Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College

About Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College

The Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College offer programs in a variety of fields including Health Information Management, Medical Assisting, and Medical Office Administration.

At the Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College, your studies focus primarily on the essential concepts and skills most employers look for in entry-level employees. Our goal is to provide you with the practical information and experience you need to start a new career. We avoid requiring you to take courses that are not directly supportive of your employment objective.

Technology plays a major role in all the professions for which we train our students. That's the Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College use industry- current tools to help teach skills employers are seeking. During the hands-on component you will gain confidence through classroom and externship / field experience as you perform tasks that may be used on the job.

We focus your study into a short-term program enabling you the opportunity to customize your skills successfully to the specific needs of a future work setting. We enable adults to complete their programs of study much faster than those offered at traditional schools. The Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College programs generally start every five weeks, so you can start quickly with our flexibly-scheduled classes


Health Information Management Associate in Applied Science Degree Program at the Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College

The Health Information Management program at Gibbs College of Boston is designed to prepare students for careers in a variety of healthcare settings, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics and skilled-care facilities. The curriculum is structured to include didactic instruction in several areas, including, but not limited to, billing practices and systems, coding and reimbursement systems, data abstracting, health record maintenance, or healthcare computer applications. The final portion of curriculum includes a supervised clinical externship at a medical facility. At the completion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in the field of health information management.

Medical Assisting Associate in Applied Science Degree Program at the Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College

The Medical Assisting program at Gibbs College of Boston is designed to prepare students to assist medical providers by performing administrative duties and basic clinical duties in an office and/or medical center. The core curriculum covers a variety of subjects, including medical practice, medical law and ethics, medical communications, medical records, insurance, patient preparation, and basic laboratory procedures and tests. The courses are grouped around knowledge and skills required for administrative and clinical medical assisting; however, courses are not necessarily offered in the sequences in which they appear in the catalog. Also, students will typically, but not always, be taught by more than one instructor during their program of study. Students are required to complete a supervised clinical externship at a medical facility that includes competencies, logs and evaluations completed by the student. At the completion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment as medical assistants.

Office Administration – Medical / Clinical Assistant Associate in Applied Science Degree Program at the Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College

The Office Administration – Medical / Clinical Assistant specialized degree program is designed to give students the academic and career support along with the hands-on skills essential for career building and advancement in the medical office administration or health care fields. The core includes relevant, hands-on skills building courses in Medical terminology, Medical office procedures, Clinical skills, Biology, Human Anatomy testing. The program can be completed in as few as 19 months and internship opportunities are available to help graduates prepare for a healthcare career
The program combines a liberal arts college curriculum with the clinical training providing skills to help students prepare for a critical role in helping to provide quality health care to patients.




Top Ten Reasons to Attend the Boston Healthcare Schools at Gibbs College

1. Where Dreams turn into Futures!

2. Tutoring assistance by both teachers and peers

3. Smaller class sizes with hands on instruction

4. Earn a degree in as little as 19 months with marketable skills

5. Convenient scheduling for busy students

6. Industry-current equipment and software

7. Instructors with experience working in their field

8. Career Placement Assis