Program Number: B070300

CIP Number: 0551071603

1,050 Hours

1 year

Pell Eligible

Program Description

The Medical Administrative Specialist program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers as an information technology assistant, front desk specialist, medical office technologist, and medical administrative specialist.  This program provides technical skill proficiency and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning, problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the business, management, and administration career cluster.

This program is eligible for full time or part time enrollment.

Occupation Description

Graduates of this program are able to perform administrative duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures.  Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

Program Structure

The following table illustrates the PSAV program structure:

Mission Statement

Medical Administrative Specialist Program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills expanding the traditional role of the Medical Administrative Specialist.