Medical Office Assistant Online Certificate Program
The Medical Office Assistant Online Program at Capilano University is part of the ABT Provincial Collaborative offering this program through BCcampus. BCcampus is a collaboration of post-secondary institutions in British Columbia provides an online central access point to post-secondary online and distance learning courses, programs and resources.
Medical Office Assistants are in high demand by physicians and other allied health care professionals. The role of the MOA is to support the medical staff as they offer quality care to patients. The complex nature of working in such a demanding position requires excellent communication and office skills.
The Medical Office Assistant Online Program offers specialized training including medical terminology and related anatomy and physiology, administrative procedures, clinical procedures, medical transcription, bookkeeping and computerized medical billing. Courses in business English, human relations and databases and spreadsheets will also be included in the program.
Course descriptions and information regarding the start date for specific courses can be obtained from the provincial website at http://portal.bccampus.ca. Click on link to ABT Schedule.https://portal.bccampus.ca
A Capilano University certificate is granted upon successful completion of the program.
For more information, please see our frequently asked questions www.capilanou.ca/programs/online/faqs
Upon graduation students will have obtained the specialized training required to work in number of medical settings:
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Hospital departments including admitting, diagnostic imaging and various outpatient clinics
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General Practitioner and specialist offices
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Allied Health Professionals such as physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage therapy and naturopathy
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Long term care facilities
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Insurance companies
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Grade 12 or equivalent or Mature Student status
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English Language Requirement, TOEFL/ELA/IELTS/CAEL/PTE for students whose primary language is not English: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): paper=560, computer=220, internet=83, or English Language Assessment (ELA)=145, or International English Language Testing System (IELTS)=6.5 overall, and no one score less than 6, or Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)=70, or Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)=56 or Capilano University ESLF 080 with a minimum B+ grade.
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Online interview
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25 wpm keyboarding or completion of ABTO 110 and ABTO 111 is recommended.
Apply for Admission/Readmission online or by downloading and completing an application form. Completed applications must be accompanied by the appropriate application fee, official transcripts and other pertinent documents, and should be submitted to:
Registrar's Office Capilano University, Birch building, room 230 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3H5 Phone: 604.984.4900 Fax: 604.984.1798
Please see the Fees and Fee Payment section of the Capilano website. Financial aid is available to eligible students for eligible programs. For more information, please see Financial Aid and Awards.
| Intakes: | Campus | Terms | Full/Part Time |
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| Online | Fall | Both | |
| Online | Spring | Both | |
| Online | Summer | Both |
| Required Courses | Course Credits | Required Credits | |
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| Credits | 22.50 | ||
| Total Program Credits | 22.50 | ||
| Required: | 22.50 | ||
| ABTO 100 | Online Learner Success | 0.00 | |
| ABTO 120 | Business English | 3.00 | |
| ABTO 140 | Human Relations | 1.50 | |
| ABTO 141 | Job Search | 1.50 | |
| MOAO 100 | Medical Terminology I | 0.75 | |
| MOAO 101 | Medical Terminology II and Related Anatomy and Physiology | 3.00 | |
| MOAO 102 | Medical Terminology III Pharmacology and Specialties | 0.75 | |
| MOAO 120 | Medical Transcription | 3.00 | |
| MOAO 130 | Medical Administrative Procedures | 3.00 | |
| MOAO 131 | Clinical Procedures and Practice | 3.00 | |
| MOAO 140 | Medical Billing - Manual | 1.50 | |
| MOAO 141 | Medical Billing - Computerized | 1.50 | |
A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required and all courses in the certificate program must be completed within two years from the commencement of the first course of study.
Curriculum in all courses is common throughout the colleges and universities in the British Columbia public post-secondary system. Individual institutions may also have articulation agreements between the Applied Business Technology Online programs and similar courses in other certificate programs in Applied Business Technology. Other avenues for receiving credit for individual courses in the program other than enrolling in a course at an institution include transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment.
- S. LIVINGSTONE
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RN, MAMS (UK)
- B. SMITH
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BA, B.C. Professional Teacher's Cert. (UBC), TESL Cert.
Applied Business Technology Online Program Capilano University 2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3H5 Phone: 604.984.4959 abto@capilanou.ca