Medical Billing and Coding - Diploma

The Medical Billing and Coding program focuses on the fundamentals of medical office protocol with specialized training in the areas you will need for a job in this growing field. As a Virginia College student, you'll be prepared for entry-level positions in the medical field related to reimbursement procedures. You'll learn the fundamentals of medical office protocol and get specialized training in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS).

In addition to your classroom experiences, you will also serve an externship for on-the-job training. You'll be supervised by a physician, nurse or health services professional and learn the billing and coding process from the working perspective.

Medical Office Administration - Associate's

Medical Office Administrators perform administrative duties in a medical office or clinic, reporting directly to an office manager, physician or other health practitioner. You will help with communicating with patients and other providers, billing insurance companies, code physician diagnostic comments and orders, and more. This program is designed to teach you how to work closely with doctors to organize and monitor patient care services. In short, you will be a vital part of the health care team in a physician's office, a clinic, a hospital, a long-term care facility or other medical office.

At Virginia College, you will only take courses that pertain to your success in the workforce. Do not worry if you are not already skilled in the areas below. That is why you are coming to school! We are experienced in giving students the training they need to become successful in their chosen careers.

You will have classes in the following:

• Medical terminology
• Medical law and ethics
• Medical laboratory procedures
• Medical records systems
• Accounting
• Business
• Office automation
• Customer service

In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related health care facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse or health services professional.

Orthopaedic Technology - Associate's

The Associate of Science degree in Orthopaedic Technology at Virginia College is an exciting new program designed to prepare you for positions that assist orthopaedic surgeons in the care of sick and disabled persons. Among other things, orthopaedic technologists apply, adjust and remove casts, splints and braces as they work closely with the physicians and other support personnel. In addition, this program will focus on medical terminology, medical office procedures and insurance coding that will prepare you for specialized employment in this vital field.

Pharmacy Technician - Diploma

Pharmacy technicians work with licensed pharmacists, helping with patient consultations, counter dispensing operations and prescription preparation.

You may work in a retail pharmacy, stocking and keeping inventory of prescriptive and over-the-counter medications. You might also maintain patient medication records, count or pour medications into dispensing containers and manage the cash register.

In hospitals, you could perform many of the same duties but have other responsibilities, including assembling medications for each patient, repackaging medications, preparing commercially-unavailable medications and delivering medications to patient rooms.

Surgical Technologist - Diploma

As a surgical technologist, you will work closely with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist and registered nurse to deliver integral patient care during surgery. At Virginia College you'll have the chance to learn the proper application of sterile surgical techniques and state-of-the-art operating room technology so you'll be able to provide optimum care. Classroom theory and laboratory hands-on training are combined with clinical and externship experiences to give you the knowledge and skill you need to be successful in this vital field.

Surgical Technology - Associate's

Picture yourself as a valuable member of the operating room team! As a surgical technologist, you will work closely with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist and registered nurse to deliver integral patient care before, during and after surgery.

As a student at Virginia College, you'll have the chance to learn the proper application of sterile surgical techniques and modern operating room technology so you'll be able to provide optimum patient care. Classroom theory and laboratory hands-on training are combined with clinical and externship experiences to give you the knowledge and skill you need to be successful in this vital career field.