The Medical Secretary - An Introduction

This Pitman Training programme is recognised as one of the most thorough medical secretary courses and is designed to give an introduction to the work of a Medical Secretary including the responsibilities, practice and structure of the various medical departments in hospitals and GP surgeries.
It will help you develop knowledge of the workings and structure of the medical secretarial profession.
This course will require approximately 60 hours of study time at our comfortable training centre and will cover the following lessons:

• Lesson 1: Introduction to GP Practice.
• Lesson 2: Introduction to a General Hospital together with Orthopaedic medical 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.
  
  Why Choose A Pitman Training Medical Secretarial Programme?
  Because we're the best known name in secretarial training and our medical secretarial programmes are recognised by AMSPAR, the professional body for medical secretaries.
  Those two facts are your assurance of a quality, practical learning experience. And when you consider that you can study with total flexibility, fitting your training around your other commitments, there's nothing stopping you from qualifying.
  When you're job hunting in the medical field, mentioning Pitman Training and AMSPAR will hold you in good stead as employers recognise these two important names.
  If you wish, you can take The Medical Secretary - An Introduction, as part of our Medical Secretarial Diploma programme. This is a bigger course, leading to a coveted Pitman Training Diploma.