- Lessons: 106
- Duration: 38 weeks
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Become a Medical Office Administrator in just 38 weeks!
Are you ready for a new career? The EPIC College of Technology’s Medical Office Administration Diploma Program may be just what you are looking for.
Daytime and Afternoon/Evening Options available
The role of the medical office assistant is a vital function in our ever growing, modern health care system. EPIC College of Technology’s Medical Office Administration Diploma Program was developed to provide you with proper professional, interpersonal and communication skills you will need for efficient operation in a variety of medical office environments such as a physician’s office, medical clinics or hospitals.
Emphasis is placed on theoretical topics such as medical terminology, body systems as well as hands-on training via a placement in medical office procedures, medical transcription, billing, scheduling, patient preparation and use of computerized health application software such as York-Med. In addition, the program fosters your development of interpersonal skills, organizational effectiveness, and communication skills including written correspondence and telephone techniques necessary to function in a fast paced, modern medical environment.
Student Practicum Placement
As part of the Medical Administration Diploma Program, you will have 180 hours of practical, hands-on experience via a practicum placement. During this placement you will perform the daily duties of a medical office environment including: answering calls, appointment scheduling, patient registration and health record management, maintain inventory of medical and office supplies, organize meetings and conferences, administer referrals as well as assist the physicians by taking temperature, measuring blood pressure and preparing the examination rooms.
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1. Clinical/ Medical procedures
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Lesson 1.1The medical record
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Lesson 1.2Medical asepsis and the OSHA standard
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Lesson 1.3Sterilization and disinfection
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Lesson 1.4Vital signs
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Lesson 1.5The physical examination
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Lesson 1.6Eye and ear assessment and procedures
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Lesson 1.7Physical agents to promote tissues hearing
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Lesson 1.8The gynecologic examination and prenatal care
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Lesson 1.9The pediatric examination
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Lesson 1.10Minor office surgery
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Lesson 1.11Food and drug administration
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Lesson 1.12Cardiopulmonary procedures
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Lesson 1.13Colon procedures and male reproductive health
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Lesson 1.14Radiology and diagnostic imaging
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Lesson 1.15Introduction to the clinical laboratory
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Lesson 1.16Urinalysis
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Lesson 1.17Phlebotomy
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Lesson 1.18Hematology
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Lesson 1.19Blood chemistry and serology
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Lesson 1.20Medical microbiology
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Lesson 1.21Emergency medical procedures
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2. Computer health application software
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3. Computer typing skills
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4. CPR and first certification
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Lesson 4.1Lectures
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Lesson 4.2Emergency
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Lesson 4.3Vital signs
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Lesson 4.4Breathing emergencies
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Lesson 4.5Cardiovascular disease
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Lesson 4.6Adult and child CPR
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Lesson 4.7Wounds and bleeding
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Lesson 4.8Electrical shock
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Lesson 4.9Bone, muscle and joint injury
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Lesson 4.10Diabetes, allergic reactions, asthma
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5. Medical terminology
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Lesson 5.1Introduction to medical transcription
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Lesson 5.2Basic word structure
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Lesson 5.3Terms pertaining to the body as a whole
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Lesson 5.4Suffixes
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Lesson 5.5Prefixes
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Lesson 5.6Digestive system
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Lesson 5.7Additional suffixes and digestive system terminology
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Lesson 5.8Urinary system
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Lesson 5.9Female reproductive system
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Lesson 5.10Male reproductive system
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Lesson 5.11Nervous system
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Lesson 5.12Cardiovascular system
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Lesson 5.13Respiratory system
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Lesson 5.14Blood system
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Lesson 5.15Lymphatic and immune systems
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Lesson 5.16Musculoskeletal system
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Lesson 5.17Skin
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Lesson 5.18Sense organs : the eye and the ear
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Lesson 5.19Endocrine system
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Lesson 5.20Cancer medicine (oncology)
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Lesson 5.21Radiology and nuclear medicine
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Lesson 5.22Pharmacology
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Lesson 5.23Psychiatry
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6. CPR and first aid certification
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7. Resume workshop/interpersonal and communications skills
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8. Stress management
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9. Study of basic human anatomy
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Lesson 9.1An introduction to the structure & function of the body
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Lesson 9.2Chemistry of life
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Lesson 9.3Cells and tissues
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Lesson 9.4Organ systems of the body
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Lesson 9.5The integumentary system and body membranes
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Lesson 9.6The skeletal system
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Lesson 9.7The muscle system
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Lesson 9.8The nervous system
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Lesson 9.9The senses
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Lesson 9.10The endocrine system
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Lesson 9.11Blood
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Lesson 9.12The circulatory system
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Lesson 9.13The lymphatic system immunity
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Lesson 9.14The respiratory system
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Lesson 9.15The digestive system
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Lesson 9.16Nutrition and metabolism
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Lesson 9.17The urinary system
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Lesson 9.18Fluid and electrotype balance
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Lesson 9.19Acid-base balance
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Lesson 9.20The reproductive system
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Lesson 9.21Growth and development
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