3 Month Full-time Certificate Program
- Medical Office Assistant - Program Guide
Build your career in the health care field. The Medical Office Assistant supports doctors and other health care professionals in a variety of medical settings.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates will be prepared for employment as Medical Office Assistants in medical offices and specialist offices. Skills may also be transferable to positions in other medical settings.
Program Content:
The program consists of the following courses:
- Pharmacology For The Medical Office
- Interpersonal Skills In The Medical Environment
- Medical Office Procedures
- Computerized Medical Billing
- Keyboarding And Computers In The Medical Environment
- Medical Transcription
- Observational Practicum for MOA's
- Practicum
Course Delivery:
The 2018 program will take place at Nanaimo & Parksville Campuses. Classes may be during the day, evenings and weekends, 3 to 4 days a week. Classes are scheduled to reflect a full-time program; therefore this program is eligible for student loans.
Admission Requirements:
- Math 11: Intro to Math 11, Trades Math 11, Applications or Principles of Math 11, Math 041, 045, 046, 047, Accounting 11 or the MOA Math Assessment Test
- English 12, with a minimum mark of "C", or equivalent, or the MOA English Assessment Test
- Keyboarding: 40 correct wpm required
- Computer Skills: successful completion of Introduction to Computers within the past 2 years, OR, a letter with your application detailing the systems and programs you use and know
- Successfull completion of OSME 002: Medical Terminology and Anatomy, Physiology (or approved equivalent) taken within the last two years.
Next Intake:
The Medical Office Assistant Certificate program will not be offered in 2018/2019 in order to undergo curriculum revisions. We look forward to launching the program again in 2019/2020!
Please refer to the Program Availability List for more information on all Professional Development & Training certificate programs and other opportunities.
Program Contact:
Deidre Godwin, Program Assistant
Professional Development & Training
Faculty of Health & Human Services
250-740-6322
Revised April 2018
