Provide professional and valuable administrative skills to healthcare teams in a variety of medical office settings with this 10-month blended program. New medical office assistant courses start every two months in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta!
Blended online and in-person Medical Office Assistant program designed to be completed in under a year as a full-time student.
Avg. hourly of a medical office assistant salary in Alberta.
Get a new laptop included when you enroll, fully loaded with all course materials.
Are you an excellent communicator with a passion for organization and helping others? Then a career as a medical office assistant may be the path for you!
Working in an administrative role within the health care system, medical office assistants, also known as medical office receptionists or administrators, are a crucial part of the healthcare system. Working in a variety of healthcare settings such as clinics, hospitals, dental offices and more, they have a unique combination of communication skills, organizational skills, technical skills, and an interest in the medical field. From greeting clients at the door to taking their vital signs, medical office assistants help keep healthcare operations running!
MaKami College’s 10-month (900 Hour) Medical Office Assistant course at our Edmonton and Calgary locations is offered in a blended format. This includes, with online theory courses and in-class components, making it easy- to- balance school with your family and life. Students can earn a diploma in under a year so you can start working as a medical office administrator in as little as 10 months! And at MaKami, you get a laptop with all your program curriculum fully loaded!
MaKami’s unique Medical Office Assistant program is based on a case study format. On your first day of school, you are “hired” as a medical receptionist in a mock company. You will have imaginary clients, co-workers, tasks and assignments, giving you the edge to hit the ground running when you graduate less than a year later!
Using the latest technology, all students will be provided with a laptop for their studies, fully loaded with their program curriculum. Students will begin the first four months of their program learning basic administrative functions, and then move into learning healthcare-specific skills such as healthcare fundamentals, medical terminology, medical software and more.
In our medical office administration courses you will learn about:
In the last month of the program, students will get real-life experience with 160 hours of practicum training that you can include in your resume as experience, even before you graduate.
In addition to a variety of transferrable skills, including keyboarding, Microsoft Office, Career Preparation and more, you’ll also earn certifications in First Aid and Privacy Awareness in Healthcare Training.
New student intakes for this blended program start every two months – start your first medical office assistant course by signing up today!
Medical Office Assistant students must meet the following criteria:
Programs using Mature Admissions must meet the following criteria:
As English is the language of instruction in all programs at MaKami College, we require all applicants to demonstrate communicative proficiency in the English language prior to admission acceptance. For the Medical Office Assistant Program, this could include one of the following:
MaKami’s newest campus is located on the city’s northeast inside Marlborough Mall
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