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Welcome and congratulations on your acceptance into the Medical Support Services (MSS) program in the Charlottetown Centre of the Prince of Wales Campus. You are about to begin a very exciting and busy new chapter of your life. The following information will help you prepare for your first semester. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

We look forward to meeting you in September!

Course Registration Opens May 1st. To complete course registration
Please review your course map below to find your required classes.

Fall 2025 - F25
Course Code	Class	Credits	Prerequisite
COMP-1200	Computer Applications	3
MEDS-1020	Medical Terminology and Anatomy I	4
MEDS-1030	Medical Office Procedures I	4
PROF-1045	Professional and Personal Development	3
MEDS-1050	Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy Development - Beginner	2
SAFE-1005	PEI Occupational Health and Safety


Winter 2026 - W26
Course Code	Class	Credits	Prerequisite
ENGL-1001	Grammar and Editing	3
MEDS-1015	Document Management	4	COMP-1200, MEDS-1050
MEDS-1060	Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy Development - Intermediate	2	MEDS-1050
MEDS-1120	Medical Terminology and Anatomy II	4	MEDS-1020
MEDS-1201	HUC I The Hospital Environment and the Patient Chart	4	MEDS-1020

First Semester begins Sept 2nd, 2025.
Last Day of Classes Dec.12th , 2025
First Day 2nd semester Jan 5th, 2026
February Break Feb 23rd-27th, 2026 (no classes)

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES, .Regular daily start time is 8:30 AM

Location of Classrooms:
East wing, main floor, Charlottetown Centre - Room 132E

FIRST-YEAR BOOKS

TITLE & ISBN

COURSE(S)

PURCHASE DATE

Typist (Not a bookstore purchase. Instructions will be provided during course orientation).

Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy Development – Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced (MEDS-1050, 1060, 1160)

Document Management (MEDS-1015)

September

Year 1

Required in Years 1 and 2

Personal Development for Life and Work, 10th edition, Masters and Wallace

ISBN: 978-0-538-45023-2

Professional and Personal Development (PROF-1045)

September

Year 1

Microsoft Office 365, 2022 Edition with Cirrus 2.0 for Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

(Physical code card + physical text)

ISBN: 9798765712474

Computer Applications (COMP-1200)

September

Year 1

Health Unit Coordinating, 7th edition, by Gillingham and Seibel

ISBN: 978-1-4557-0720-1

HUC I and II (MEDS-1185)

December

Year 1

Required in Years 1 and 2

Medical Terminology: A Living Language, 8th edition with MyMedicalTerminologyLab access by Fremgen and Frucht

ISBN: 9780135365748

Medical Terminology and Anatomy I, II, and III (MEDS-1020, 1120, 1125)

Medical Transcription I and II (MEDS-1175, 1180)

September

Year 1

Required in Years 1 and 2

Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary, 30th edition, Elsevier

ISBN: 978-0-3235-5493-0

Medical Terminology and Anatomy I, II, and III (MEDS-1020, 1120, 1125)

Medical Transcription I and II (MEDS-1175, 1180)

Document Management (MEDS-1015)

September
Year 1

Required in Years 1 and 2

Filing Made Easy: A Filing Simulation by Holmes and Conway

ISBN: 978-0-0281-3831-2

Document Management (MEDS-1015)

December

Year 1

Canadian Business English, 8 Ed. with MindTap

ISBN: 9781774740361

Grammar and Editing (ENGL-1001)

December

Year 1

Plunkett’s Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant by Ramsay and Rutherford

ISBN: 978-1-77172-196-7

Medical Office Procedures I and II (MEDS-1030, 1110)

Medical Office Billing and Scheduling (MEDS-1185)

Document Management (MEDS-1015)

September

Year 1

Required in Years 1 and 2

Participant Pack for Personality Dimensions Workshop

Medical Office Procedures I (MEDS-1030)

October

Year 1

SECOND YEAR

**Please do not purchase second-year books until second year as they are subject to change**

AHDI Book of Style & Standards for Clinical Documentation 4th edition, by AHDI

ISBN: 978-0-935229-64-6

Medical Transcription I and II (MEDS-1175, 1180)

Pharmacological Terms and References (MEDS-1140)

September

Year 2

Pharmacology for Canadian Medical Office Workers, (Custom Solution), Holland, Adams, Brice, LeBlanc

ISBN: 9781323953914

Pharmacological Terms and References (MEDS-1140)

Medical Transcription II (MEDS-1180)

September

Year 2

Required Item	Reason Required	Date Required
Uniforms/scrubs and/or office appropriate attire	For program & on-the-job training *Program dress code will be reviewed during program orientation.	September Year 1
White sneakers (or as little color as possible) or nursing shoes and/or office appropriate shoes		September Year 1
Index cards and individual binder rings	Used in medical terminology, HUC, and pharmacology courses as a learning/teaching tool.	September Year 1
Combination lock (no keyed locks, please)	For assigned lockers in program area.	September Year 1
Headset (good quality with USB or straight plug; noise cancelling is required; ear buds without over-the-head design are discouraged)	Headsets will be used for coursework and testing in many courses. Noise cancelling increases your ability to hear to the course content and testing audio files. It also prevents you from disrupting your classmates during sessions where audio files are used. * Wireless headsets will not work in our lab atmosphere	September Year 1
Stand-alone calculator (calculator on cell phone is not acceptable)	For use in medical office procedures and other course work.	October Year 1
Subject binders, dividers, and tabs, lined paper, English dictionary, pens, pencils, erasers, and other educational supplies	Binders work best for adding handouts and keeping your work for each class organized. Tabs will be added to reference materials to assist in learning activities.	September Year 1

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Welcome to Medical Support Services

First Semester begins Sept 2nd, 2025.Last Day of Classes Dec.12th , 2025 First Day 2nd semester Jan 5th, 2026February Break Feb 23rd-27th, 2026 (no classes)FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES, .Regular daily start time is 8:30 AM

Location of Classrooms: East wing, main floor, Charlottetown Centre - Room 132E

FIRST-YEAR BOOKS

TITLE & ISBN

COURSE(S)

PURCHASE DATE

Typist (Not a bookstore purchase. Instructions will be provided during course orientation).

Personal Development for Life and Work, 10th edition, Masters and Wallace

ISBN: 978-0-538-45023-2

Microsoft Office 365, 2022 Edition with Cirrus 2.0 for Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

(Physical code card + physical text)

ISBN: 9798765712474

Health Unit Coordinating, 7th edition, by Gillingham and Seibel

ISBN: 978-1-4557-0720-1

Medical Terminology: A Living Language, 8th edition with MyMedicalTerminologyLab access by Fremgen and Frucht

ISBN: 9780135365748

Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary, 30th edition, Elsevier

ISBN: 978-0-3235-5493-0

Filing Made Easy: A Filing Simulation by Holmes and Conway

ISBN: 978-0-0281-3831-2

Canadian Business English, 8 Ed. with MindTap

ISBN: 9781774740361

Plunkett’s Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant by Ramsay and Rutherford

ISBN: 978-1-77172-196-7

Participant Pack for Personality Dimensions Workshop

AHDI Book of Style & Standards for Clinical Documentation 4th edition, by AHDI

ISBN: 978-0-935229-64-6

Pharmacology for Canadian Medical Office Workers, (Custom Solution), Holland, Adams, Brice, LeBlanc

ISBN: 9781323953914

Required Item

Reason Required

Date Required

Uniforms/scrubs and/or office appropriate attire

White sneakers (or as little color as possible) or nursing shoes and/or office appropriate shoes

Index cards and individual binder rings

Combination lock (no keyed locks, please)

Instructor Contact Information

Administration Contact Information

First Semester begins Sept 2nd, 2025.
Last Day of Classes Dec.12th , 2025
First Day 2nd semester Jan 5th, 2026
February Break Feb 23rd-27th, 2026 (no classes)

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES, .Regular daily start time is 8:30 AM

Location of Classrooms:
East wing, main floor, Charlottetown Centre - Room 132E