About Medical Administrative Specialist

The Medical Administrative Specialist program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge, competencies, and skills to successfully gain employment in a variety of office settings, including the medical field. Training includes, but is not limited to, the use of technology to develop communication skills, higher-level thinking skills, and decision-making skills; medical terminology; the performance of office procedures, including those specific to the medical environment; transcription of medical documents; the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications; research of job opportunities; and the production of high-quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents. The program includes training in software used in offices today, in addition to specialized medical field software.

The mission of the Medical Administrative Specialist program is to prepare students with the knowledge, competencies, and skills to successfully gain employment in a variety of office settings, including healthcare.


Program Structure

* NOTE: OCP A contains the core course for this program. If the student has credit for this course in high school, the student may start with OCP B, Front Desk Specialist.

Dual Enrollment is available for high school students. View the Dual Enrollment at OTC video playlist.

Additional Program Details

 

Program Structure Details

Occupational Completion Points (OCPs) - The Medical Administrative Specialist program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of four Occupational Completion Points. OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles. Academic skill level required to complete program: Grade 10 language, math, and reading.

Industry Certification/Licensure

Near completion of the program, students take one or more of the following industry certifications:

• Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), National Healthcareer Association
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, or Access

Articulation

Upon successful completion of this program, students enrolling in an A.S. degree program are eligible to be awarded articulated credits at:

Valencia College:

• Medical Administrative A.S. degree – Up to 18 credits

Program Cost

*Subject to change

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