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May - August 2008 Course Topics > Medical Administrative Assistant Training Program
Medical Administrative Assistant Training Program

A female medical assistant with a little girl

Career Description
Medical administrative assistants hold administrative or clerical positions in a health care setting. The Department of Labor reports that medical administrative positions are one of the 25 occupations with the largest number of projected openings in South Carolina between 1998 and 2008. Medical administrative assistants answer telephones, greet patients, update and file patient medical records, fill out insurance forms, handle correspondence and schedule appointments. They work in physician offices, hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies and medical manufacturers.

Medical Administrative Assistant Training Program

TTC's Medical Administrative Assistant Training Program is for individuals considering employment in a health care setting or those who presently work in the field and want formal training. Emphasis is placed on interpersonal communication, familiarization with administrative duties and skill development in administrative functions such as reception, scheduling, filing, billing, completion of insurance claims, patient relations, bookkeeping and medical terminology. All students are required to have Internet access outside of the College as training includes online coursework every week. This online coursework is expected to be conducted outside the hours spent in the classroom. Books included  

XPHH 582-502

6/17-12/3

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8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

$1,495

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