The Medical Secretary - An Introduction

Aims and 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.
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 a widely recognised Pitman Training Certificate in addition to the OCR Medical Word Processing examination and the AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology.

Target Audiences
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.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction to GP Practice.
Lesson 2: Introduction a General Hospital together with Orthopaedic terminology.
Lesson 3: Introduction to private 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.