Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
The Medical Secretary program delivers an advanced administrative and technological toolkit engineered to prepare graduates for high-level secretarial and executive personal assistant roles across healthcare, legal, and financial sectors. The curriculum balances core healthcare administration principles—such as managing medical records, patient scheduling, and regulatory confidentiality protocols—with flexible elective paths that allow students to customize their training toward corporate finance, insurance, or legal operations. Students build practical mastery of modern business applications, including spreadsheets, databases, and word processing, while uniquely learning to integrate mainstream social media platforms for professional corporate communications and brand networking.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| BBSSX | 5M1997 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
Further Research
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Career Progression
- Legal Secretary
- Medical Secretary
- Professional Executive Assistant
- Banking or Insurance administrator
- Administrator in Social Media sector
- Professional administrator in any office business
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