Medical Secretaries - Main Medical Secretaries Medical secretaries do clerical work in medical offices.
Medical secretaries perform many of the same tasks as other secretaries .
For example, they answer the telephone and type letters. However they need knowledge of medical terms so they can spell them properly. Medical secretaries listen to reports that doctors have dictated onto tape. As they listen, medical secretaries type the information into a computer. Medical secretaries also complete claim forms and may keep financial records.