Medical Office Support Specialist, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Piedmont Summerville and Thomson Site.

Entrance Dates:	Fall
Length of Program:	One Term
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	13

Program Description: The Medical Office Support Specialist program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills and attitudes required in today's medical offices. Medical Office Support Specialist answer the telephone and keep records of callers, schedule appointments, greet patients, and interview patients to gain needed information.

Program Objectives: The Medical Office Support Specialist program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required in today's medical offices.

Employment Opportunities: The Medical Office Support Specialist will work in the front office, a physician's office, clinic, or other out-patient facilities greeting patients, answering the telephone, making appointments, and gathering information from patients for patient files.

Curriculum Outline

Occupational Courses, 13 credits

ALHS 1090	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2
MAST 1061	FRONT OFFICE AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS	6
MAST 1112	INSURANCE & CLAIMS MANAGEMENT	5

Notes:

• Students in the health field have a special responsibility regarding grades in their programs. To be eligible for graduation, students must make a minimum passing grade of “C” in all courses. 
• ALHS prefix courses must not be older than five years to be used as a prerequisite for MAST prefix courses.

Guided Pathway

 

PROGRAM NAME: Medical Office Support Specialist

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Piedmont Summerville and Thomson Day Program - Fall Entrance

Year 1 Semester 1

ALHS 1090	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2
MAST 1061	FRONT OFFICE AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS	6
MAST 1112	INSURANCE & CLAIMS MANAGEMENT	5