MED-105 - Medical Office Administration 1

3 credits

This course is designed specifically to introduce the Medical Assistant to a wide variety of medical office administrative procedures, such as scheduling appointments, creating and maintaining medical records, performing office inventory, mailing and shipping, and routine maintenance of office equipment. Students will be introduced to office computer hardware and software; they will learn basic word processing and formatting techniques in order to create professional business communications. Students will also become proficient in the use of electronic healthcare records.

Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: Demonstrated proficiency in keyboarding; completion of OIT-100 - Basic Keyboarding Skills or score of OFFS-110 on the keyboard placement exam.

Course previously known as: MAST-162