Medical and hospital secretary (certified)  (Region Zentralschweiz):
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Haldenstrasse 33
6006 Luzern
FREI'S Schulen Luzern
As a cantonal vocational school, FREI'S schools train around 1200 apprentices in six medical and two commercial professions.
Further training, further education and language courses, including an authorized Cambridge English Exam Centre, round off the wide range of private school courses.

Founded in 1897, FREI'S Schulen AG is the oldest private commercial school in Central Switzerland. Since then, around 100,000 people have successfully completed their basic or further training in a medical or commercial profession here.

Every year, around 1,400 apprentices and students attend the school, which is centrally located in Lucerne on the left bank of the lake and can be reached within 7 minutes from Lucerne railroad station.

Together towards the future! For 125 years.
Strengths: Successfully active in education in Central Switzerland for 125 years. Your vocational school for 10 basic training courses, 30 further training courses and languages with an authorized Cambridge English Exam Centre.
Region: Zentralschweiz
Sites: Luzern
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Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
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ISO 9001 SQS
Swiss Olympic
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Address:
Vulkanstrasse 106
8048 Zürich
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Benedict-Schulen Schweiz
With Benedict you will get ahead, because nothing is more important today than targeted and professional further education. Whether you are interested in the Benedict business school, language or management school or in the fields of IT, medicine or hotel management - the Benedict School is your competent and quality-conscious partner for your professional career.
Strengths: All-inclusive prices (excluding external exams), Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu or Saturday classes, above-average exam results, centrally located. Free parking (Zurich), free preliminary courses, optional subjects.
Region: Bern, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Bern, Luzern, St. Gallen, Zürich
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Depending on the school, the content of the hospital secretary training course may vary. Administration / practice organization plays a major role in the course, as do medical correspondence, medical terminology, anatomy and pathology. Medication theory is also taught, as well as patient admission and communication and knowledge of social and health insurance. For detailed information on the individual schools, please get in touch with the relevant contact person directly using the contact form.

The course to become a medical and hospital secretary lasts between six months and a year, depending on previous education and school. Training to become a hospital secretary is therefore not too long.
Be sure to enquire about the current duration at the training center of your choice.

As a rule, the courses for training as a medical and hospital secretary are attended part-time. The teaching times for the hospital secretary training course can be two evenings a week, two full days, a Saturday and a weekday or Saturdays only. Each school offers different course models, so it makes sense to get in touch with the relevant contact person directly via our contact form.

The following requirements must be met for admission to hospital secretary training:

  • Either completed basic commercial training, commercial secondary school or commercial school and professional experience.

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  • Completion of basic training in a healthcare profession such as healthcare specialist, pharmacy specialist or nursing specialist with professional experience

Note: This training is also suitable for those returning to work.

Be sure to ask your chosen educational institution about the applicable admission requirements.

Training to become a medical secretary is not federally regulated, meaning that the duration and scope of the courses can be determined by the schools and educational institutions themselves. Almost all continuing education, further training courses are offered on a part-time basis, so that it is generally still possible to work full-time. Depending on the educational institution and training model, a course can last from 1 to 3 semesters.

After completing your training as a medical and hospital secretary, you will receive a course certificate.

Practice and hospital secretaries work in doctors' surgeries, clinics, group practices, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, where they take care of all administrative tasks. They transcribe medical reports and expert opinions that are spoken to them by doctors on a dictaphone, make appointments for consultations, receive patients, bill for medical services, conduct medical correspondence, know the most important medical terms and tariff systems, operate the telephone and are familiar with the hospital and healthcare organization.

The exact curriculum for this additional training to become a medical secretary varies from school to school. In most cases, however, in-depth knowledge is taught in the following areas:

  • Anatomy
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Medical correspondence
  • Computer science
  • Practice organization
  • Social insurances
  • Health insurance
  • Industry knowledge hospital and healthcare
  • Accounting
  • German
  • Legal knowledge
  • Computer science

In addition, electives can be taken free of charge at many schools. For more information on the exact curricula, please contact the respective educational institutions directly.

A medical and hospital secretary performs various administrative tasks independently and professionally. They transcribe reports and expert opinions previously spoken by doctors on the dictaphone, answer the telephone and receive patients. Medical and hospital secretaries have a basic knowledge of medical terminology and health organization, are familiar with the various tariffs and forms required by health insurers and health insurance companies, so that they can carry out their tasks competently and are available as a contact person for doctors and patients.

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