Certificate in Medical Terminology and Health Care Administration (part time)
Working in health care (general practice, community health services, secondary care or the private sector) and seeking to improve your skills and knowledge of how the NHS works? Or, looking for an opportunity for professional development?
Why not think about joining a highly interactive course of 20 - 25 students starting end of September 2008?
Sign up to a 9 month part-time programme, completing in July 2009, on a new course designed for medical secretaries, administrators, clinic clerks and senior receptionists.
The course aims to provide a first level qualification to participants who will normally have some experience in a health care setting. You will require commitment, enthusiasm and an ability to complete a course of study.
Learning is built around three modules over two semesters. Modules A & B are each 9 weeks long, one in each semester. Module C is 18 weeks long and runs over both semesters. See the timetable for provisional dates.
- Module A - Health Care Administration & Procedures
- Module B - Support Services
- Module C - Medical Terminology
The course is accredited by Queen Mary, University of London. The course fees for 2008-09 are £1452 and £2178 for overseas students. A 50% subsidy is available for students working in primary care in the NHS London sector. That is, the fee for NHS London students for 2008-09 is £726. It is up to NHS London students to approach their employers for support with this £726. Overseas students* working in NHS London sector also receive the £726 subsidy, thus the fee they need to pay is £1452 for 2008-09.
Applications are invited for the September 2008 intake. Admission to this course is via application forms and informal interviews, which will be arranged in the summer 2008.
If you wish to discuss the course in more detail after you have read the information, please contact Nicci Iacovou, Course Leader.
Tel: 020 7882 2530, n.iacovou@qmul.ac.uk
You can also contact Shirley Dryden.
Tel: 020 7882 2528, Fax: 020 7882 2552, s.a.dryden@qmul.ac.uk