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The students will gain hands on experience by practicing medical office assistant clinical skills and duties which include taking patients` vital signs, documentation of patient information or results, and performing some basic testing for patients within their scope of practice. Set a third insurance policy on a patient for medical or dental coverage. As well, students will demonstrate professional behaviour and attire. Students continue to increase proficiency in medical and pharmaceutical terminology, requisitioning of medical tests or procedures, office technology, keyboarding and transcription skills. Students learn health and safety regulations, infection control principles, first-aid techniques necessary to work in a clinical environment. It is recommended that you use Outlook or Outlook Web Access to manage your calendar instead of iCal, the Mac OS X Calendar application, or mobile iOS devices. This course focuses on the practical experience in preparation for work in a variety of medical office and hospital environments.
