Medical Secretary An Introduction

Designed for:Experienced secretaries who have word processing knowledge to an intermediate level who wish to work as a medical secretary.
Prerequisites:Comprehensive knowledge of a word processing program, competent keyboarding (at least 40 wpm), good letter layout and office practice skills.
Objectives:To give an introduction to the work of a Medical Secretary including responsibilities, practice and structure of the various medical departments in hospitals and GP surgeries.
Benefits
·Develop knowledge of the workings and structure of the medical secretarial profession
·Flexibility of self-paced training methods
·A personalised workbook to use as a reference guide
·The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training certification in addition to the OCR Medical Word Processing examination and the AMSPAR Level 2 Award in Medical Terminology.
Course Content
·Lesson 1 Introduction to GP Practice
·Lesson 2 Introduction to a General Hospital together with Orthopaedic terminology
·Lesson 3 Introduction to Private Practice, Oral and Maxillo-facial
·Lesson 4 Respiration, Cardiology and Drug dosages
·Lesson 5 Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics
·Lesson 6 Male Reproduction Systems, the Urinary System and Gastro-Enterology
·Lesson 7 Psychiatry, Psychology and Endocrinology
·Lesson 8 Neurology
·Lesson 9 Dermatology and Gerontology
·Lesson 10 Sensory Organs - Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat
·Lesson 11 Plastic Surgery, Burns and Oncology
·Lesson 12 Consolidation