Medical Office Assistant
Plan Number C2054
Certificate of Achievement
Online Learning and/or In Class
Start date: Fall / Winter / Spring
About This Certificate | Program Delivery | Career Opportunities | Certificate Benefits | Obtaining Your Certificate | For Further Information
About This Certificate
This program will prepare you for a rewarding career which focuses on support for the administration of offices in the medical, chiropractic and dental fields.
You will develop strong office support skills with an emphasis on interpersonal, organizational, technological, and communication skills. Graduates of the program will be prepared for standard operational procedures that are required for the successful operation of a Medical office.
Program Delivery
Curriculum Revised: February 2010
Individual courses are open to all students whether or not they are working toward the certificate.
Prerequisites may be required for these courses. Please refer to individual course descriptions for specific requirements.
Important Note
Students have five years to complete this Certificate program.
The following courses(s) will continue to be recognized toward completion of this certificate program:
To view individual course descriptions and/or to register for available CE courses,
please select a course title in the table below. For Late Start Online Course Offerings, see this listing.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Course Availability |
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2012 |
2012 |
2012 |
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Required Course - Choose one of the following: |
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In Class |
Yes |
TBA |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Required Courses: |
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In Class |
Yes |
TBA |
TBA |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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In Class |
No |
TBA |
TBA |
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In Class |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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In Class |
Yes |
Yes |
TBA |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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In Class |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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In Class |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Career Opportunities
This certificate prepares you for exciting work as a member of a healthcare team. Graduates may work in physician’s offices, dental offices, hospitals, walk-in clinics, long-term-care facilities, retirement homes, chiropractor’s offices and complementary health care clinics.
Possible career paths include:
Certificate Benefits
The up-to-date curriculum includes training in rapidly changing technological skills such as software applications, medical OHIP billing, and in all aspects of standard operational procedures utilized in the modern medical office or clinic.
You will be well-prepared to enter your new career in the exciting, rapidly evolving, and satisfying healthcare field.
Obtaining Your Certificate (Graduation)
Upon completion of all requirements, the student must complete an “application to graduate” form available from the Registrar’s Office. Students will be required to pay a $25 fee to attend the convocation ceremony in the fall.
The fee is payable with the “application to graduate” form. Applications and fees are to be returned to the Registrar’s Office. For more information, contact the Registrar’s Office.
Niagara College Registrar’s Office
Email: registrar@niagaracollege.ca
905-735-2211, Ext 7500
For Further Information
Niagara College Continuing Education
Email: ce@niagaracollege.ca
Web: www.niagaracollege.ca/ce
Phone: 905-735-2211, ext. 7510.
Information Last Modified:
Wed, November 10, 2010 at 11:41:54 AM ET
