Overview
Cancer registrars are data information specialists who record and capture a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the US. This data provides essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to better monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs.
Cancer Registry Management Program Highlights
- National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) Accredited
- The University of Cincinnati is one of very few institutions offering this program online.
- Professional internships are available at numerous practice facilities throughout the U.S. (in addition to our state-of-the-art, web-based simulations).
Career
Most cancer registrars work in hospitals. Other work settings include central or state cancer registries, accrediting organizations, government agencies, software vendors, pharmaceutical companies, insurance agencies and staffing firms. Some cancer registrars are self-employed and/or work from home.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Medical Terminology for the Health Professions
- Human Disease
- Pharmacology
- Healthcare Applications
- Cancer Registry Structure and Management
- Cancer Registry Operations
- Cancer Registry Disease Coding and Staging
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 66
Credits
27 SCH
- 27-40 credits.
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Health Sciences Health Informatics View 136 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 66
Other requirements
General requirements
- This program is open to all students with an associate degree or higher. Enrollment in this certificate is also available with simultaneous enrollment in an associate’s degree such as the Health Information Systems.
- Prerequisite courses include Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, Human Disease, Pharmacology and Computers in Healthcare. Students without prerequisite credit can still enroll in the Cancer Registry Certificate program and take these prerequisite courses first.
Tuition Fee
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International
7428 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3714 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
7068 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3534 USD per semester during 12 months.
Funding
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