) 14 credits/14 contact hours

Year 1 (Winter) 16 credits/17 contact hours

BIO 10700 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4 cr.
CIS 22500 Spreadsheets 3 cr.
HIT 10600 Intro-Health Information Management 3 cr. or OIS 10600 Intro to Health Information Mgmt 3 cr.
OIS 11400 Keyboarding II 3 cr. or OIS 22200 Word Processing II-Word 3 cr.
OIS 18000 Office Billing 3 cr.

Year 2 (Fall) 15 credits/15 contact hours

ALH 10801 Pathology w/Pharmacology 3 cr.
ALH 11300 Medical Ethics & Law 3 cr.
HIT 20000 Intro to Electronic Health Records 3 cr. or OIS 20000 Intro to Electronic Health Records 3 cr.
OIS 10700 Medical Office Transcription 3 cr.
OIS 11201 Business Calculations 3 cr.

Year 2 (Winter) 14-16 credits/14-16 contact hours

OIS 10500 Business Correspondence 3 cr.
OIS 21100 Medical Office Procedures 3 cr.
Humanities course
Social science course
Speech course

Year 2 (Summer) 3 credits/3 contact hours

OIS 29903 Internship-Medical Secretary 3 cr. *

Note:

*Prerequisite for Internship: Completion of all courses required for the program, consent of advisor, and a program GPA of 2.3 or better.

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