Medical Support Careers Online and Winona Campus OVERVIEW Medical Support Careers provide a pathway to an exciting, challenging place in the field of health care. Medical Support Careers offer students a variety of non-clinical medical career opportunities. Whether working behind the scenes or in a public position, these roles provide essential services to both patients and health care providers: • • • • Health Unit Coordinator Healthcare Documentation Specialist Medical Administrative Assistant Medical Administrative Specialist At Minnesota State College Southeast, we provide challenging hands-on experience designed to prepare students for employment. Our students learn to prepare medical documents utilizing correct punctuation and capitalization emphasizing number, abbreviation, symbol, and metric measurement rules. HIPAA guidelines are discussed, recognizing patients’ rights to protect their medical information. Successful graduates possess invaluable skills such as ability to key accurate, detailed, personal information relating to each patient’s medical, surgical, psychiatric, social, and family history. As students gain competence in their work, they will advance to a higher level of critical thinking and problem solving. On campus or online Students may begin fall or spring semester and may attend full time or part time. All of the Medical Support Careers programs are offered on the Winona, Minnesota campus or 100% online. Students can combine on-campus and on-line courses to complete their programs. MAJORS WITHIN Medical Administrative Assistant Medical Administrative Specialist Healthcare Documentation Specialist Health Unit Coordinator See backside for program plan PROGRAM OUTCOMES Program graduates will be able to: 1. Produce medical documents using correct English and proofreading skills. 2. Understand the impact that prejudice and bias have on personal attitudes, behaviors, and physical and mental health. 3. Use systematic, critical, and creative processes to identify problems and make decisions. 4. Demonstrate the ability to correctly spell, define, and pronounce medical terminology. 5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and ethical behavior maintaining appropriate confidentiality according to organization policies in a medical setting. 6. Exhibit proficiency in transcribing medical documents that meet professional medical office standards. AAS Diploma Certificate Certificate 60 credits 44 credits 30 credits 28 credits PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Instructors have professional experience in the program fields Students work with actual clinic/hospital documents Established affiliation agreements have been developed with area clinics/hospitals All programs are offered online as well as on campus CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Medical Centers Outpatient Clinics Insurance Companies Sports Medicine Facilities Extended Care Facilities Home Health Agencies Government Agencies PROGRAM COSTS - estimated cost including tuition, books and supplies Medical Administrative Assistant AAS $13,975 Medical Administrative Specialist Diploma $7,087 Health Unit Coordinator Certificate $6,658 $10,462 Healthcare Documentation Specialist Certificate 70 2020-2022 College Catalog
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