This free online administration course provides the skills and techniques required to succeed as a medical secretary. Medical secretaries play a crucial role in the healthcare system as they often have to support doctors. This administration training course provides you with the skills and knowledge required to pursue a career as a medical secretary. We teach you how to schedule and keep track of appointments, handle patient records and interact with the public correctly. We also examine new office technology and explain common jargon terms used in this field.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188819 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Discuss the roles, duties and working environment of a medical secretary • Explain how a medical secretary organises schedules properly • Describe the procedures used to store and maintain medical records • Establish the importance of confidentiality in the healthcare sector • Identify common medical jargon and terminologies • Recognise the downside to relying on technology as a medical secretary • List some common filing systems used in medical offices |
| Course Code | 5241 |
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