Medical Secretary - An Introduction

Medical Secretary – An Introduction

Designed for:            Experienced secretaries who have word processing knowledge to an intermediate level and 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 provide an introduction to the work of a Medical Secretary including responsibilities, practice and structure of the various medical departments in hospitals and GP surgeries.

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

Benefits

n       Develop knowledge of the workings and structure of the Medical Secretarial profession

n       Flexibility of self-paced training methods

n       A personalised workbook to use and keep as a reference guide

n       The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training certification in addition to the OCR Medical Word Processing examination and the AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology

Course duration:        40 Hours

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