Medical Office Specialist, Certificate

Keep Health Offices Running Smoothly

If you’re interested in the backbone of healthcare operations—not the clinical side but the administrative world—this certificate gives you the tools to succeed. The Medical Office Specialist program covers medical terminology, document formatting, patient scheduling, insurance & billing, and electronic health record systems. You’ll be ready to step into roles that ensure clinics, hospitals, and medical offices run efficiently.

What You’ll Learn

  • Use medical terminology confidently in documentation and communication
  • Create, format, and maintain professional office documents and spreadsheets
  • Manage electronic health records (EHR): input, retrieve, and protect patient data
  • Understand insurance, reimbursement, billing processes, and coding basics
  • Apply business-math skills, digital tools (Word, Excel, collaboration software), and professionalism in healthcare office settings

Program Requirements

This certificate requires 38 credits, typically completed across two semesters plus a summer session. Courses include coding, billing & insurance, EHR systems, medical office procedures, business math, and general education writing.

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Where This Certificate Can Take You

This certificate prepares you for roles that are essential in medical offices, clinics, hospitals, or administrative health settings—roles where accuracy and organization matter and where growth is possible.

Possible roles include:

  • Medical Front Desk Receptionist
  • Medical Scheduler
  • Medical Secretary
  • Medical Office Administrative Assistant

You could work in settings like:

  • Physician’s offices and group practices
  • Outpatient clinics and specialty practices
  • Hospital administrative departments
  • Urgent care centers and medical billing offices

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