This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers as an Information Technology Assistant, Front Desk Specialist, Medical Office Technologist, and Medical Administrative Specialist in the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster.

The content includes, but is not limited to, the use of technology to develop communications skills, higher level thinking skills, and decision making skills; medical terminology; the performance of office procedures specific to the medical environment; transcription of medical documents from machine dictation; 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. This program includes instruction in the following software applications: Microsoft (Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint); Adobe Acrobat Professional; Medical Office Simulation Software (MOSS); and Google (Gmail, Forms, Calendar & Sites).

Upon completion of the Medical Administrative Specialist program, students are prepared to test for the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) certification.

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