Medical Secretarial Diploma

Medical Secretarial Diploma Designed for: Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills in order to pursue a career in the medical field.

Objectives:

To provide you with the essential skills to successfully work as a medical secretary. Course Content Core Subjects

• Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique.

• Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations. A number of stages are available of up to 70 wpm.

• Audio Transcription – Learn audio typing techniques to produce business documents to a high degree of accuracy and skill.

• Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations. OR

• Business Document Production – Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents.

• Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard.

• Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard..

• Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically.

• Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound, hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects to a slide show

• The Medical Secretary – An Introduction - Develop medical secretarial skills to include terminology covering a whole range of medical specialisations. Successful completion of this diploma enables students to take an AMSPAR (Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers and Receptionists) examination in Medical Terminology.

• Medical Audio Transcription – Learn to accurately transcribe documents containing medical terminology from audio dictation.

Recommended Electives – choose TWO:

• Introduction to Computers

• Microsoft Word Expert

• Internet Skills

• Office 2007 Fast (Modules 1-3)

• Office 2007 Fast (Modules 4-6) The above are recommended electives for this Diploma. Alternative subjects may be chosen. Please discuss all the options with your Course Advisor. Benefits

 Equip you to start a new career.

 The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace.

 Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training.

 The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers. Guideline Learning Time: 8 weeks full-time* (220 hours flexi study) * based on 20-30 hours a week