Picture yourself as a medical office assistant, working in a physician’s office after less than four months of training.
It’s possible at Laredo Community College, where a one-semester basic certificate program for the medical office assistant is set to be offered this spring.
Prospective students are encouraged to apply immediately for admission to the college and to be considered for admittance to the MOA program. Registration and advising for the new term is in progress.
Classes are scheduled to be taught in the evenings, but can be scheduled at other times as well. Among the courses students take are medical terminology, first aid, medical assisting special topics and clinical rotation.
Prospective students must be ready for intermediate college reading (READ 0374) to be eligible for admission to the program.
Norma Moore, chair of the Allied Health Department, said that the training program prepares students with the professionalism and skills needed to help them adapt to a medical office.
“The basic Medical Office Assisting program exposes students to medical terminology, computer skills and first aid techniques they need to work in a doctor’s office or a clinic,” Moore said. “Additionally, the program will focus on phone etiquette skills, emphasize the importance of being a team player and offer a guide on utilizing conversation skills to communicate appropriately with patients and colleagues in a medical office setting.”
Appropriate posture, self-confidence boosters and reading skills also will be addressed in the classroom, which will be led by medical assisting coordinator/instructor Elizabeth Kurczyn and other faculty members.
Moore added that the basic MOA program offers a perfect opportunity for graduates to advance their careers toward clinical or administrative certificate programs for the medical office assistant at LCC.
“Employers who hire our graduates are very satisfied with the high quality of medical office assistants that Laredo Community College produces,” Moore said.
Tuition and books for the 15-hour college credit MOA basic certificate program are $815, considerably more affordable than that offered by area vocational schools.
Financial aid is available for eligible students, and job placement assistance is offered to graduates.
“There are lots of jobs out there for the medical office assistant,” Moore noted.
First-time LCC students should complete the Texas Common Application for Admission to Two-Year Institutions, available online at www.laredo.edu/admissions.
The application for admission to the MOA program also is available online at www.laredo.edu/healthsciences or at the LCC Allied Health Center, room 129.
For more information, call the LCC Allied Health Department at 721-5261.
Students in the basic Medical Office Assisting program at Laredo Community College can complete their training in less than four months to seek employment in a medical office. Registration is now in progress for spring 2007 admission.
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