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 Pathway

Cancer Registry Management Certificate Requirements

Program Core: 26 Credit Hours

CRM 225 - Cancer Registry Structure & Management 3 Credits
CRM 245 - Cancer Registry Operations 3 Credits
CRM 255 - Cancer Disease, Coding and Staging 4 Credits
CRM 265 - Oncology Treatment and Coding 4 Credits
CRM 275 - CRM Data Quality & Utilization 4 Credits
CRM 285 - Abstracting Methods 4 Credits
CRM 295 - Cancer Registry Clinical Practicum 4 Credits

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