The Medical Receptionist major offers the student an opportunity to work with some of these skills in a more condensed version of the program. The medical secretary transcribes hospital and clinic dictation, prepares correspondence, records, and charts, and assists physicians and medical personnel with reports, speeches, articles, and patient histories. Medical secretaries know medical terminology and are familiar with hospital, clinical, and laboratory procedures. The medical secretary also performs routine medical office duties including patient registration, appointment scheduling, and preparation and coding of insurance forms, medical records, and reports. Career Opportunities Skilled graduates are needed in every phase of medicine, both in research and private practice.
Students find challenging careers in hospitals, clinics, and insurance companies.
Further education, experience, and initiative are qualifications for salary increases and promotions. Students unable to commit to a schedule every day can complete some of the general courses in the medical curriculum in the Flextime Lab. Courses are taught on an independent, self-paced basis under the guidance of a qualified instructor. Students must achieve a speed of 35 words per minute with five or fewer errors to be admitted to the course.