Medical Office Professional (Diploma or Associate of Applied Science)

Memphis, TN

Put Yourself at the Center of a Busy Medical Office

Medical Office Professionals play key roles behind the scenes, helping manage the administrative services from day-to-day operations to greeting patients to billing and records management, and engaging with insurance providers.

Medical Office Professional Career Overview

  • Gain practical skills and clinical knowledge in a program that combines classroom teaching with an externship.
  • Learn medical billing and coding skills and prepare to sit the Certified Professional Coder examination after you graduate. 
  • Complete your diploma in as few as 9-months or associate of applied science in as few as 17-months. 
  • Choose from two campus locations: Memphis or Southaven.

Memphis Diploma Program Overview

Train to become a medical office professional with Concorde in Memphis either fully online with an in=person externship or through a blend of on-campus and virtual coursework.

Memphis medical office professional diploma and associate of science degree combines practical administrative support skills with foundational clinical knowledge, so you can prepare to manage records, appointments, paperwork for medical tests, medical billing and more.

As part of this program, you’ll develop medical billing and coding skills that can prepare you for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam.   You can be ready for an exciting new career in less than one year! 

Take the Next Step Now

Think you’d love to work in medical office administration? Get in touch with Concorde in Memphis today to find out if our diploma program is right for you!

  1. Externships are a non-paid in-person learning experience, who's length and location may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee externship placement, graduation, post-externship employment or salary outcomes.

9 / 17

Months

26.0 / 62.0

Credit Hours

240

Lab Hours

230

Externship Hours

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Curriculum

Medical Office Professional Diploma Program Curriculum

Medical Office Professionals gain the skills necessary to handle most medical office business and financial operations, including accounts receivable and payable, billing and fee collection, payroll and taxes, records management, insurance claims processing, typing, and word processing.

Choose how you'll learn:

OPTION 1: Lecture/lab and externship courses delivered with an appropriate blend of both online and on-ground hours in the same course.

Of the 800 program hours, a maximum of 400 course hours (50.0%) may be offered online. 

OPTION 2:  Lecture/lab courses delivered entirely online; externship course delivered either entirely on-ground or with an appropriate blend of both online and on-ground hours in the same course.

Of the 800 program hours, a maximum of 640 course hours (80.0%) may be offered online. 

240

lab Hours

On-Campus or Virtual Labs

Depending upon which modality students pursue, they will practice theory in simulated medical office settings either remotely or on-campus, as part of their lab requirements.

230

Externship Hours

Real-world Experience

All students will complete an externship, applying the theory and lab work in a hands-on experience.

Memphis Medical Office Professional Diploma Program Objective

The Medical Office Professional diploma program brings a thorough understanding of medical and insurance terminology along with skills in interpersonal communications and public relations. Employment opportunities in this field are to be found in a broad range of settings, from physicians’ and dentists’ offices, to long-term-care facilities and hospitals, to medical insurance companies.

  • Medical Office Procedures
  • Computer Applications
  • Medical Terminology and Communications
  • Medical Insurance Claims Processing
  • Medical Insurance Coding
  • Medical Office Applications
  • Externship 

 

Medical Office Professional Associate of Applied Science Degree Program Curriculum

The Memphis medical office professional degree program includes general education courses covering mathematics, written, verbal, and nonverbal communications; interpersonal skills; critical thinking; the sciences; and the humanities.

Associate of Applied Science Degree Curriculum

The curriculum also covers theoretical knowledge and practical skills in computer skills, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical office procedures, communication, psychosocial skills, office procedures, insurance, and ancillary coding procedures with continuous practice in the school labs

  • Computer Skills
  • Medical Terminology
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Medical Office Procedures
  • Communication
  • Psychosocial Skills
  • Insurance and Ancillary Coding 

Address and Hours

Memphis Campus

5100 Poplar Ave.
Suite 132
Memphis, Tennessee 38137

PH: (901) 881-2694
FX: (901) 761-3293

Campus Hours of Operation

  • Monday - Thursday 8 am - 7 pm
  • Friday 8 am - 5 pm
  • Saturday By Appointment
  • Sunday Closed
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Financial Aid

As part of our commitment to your success, Concorde ensures that you have access to comprehensive information and guidance in navigating the financial aid process. Concorde offers financial aid and scholarship programs to those who qualify.

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  1. Program length may be subject to change dependent on transfer credits and course load. Please refer to current course catalog for more information. Concorde does not guarantee admittance, graduation, subsequent employment or salary amount.

  2. Professional certification is not a requirement for graduation, may not be a requirement for employment nor does it guarantee employment.

  3. Financial aid is available to those who qualify but may not be available for all programs. Concorde does not guarantee financial aid or scholarship awards or amounts.

  4. Clinical hour requirements and delivery may vary by campus location and may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee clinical site assignments based upon student preference or geographic convenience; nor do clinical experiences guarantee graduation, post-clinical employment or salary outcomes.

  5. Registration and certification requirements for taking and passing these examinations are not controlled by Concorde, but by outside agencies, and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, Concorde cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these exams, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

  6. Externships are a non-paid in-person learning experience, whose length and location may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee externship placement, graduation, post-externship employment or salary outcomes.