Medical Front Office

This degree or certificate is designed for students who are preparing for a position in offices of physicians, medical clinics, hospitals, and allied facilities. These students will acquire basic communication skills, learn specialized medical terminologies needed to complete appropriate forms in preparing, maintaining/filing, and charting medical records including insurance claims; use appropriate computer programs to key basic documents and navigate the Internet. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, the student will acquire the basic communication skills; learn the specialized medical terminologies needed to complete appropriate forms in preparing, maintaining/filing, and charting medical records including insurance claims; and use appropriate computer programs to key basic documents and to navigate the Internet (the student should achieve a minimum speed of 25 words per minute).

Associate in Science Program Map Certificate Program Map

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE		UNITS
	CABOT 102	English for Business	4
	CABOT 103	Business Vocabulary Development	3
	CABOT 104	Filing Methods and Systems	1
	CABOT 110	Collegiate Business Math	3
	CABOT 205*	Computer Keyboarding/Typing I	3
	CABOT 208	Windows Basics	1
	MOA 181 or MOA 182	Basic Medical Terminology Medical Terminology for Body Systems	3 or 3
	MOA 185	Medical Office Procedures	3
	Select one of the following:
CABOT 102	CABOT 105	Introduction to Office Correspondence	3
	CABOT 50**	Internship (CABOT)	3
	MOA 183	Introduction to Health Insurance & Reimbursement	4
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		24-25

*A minimum speed of 25 wpm is required for this certificate. CABOT 230 is available to help students reach this goal. Students should request a card (valid for one year) from their GCC instructor verifying their keyboarding speed. ** Must be in a medical office or medical facility.
Substitutions for some of the above courses may be made with department approval.

NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

August 2017	GCC CATALOG 2017-2018
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.