Medical Office Administration

This curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices.

Course work will include medical terminology; information systems; office management; medical coding, billing and insurance; legal and ethical issues; and formatting and word processing. Students will learn administrative and support functions and develop skills applicable in medical environments.

Employment opportunities are available in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other health-care related organizations.

Mission Statement

The primary focus of our department is to train students to possess the appropriate skill set so that our graduates can find employable opportunities in administrative side of the medical field. We attempt to mold students that are critical thinkers and flexible for today’s job market with technical job skills and soft skills. We have a goal to offer postsecondary technical education at the highest level of quality.

Printable Medical Office Administration Brochure

Please take a look at our current newsletter so you can read about some of the good things our students have been doing! Leading up to graduation this past spring, our students had great co-op experiences and had an opportunity to apply what they have learned in a medical office setting. Students were able to earn HIPAA certificates by participating in an in-depth online study program. And many of our graduates had jobs or had made plans to continue their education upon graduation. Good things really do come from small colleges!

Archived Spring 2011 Newsletter

Contact

Donna White
Instructor, Medical Office Administration/Medical Assisting
185 Freedlander Drive Room 236
Clyde, NC 28721
(828) 565-4034

jwijewickrama.jpg Jodi Wijewickrama
Program Manager, Healthcare Business Informatics & Medical Office Administration
185 Freedlander Drive Room 234
Clyde, NC 28721
(828) 565-4016

Program Information

Use the links to the right to move straight to each degree offered in this program. Clicking on a class title will bring up a description of that class.

Suggested Schedule for 2011-2012 (Updated Aug 19, 2011)

Associate In Applied Science Degree (AAS) A25310

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACA 111 College Student Success 1 0 0 1
MED 116 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 2 0 4
MED 121 Medical Terminology l 3 0 0 3
OST 131 Keyboarding 1 2 0 2
OST 181 Introduction to Office Systems 2 2 0 3
Total: 13
Spring Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 2 0 4
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
MED 122 Medical Terminology ll 3 0 0 3
OST 136 Word Processing 2 2 0 3
Total: 16
Summer Semsester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ENG 114 Professional Research & Reporting 3 0 0 3
  Humanities/Fine Arts 3 0 0 3
  Mathematics 3 0 0 3
  Social & Behavioral Sciences 3 0 0 3
Total: 12
Fall Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
BUS 153 Human Resource Management 3 0 0 3
OST 134 Text Entry and Formatting 2 2 0 3
OST 148 Medical Coding, Billing, & Insurance 3 0 0 3
OST 164 Text Editing Applications 3 0 0 3
OST 247 Procedure Coding 1 2 0 2
OST 248 Diagnostic Coding 1 2 0 2
Total: 16
Spring Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
BUS 280 REAL Small Business 4 0 0 4
COE 111 Co-op Work Experience l 0 0 10 1
OST 137 Office Software Applications 2 2 0 3
OST 149 Medical Legal Issues 3 0 0 3
OST 243 Medical Office Simulation 2 2 0 3
Total: 14

Total Credit Hours: 71

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Certificate in Medical Office Administration C25310

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 3 0 0 3
MED 121 Medical Terminology I 3 0 0 3
OST 148 Medical Coding, Billing, & Insurance 3 0 0 3
OST 181 Introduction to Office Systems 2 2 0 3
Total: 12

Total Credit Hours: 12

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