Medical Administration PDA

What is special about this course?

This professional development award is aimed at those either already working in a medical administration role or with administrative experience and aims to further develop knowledge and experience gained from the workplace.

This award will develop the competencies required to carry out administrative roles, at intermediate / senior level, within medical administration posts meeting the needs of both private and public sector organisations.

Entry requirements

• Communication and ICT Core Skills at level 5 minimum
• Experience in an administrative role
• You will attend an interview, either face-to-face or by telephone

Year 1 - PDA

Mandatory units are:

• IT in business - word processing and presentation applications (2 HN credits)
• Medical terminology for administration staff (2 HN credits)
• Hospital patient administration (1 HN credit) and/or GP medical administration (1 HN credit)

You will also choose three option units which may include:

• Legal protection of NHS Scotland patient data (1 HN credit)
• Creating a culture of customer care (1 HN credit)
• IT in business - spreadsheets (1 HN credit)
• IT in business - databases (1 HN credit)
• Work placement (1 HN credit) or Employment experience 1 (1 HN credit)

Fees

For information on costs for this course please contact the campus where you wish to study.

Funding

External scholarships and financial support, such as an Individual Training Account, may be available. Please contact the relevant UHI partner for more information.