Medical Office Assistant Certificate (iHealth)

Courses and Requirements

By completing the Medical Office Assistant Certificate, you will learn medical terminology, effective communication skills, computer applications, medical records management, medical insurance requirements and front office management procedures.

Students who attend the Medical Office Assistant program through iHealth@NECC will complete most of their course work online and come to our Lawrence Campus once or twice a week for in-class meetings and laboratory sessions.

Students must earn a grade of “C” in all HES and MRT courses in order to graduate. A minimum of 20 credits hours are required for graduation.

CORI/CHRI/SORI

Students interested in participating in this program may be required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, a Criminal Records Central Repository (CHRI) check, and/or a Sex Offender Record Information (SORI) check. For more information, visit www.necc.mass.edu/corisori.

Drug Screening

Students enrolled in this academic program may be required to pass a drug screening analysis.


Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO101Human Biology

3

ENG101English Composition I

3

HES103RICCS: Preparing for Success in a Healthcare Career

1

HES104Medical Office Administration

3

HES115Medical Terminology

3

HES292Medical Office Assistant Externship

1

MRT100Introduction to Health Information Practice & Procedure

3

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

Courses with Prerequisites: HES201, HES292, MRT100

Milestone Courses: HES104

Schedule Tips: HES104, HES115 offered FALL ONLY; HES103, HES292, MRT100 offered SPRING ONLY

Elective

Computer Elective CIS110, 112, 113 or 210  3-4
Course NumberTitleCredits

Program Notes

Recommended Course Sequence Medical Office Assistant Certificate

Course NumberTitleCredits

Year 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
Fall
Course NumberTitleCredits
CISComputer Science Elective

3-4

ENG101English Composition I

3

HES104Medical Office Administration

3

HES115Medical Terminology

3

Spring
Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO101Human Biology

3

HES103RICCS: Preparing for Success in a Healthcare Career

1

MRT100Introduction to Health Information Practice & Procedure

3

HES292Medical Office Assistant Externship

1