Medical Administration
Students learn how to use medical terminology and apply administrative procedures necessary to be productive employees in a healthcare environment. Students gain management skills related to office and financial activities, maintaining electronic health records (EHR), communicating in professional healthcare settings. Students explore legal and ethical issues and will develop employability skills and explore career opportunities in healthcare. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Recommended prerequisite(s): Keyboarding course(s) or teacher-approved demonstration and documentation of touch keyboarding skills
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Accounting (36 Weeks)
- Accounting, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Business Law (18 Weeks)
- Business Law (36 Weeks)
- Business Management (18 Weeks)
- Business Management (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (18 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (36 Weeks)
- Health Informatics (36 Weeks)
- IB Business Management (36 Weeks)
- IB Digital Society I (36 Weeks)
- Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (18 Weeks)
- Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (36 Weeks)
- Medical Terminology (18 Weeks)
- Medical Terminology (36 Weeks)
- Office Administration (18 Weeks)
- Office Administration (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist I-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist II-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist III-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (18 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- A*S*K Fundamental Business Concepts Assessment
- Administrative Services Assessment
- Banking and Related Services Assessment
- Business Financial Management Assessment
- Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) Examination
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) Examination
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- Communication Skills for Business: Professional Communication Examination
- Electronic Health Record Certification (EHRC) Examination
- Financial and Investment Planning Assessment
- General Management Assessment
- Health Informatics Assessment
- Human Resources Management Assessment
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examinations
- Medical Administrative Assistant Certification (MAAC) Examination
- Medical Coder & Biller Certification (MCBC) Examination
- Microsoft Certified Fundamentals Examinations
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
- PMI Project Management Ready Certification
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations
Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected. The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth. See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry).
| SOC Code | Occupation Description | Apprenticeable Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 319094 | Medical Transcriptionists | No |
| 439199 | Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | No |
| 434171 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Administrative Support |
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| Business Information Management |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Support Services |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Information Support & Services |
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