Medical Secretary
Secondary
Description and Responsibilities
Medical secretaries receive patients, transcribe medical reports, book appointments and maintain files in order to ensure efficient service. They protect document confidentiality and file items in a way that is easily retrievable.
Education and Training Requirements
Secrétariat médical 
training program in French is offered in most regions of Québec. Secretarial Studies-Medical training program in English is offered in some regions.
These training programs lead to a specialized professional certificate.
Required Interests, Skills and Personality Type
- Must be a good communicator
- Must be responsible and organized
- Must enjoy completing repetitive tasks according to established standards
- Must enjoy physical work and handling (medical) instruments
- Must exercise discretion
- Must have excellent initiative and be able to work autonomously
- Must love contact with the public
Personality Type (RIASEC)
CSA- C - Prefers to work in a methodical and structured way, according to established standards
- S - Prefers to be in contact with people and to help them
- A - Prefers completing creative tasks
Work Environment
Medical secretaries mainly work in hospitals (in French only).