The Medical Office Assistant (MOA) Certificate Program trains students in procedures for medical office administration, including communicating accurately with medical professionals and patients. Students take courses such as anatomy, physiology, medical transcription, medical and pharmaceutical terminology, and patient scheduling and billing. The program includes a three-week practicum.
NOTE: International students are not currently eligible for this program. For more information, contact Douglas College International.
Graduation Requirements:
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| Required courses: | ||
|
Keyboarding |
3.00 |
|
|
Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology I |
3.00 |
|
|
Business Communications and Procedures |
3.00 |
|
|
General Office Skills |
3.00 |
|
|
Computer Applications I |
3.00 |
|
|
Medical Administrative Procedures |
3.00 |
|
|
Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology II |
3.00 |
|
|
Electronic Medical Records and Medical Billing Procedures |
3.00 |
|
|
Clinical Office Procedures |
3.00 |
|
|
Career Development |
2.00 |
|
|
Office Practicum |
1.00 |
|
|
Total credits |
|
30.00 |
** Career Development must be taken during your final semester in the program.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
Notes:
You can get an average cost for your program - tuition and student fees, books, uniforms, lab fees etc - on the Program Cost page.
Only programs approved for student loan funding are listed on the Program Cost page. For all other programs, refer to the Tuition Fee page.
Graduates of the Medical Office Assistant (MOA) Certificate Program work as skilled MOAs who manage offices and communicate effectively with medical professionals and patients. After one year's experience, MOAs are eligible to write the Medical Office Assistant of B.C. registration examination.
Graduates can choose to complete another year of studies at Douglas College to earn an Office Administration Diploma. The Diploma transfers to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.