Program Overview

Diploma in Medical Secretary / Medical Secretary Diploma

The Diploma in Medical Secretary is designed to prepare students practically and scientifically to perform various medical secretarial tasks in hospitals, health facilities, health insurance companies, and other health-related organizations.

Program Objectives

• To meet the needs of the Saudi health sector, both public and private, for qualified and trained personnel in medical secretarial services.
• To develop professional administrative thinking in dealing with health sector issues related to effectiveness, efficiency, and justice.
• To provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies in medical secretarial services to manage and operate various health facilities effectively and efficiently.
• To contribute to improving the national performance level of workers in the field of medical secretarial services through continuous training and education.
• To develop areas of medical secretarial services related to health service management.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee for one semester is 3000 riyals.

Program Duration

The study system in the diploma is based on the university's level system, with four levels required for graduation, equivalent to four semesters (two years), in addition to two summer semesters, each lasting eight weeks (practical training and application).

Study Methods

• Attendance at the university.

Educational Objectives

• To prepare students to work in medical secretarial services with high professionalism.
• To develop the administrative, technical, and humanitarian skills of students in medical secretarial services.
• To provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage and operate health facilities effectively.

Admission Requirements

• The applicant must have a Saudi secondary school certificate or its equivalent.
• The applicant's average in the general secondary school must be 60% or higher.
• The applicant must obtain approval from their workplace if they are employed (for the military sector only).
• The applicant must pay the tuition fees on time according to the announced dates on the Deanship of Admission and Registration website.
• The applicant's average in the general secondary school must be 60% or higher.
• Availability of vacant seats in the program according to the university council's decision.

Professional Outcomes

Graduates of the diploma program have various and growing job opportunities, including:

• Medical departments in all public and private health organizations.
• Health service management.
• Hospital management.
• Health information systems management.
• Medical records management.
• Human resources management in health.
• Accounting for health establishments.
• Health materials management.
• Quality assurance and health service marketing.
• Health insurance management.
• Health financing management, and many other related departments in all public and private health organizations.

Faculty

The faculty members teaching in the diploma program are highly qualified and experienced in their fields.

Acceptance Deadlines

The final acceptance deadlines are announced through the Deanship of Admission and Registration.

Application Form

Applications can be submitted through the Deanship of Admission and Registration portal on King Abdulaziz University's website.

Study Plan

The study plan for the diploma program includes the following courses:

First Semester

• Intensive English language 1
• Introduction to information technology
• Arabic printing
• Basics of modern management
• Work ethics
• Health service management

Second Semester

• Intensive English language 2
• Medical reports
• English printing
• Medical terms and abbreviations
• Job market skills
• Practical training
• Secretarial procedures
• Written communications
• Office technology
• Accounting basics
• Medical terms and abbreviations
• Health information systems
• Practical applications in medical secretarial services
• Office management
• Medical records
• Hospital management
• Practical training

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Medical Secretary Diploma and its objectives?

The Medical Secretary Diploma is a training program aimed at preparing cadres capable of performing medical secretarial tasks with high efficiency in hospitals, health facilities, insurance companies, and others, by providing them with administrative, technical, and humanitarian knowledge and skills related to the health field.

What is the duration and study system of the program?

The program duration is two academic years (four semesters), in addition to two summer semesters for practical training. The study system is based on the level system adopted by King Abdulaziz University, and the study is attendance-based at the university campus.

What are the admission requirements?

The requirements include having a Saudi secondary school certificate or its equivalent with an average of 60% or higher, paying tuition fees on time, and obtaining workplace approval for military sector applicants, as well as the availability of vacant seats in the program.

What are the tuition fees?

The tuition fees are determined by the university and announced through the Deanship of Admission and Registration, and must be paid within the specified timeframe.

What are the job opportunities after graduation?

Graduates have wide and growing job opportunities in medical secretarial services, health records and information systems management, hospital management, health insurance companies, quality and health service marketing, and many other related departments in public and private health organizations.