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Cancer Registry Management- Certificate

The Cancer Registry Management Certificate prepares completers of the program for a career as a Certified Tumor Registrar. Certified Tumor Registrars (CTR) serve as data information specialists working in hospitals and in remote environments. Professionals in the field forward the mission of capturing a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the U.S. The 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. The Cancer Registry Management Certificate is designed to provide the educational background needed to work and obtain certification in this growing field. The educational background in this certificate program includes a virtual practicum. The national accreditation body for Cancer Registry programs known as the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) has made a virtual practicum available for accredited programs.

 


Required Courses

Required Prerequisite Courses

HITT 101Intro to Health Information Mananagement

4
HITT 115Patho Physiology and Pharmacology

4
BIOL 136Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BOFF 140Medical Terminology

3
Total Credit Hours:15

First Semester

CRMC 100Cancer Registry Structure and Managemen

4
CRMC 110Cancer Registry Operations

4
CRMC 120Cancer Disease, Coding, and Staging

4
Total Credit Hours:12

Second Semester

CRMC 130Oncology, Treatment & Coding

4
CRMC 140Follow-Up, Data Quality, & Utilization

4
CRMC 150Abstracting Methods

4
Total Credit Hours:12

Third Semester

CRMC 160Virtual Practicum

6
Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 45