Medical Office Assistant
Start your career as a Medical Office Assistant at Camosun!
The Medical Office Assistant program is a full-time 8-month program that prepares you for the administrative and clinical duties of an office assistant in a medical or healthcare office.
The program is available full-time by classroom delivery, starting every September at the Interurban Campus, and now in a part-time blended delivery format, part-time continuous intake.
You’ll learn:
- medical terminology,
- medical office communications,
- health office financial skills,
- information technology,
- keyboarding and MS Office

- medical office procedures, and
- terminology and billing.
Graduates work as MOA's in the office of general practitioners, specialists, practitioners of complementary medicine or in health care facilities.
You’ll also have the option of participating in a practicum experience, merging your training with on-the-job practical experience.
Employers say...
“We hire only Camosun MOA students—they are well prepared, well-rounded, and enthusiastic.” Muriel. G., Employer
Credential Options:
- Certificate in Medical Office Assistant
