Behind every great doctor and lawyer, there's a secretary making everything run as smooth as possible. Explore one of these careers for yourself with the help of today's deal...
We’re offering you an online medical or legal secretary course for €22, saving you 94% off New Skills Academy's price of €339.20 (converted using xe.com; correct as of 7.7.17).
Whether you're more intrigued by the medical world or the fascinating world of the law, either of these courses offer you a means of discovery on how you can enter such a field. The medical secretary course takes you through how vital such a role is within a doctors surgery, making sure to cover everything from patient confidentiality, communication skills and filing. The legal secretary course takes a similar tact, introducing you to the roles and responsibilities of someone with such a position. You'll have lifetime access to which ever course you decide to take, as well as prove eligible for an NUS Extra Card once enrolled! Check out the modules for each course below and see which exciting new career path grabs your attention!
Medical secretary modules
- Introduction, job role and responsibilities
- How to manage appointment scheduling
- Filing systems in medical offices
- Patient confidentiality in the health care industry
- Definition, purpose and benefits of medial records
- Understanding medical terminology and jargon
- Information technology and computer usage in healthcare administration
- Information technology and computers
- Medical records management
- Health and safety in a healthcare setting
- Supplies and inventory management and administration
- Communication skills in a medical office
- Communication skills in a medical office part two
- Law, medical services and ethics
- Medical (clinical) coding, billing and important aspects of medical administration
- Career information and prospects
Legal secretary modules
- General duties and day-to-day operations of a legal secretary
- Legal writing and proofreading skills
- Client confidentiality in law firms
- The English legal system
- Court systems and structures
- Legal aidCivil litigation
- Land and conveyancing practice
- Wills and probate law practice
- Family law
- Criminal law
- Company and business law
- Licensing
- Appeals, judicial review and case stated
- Skills for success
- Finding employment as a legal secretary
- Glossary of legal terms
