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Cancer Registry Management Certificate


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Curriculum: OCC 2095

Cancer Registrars collect and code data that provides essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials for the advancement of screening programs, cancer treatment and prevention. The Cancer Registry Management Program will train students in case finding, coding, and staging of disease and treatment for proper abstracting. Students will also learn about case follow-up, data quality, registry operations and cancer registry accreditation. The Cancer Registry Management program is fully online and prepares a student to take the Cancer Tumor Registrar National Examination. 

Prerequisites:

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree
  • BIO 110 OR BIO 263 and BIO 264
  • HIT 235, AOM 135, and CDM 110
  • HIT 240 OR Concurrent enrollment in the last semester of Health Information Management, A.A.S.

For more information, visit: www.mchenry.edu/registry


Cancer Registry Management Certificate, Sample Semester Plan



                                                                                                                                     

Cancer Registry Management Certificate Requirements


Total Certificate Credits: 26


Other Certificate Graduation Requirements:


  • 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA at MCC upon completion of program
  • For certificates of less than 12 credit hours, all required credits must be completed through MCC coursework. For all other certificates, one-half of the minimum credit hours required must be completed through MCC coursework.
  • Completion of graduation application

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