Start Term
2026-2027
Course Title
Medical Office I
Course Code
TEMA1020
Course Hours
60
Course Credits
2
Description
The Medical Office I course introduces administrative and general duties in a medical office. These duties include appointment scheduling, records management, electronic health records use and management, written communications, health insurance, office equipment and management, as well as telephone procedures. This course will provide hands-on practice of administrative skills and competency-based examinations.
Upon course completion, students will be able to:
Objectives:
• Demonstrate professionalism and responsibilities of the medical assistant through written, verbal,
and electronic communication.
• Describe the administrative functions of a medical office.
• Demonstrate correct documentation in a medical record.
• Define types of information contained in a patient's medical record.
