The Medical
Secretary - An Introduction (Self-Paced).
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This Pitman Training programme
is recognised as one of the most thorough medical secretarial courses and
is designed to give an introduction to the work of a Medical Secretary
including the responsibilities, practice and structure of the various
medical departments in hospitals and GP surgeries.
It will help you develop knowledge of the workings and structure of the
medical secretarial profession.
This course will require approximately 60 hours of study time at our comfortable
London, (High Holborn, Notting Hill) or Manchester training centres and will cover the following
lessons:
- Lesson
1: Introduction
to GP Practice.
- Lesson
2: Introduction to
a General Hospital together with Orthopaedic medical terminology.
- Lesson
3: Introduction
to private oral and maxillo-facial.
- Lesson
4: Respiration;
cardiology and drug dosages.
- Lesson
5: Gynaecology,
Obstetrics and Paediatrics.
- Lesson
6: Male reproduction
systems, the urinary system and gastro-enterology.
- Lesson
7: Psychiatry, Psychology
and Endocrinology.
- Lesson
8: Neurology.
- Lesson
9: Dermatology
and Gerontology.
- Lesson
10: Sensory organs
- Ophthalmology; Ear; Nose; and Throat.
- Lesson
11: Plastic surgery;
burns and Oncology.
- Lesson 12: Consolidation.
How To Get In Touch With Your Questions.
020 7025
4700 - High Holborn
020 7792 5214 - Notting Hill
0161 923 6814 - Manchester
Medical Secretarial Course
Designed to be an introduction to the work of a medical secretary, to help you understand what to expect from life working in the medical department of a hospital or GP surgery, this medical secretarial course can be taken either on its own or as a module in part of our medical secretary diploma programme. Our students are always letting us know how valuable it is to have an insight into the responsibilities, practice and structure involved in a medical secretary job.
This Pitman Training course is considered one of the most thorough medical secretarial courses in the country and begins with an Introduction to GP Practice, providing you with a basic overview to support you with the rest of the course. The medical secretarial course then involves ten lessons which include medical terminology on a range of subjects such as orthopaedics, cardio and neurology. Lesson twelve is a consolidation of all you have learnt so far to help this sink in. As with all our courses, the medical secretarial course is self-paced and you work through it at your own rate, with tests along the way to assess your progress.
As well as supplying you with the necessary theoretical and practical skills, we also strive to help you develop the confidence needed to carry out these duties. By practising these procedures in our training centres, you should be comfortable in slipping into your new role with ease.
Estimated to take around sixty hours of study, this medical secretarial course couldn't be more flexible to meet your own needs. Our training centres in Holborn, Notting Hill and Manchester, all conveniently located and easily reached through public transport, are open until 8p.m. most evenings and you can even study on Saturdays using our top of the range PCs and audio equipment.
We also welcome our prospective students to visit us first before they invest in our courses, inviting you to speak to our trained career advisors and have a look around before you commit. If you're still unsure if this is the right course for you, we even give you the chance to trial the course for free!
The Pitman Training medical secretarial course, along with our other training, is recognised by AMSPAR, the professional body for medical secretaries. Therefore, completing one of our medical secretarial courses not only helps you acquire the essential skills for your career as a personal assistant, but presents you with a qualification that will impress any future employer in the medical profession. It also provides a topic of interest in interviews.
With the medical sector being such a popular choice for many secretaries, it is crucial to keep ahead and enrich your CV wherever possible, which is why we give our students the opportunity to start immediately!
Why Choose A Pitman Training
Medical Secretarial Programme?
Because we're the best known name in secretarial training and our medical secretarial programmes are recognised by AMSPAR, the professional body for medical secretaries!
Those two facts are your assurance of a high quality, practical learning experience. And when you consider that you can study with total flexibility, fitting your training around your other commitments, there's nothing stopping you from qualifying!
When you're job hunting in the medical field, mentioning Pitman Training and AMSPAR will hold you in good stead as employers recognise these two important names.
If you wish,
you can take The Medical Secretary - An Introduction, as part of our Medical
Secretarial Diploma or our Medical Receptionist Diploma programmes. These are bigger courses, leading to
a coveted Pitman Training Diploma.
020 7025
4700 - High Holborn
020 7792 5214 - Notting Hill
0161 923 6814 - Manchester
