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CIP PROGRAM: 51.0716
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 2881 - -
2021 3045 - -
2022 3099 - -
2023 2999 - -
2024 3052 - -
Change +4.10% - -

Related CIPs

51 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
51.07 Health and Medical Administrative Services.
51.0701 Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
51.0702 Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management.
51.0703 Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk.
51.0704 Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor.
51.0705 Medical Office Management/Administration.
51.0706 Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator.
51.0707 Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician.
51.0708 Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist.
51.0709 Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant.
51.0710 Medical Office Assistant/Specialist.
51.0711 Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist.
51.0712 Medical Reception/Receptionist.
51.0713 Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder.
51.0714 Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller.
51.0715 Health/Medical Claims Examiner.
51.0716 Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary.
51.0717 Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician.
51.0718 Long Term Care Administration/Management.
51.0719 Clinical Research Coordinator.
51.0720 Regulatory Science/Affairs.
51.0721 Disease Registry Data Management.
51.0722 Healthcare Innovation.
51.0723 Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security.
51.0799 Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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