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Medical Secretary
Medical Secretary Diploma. Become a highly skilled Medical secretary providing clerical and administrative support to medical staff in hospitals, private practice and general practice. with a diploma to prove your competence.
Our Medical Secretarial course can help you gain all the
Medical Secretarial terminology and skills you will need
for a successful career.
This short qualification course is suitable for those who already have
Word processing experience. As a distance learning /
home study course the suggested amount of study time is 30 hours which
may be spread over a few weeks or months.
Receive comprehensive training materials for future reference; the opportunity to gain the Medical Secretarial Diploma and the opportunity to gain up to 3 qualifications through the OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and the RSA) examinations.
The course includes medical terminology and medical documents such as those used in hospitals and by GPs. Modules include Text Production Level 2, Medical Word Processing Level 2 and Medical Audio Transcription Level 2. The course follows the syllabus for all of those qualifications and this is detailed on the diploma issued. The course is available through distance learning.
Course pre-requisites
This short qualification course is suitable for those who already have word processing experience.
- KeyNet Medical Secretary Diploma
- OCR Text Production Level 2 Certificate
- OCR Medical Word Processing Level 2 Certificate
- OCR Medical Audio Transcription Level 2 Certificate
Receive comprehensive training materials for future reference; the opportunity to gain the Medical Secretarial Diploma and the opportunity to gain up to
4 Certificates through the OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and the RSA) examinations.
This course is suitable for complete beginners, graduates requiring skills for the modern business environment or for those already working within a medical environment. Beginners learn touch typing, audio typing and word processing. The course includes medical terminology and medical documents such as those used in hospitals and by GPs. Modules include Copy Typing, Text Production at Level 1 and Level 2, Medical Word Processing Level 2 and Medical Audio Transcription Level 2. The course follows the syllabus for all of those qualifications and this is detailed on the diploma issued. The course is available through distance learning.
The course offers the opportunity to gain the following:
- KeyNet Medical Secretary Advanced Diploma
- OCR Text Production Level 1 Certificate
- OCR Text Production Level 2 Certificate
- OCR Medical Word Processing Level 2 Certificate
- OCR Medical Audio Transcription Level 2 Certificate
This course provides in depth training if you wish to find employment as a medical secretary. Comprehensive training materials are provided for future reference together with a presentation folder and Baillier's Nurses dictionary. Medical secretaries provide clerical and administrative support to medical staff in hospitals, private practice and general practice. Requirements for these posts include a thorough knowledge of medical terminology, secretarial experience of medical correspondence and audio typing skills.
Course pre-requisites
This course is ideally suitable for those who already have secretarial
experience, although not essential. Good word processing skills and typing skills
of between 30 and 40 wpm are desirable.
(For those without these pre-requisites please see course MT30 or enquire about KeyNet’s Foundation Skills courses).
Course details
The course includes training in medical terminology for the Certificate in Medical Terminology and
also follows the syllabus for the (Oxford, Cambridge and the RSA) Medical Word Processing Level
2 and OCR Medical Audio Transcription Level 2. Comprehensive training is given in medical
terminology, medical word processing and medical audio transcription of correspondence such as that used in hospitals and by GPs. The
expected study time for this Medical Secretary training course is 60
hours, available through distance learning / home study.
Course completion
The course offers the opportunity to gain a thorough knowledge of medical
terminology and to become experienced in the professional presentation of medical
correspondence by means of word processing from typed and hand written scripts and audio
tapes.
- OCR Medical Word Processing Level 2 Certificate
- OCR Medical Audio Transcription Level 2 Certificate
- AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology
In addition upon successful completion of this course students are awarded a diploma issued by KeyNet:
- KeyNet Medical Secretary Advanced Diploma
This course provides in depth training if you wish to find employment as a medical secretary. Comprehensive training materials are provided for future reference. Medical secretaries provide clerical and administrative support to medical staff in hospitals, private practice and general practice. Requirements for these posts usually include a thorough knowledge of medical terminology, secretarial experience of medical correspondence and audio typing skills. Students can choose to complete this course as an online course or as a postal course.
Course pre-requisites
This course is suitable for complete beginners and in particular for
those wishing to change career in order to work in the NHS office
departments or for those already working within the NHS.
Course details
Comprehensive training is given in medical terminology.
In addition, a course in Microsoft Word Advanced is included for those
who wish to undertake it and improve their word processing skills.
There is no obligation for a student to complete the word processing module but it is supplied.
Please email for a full list of course details.
Course completion
The course offers the opportunity to
gain a thorough knowledge of medical terminology.
- AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology
In addition upon successful completion of this course students are awarded a certificate issued by KeyNet:
- KeyNet Medical Terminology Certificate
This course provides in depth training if you wish to
find employment as a medical secretary. Comprehensive training materials
are provided for future reference. Medical secretaries provide
clerical and administrative support to medical staff in hospitals,
private practice and general practice. Requirements for these posts
include OCR Typing Level 3 (or similar), excellent word processing
skills and a good knowledge of medical terminology.
Course pre-requisites
This course is ideally suitable for those who already have some secretarial experience. Essential pre-requisites are: - 1) A good level of English Grammar, 2) The ability to type at 45 to 50 words per minute, 3) The ability to use Microsoft Word to a proficient level, including tables. In addition it is beneficial if you have recently passed OCR Level 2 in Word Processing and Text Processing examinations.
Course details
The course follows the syllabus for the OCR Word Processing Level 3 and OCR Text Production Level 3. Comprehensive training is given in medical terminology, advanced word processing and text processing of a variety of correspondence.
Course completion
The course offers the opportunity to gain a thorough knowledge of medical terminology and to become experienced in the professional presentation of correspondence by means of word processing from typed and hand written scripts
- OCR Text Production Level 3 Certificate
- OCR Word Processing Level 3 Certificate
- AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology
In addition upon successful completion of this course students are awarded a certificate issued by KeyNet:
- KeyNet Advanced Medical Secretary Diploma