Medical Administrative Specialist

Mission:

The mission of the Medical Administrative Specialist program is to prepare students, who believe that learning is a lifelong process, to be literate, informed, responsible, productive members of today’s society with the skills necessary to become employed in the Medical Administrative Specialist, Medical Office Technologist, Front Desk Specialist and Information Technology Assistant fields.

Description:

Instruction includes the use of technology to develop communication skills using word processing software; filing and classifying information; performing office procedures; transcription of documents from machine dictation; and the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications. Students may include in their studies concepts, terminology, electronic health records, and procedures related to the medical and medical insurance fields.

Industry Certification

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)

Microsoft Office Specialist

Unique Requirements:

Completion time depends on the progress of the individual. The typical length of this program for the average achieving student is 1050 hours. The State of Florida requires students to meet a basic skills requirement prior to program completion. The basic skills grade levels for this program are: Computation (Mathematics) 10.0 , Communications (Reading Language Arts) 10.0.

Completion Levels: (4 OCPS)

• Information Technology Assistant
• Front Desk Specialist
• Medical Office Technologist
• Medical Administrative Specialist

Certificate Requirements:

A student must meet ALL the following conditions to earn a Certificate of Program Completion from WTC:

• Pass all courses and OCPs in the program
• Complete the required curriculum
• Settle all school debt including returning textbooks for high school students
• Meet Florida Basic Skills requirements for the program.
• Receive the instructor's recommendation

Program Information

WTC is not currently enrolling in this program. For more information, please contact WTC’s Student Services Department.

Choose your Career Pathway

Contact the College About This Program

studentservices@citrusschools.org - 726-2430 Ext. 4301

Licensure/Certification

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMMA)

Articulation Agreement

College of Central Florida Career Pathways Articulation Agreement