Health Administration

What you'll learn

Advance in your healthcare career with this Health Administration Microcredential! Designed for current medical office professionals who have a minimum of two years of work experience, this microcredential is designed to prepare you for practice management roles in single or small group physician practices. You will learn healthcare system operations and structures and understand the core principles of practice management. You will study public and community health, its challenges and opportunities. You will finetune your administrative skills focusing on the role of business in healthcare, ways to improve patient outcomes and systemic challenges of practice administration. You then have an opportunity to customize this microcredential taking coursework in global health or healthy aging, depending on your area of interest. Successful completion of this microcredential prepares you to sit for the Certified Medical Manager national certification, issued by the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM). You will be prepared to immediately apply for office management positions as well as to continue your studies.

An online microcredential from Corning Community College (95 instruction hours). Registration is completed with Corning Community College. Eligible for financial aid.

Who can enroll

Ages 18 and up.

Upcoming sections

What you can earn

Skills covered

Career outlook

Related occupations: Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Patient Care Technician

Healthcare support jobs in New York are projected to grow faster than average through 2032.

Funding opportunities

You may be able to pay for this course with the funding below. Each program decides who qualifies.