Alumni Guest lecture titled “Training Requirement for a Career in Medical Coding” on 27.01.2025. Organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal.
The main theme of the lecture was to know about the career opportunities in medical coding and skills required for success, and career growth. Welcome address was given by A. Gopika, III-year pharma. Ms. C. Queen Santhoshini Medical Coder, Optum Healthcare Private Limited, Chennai was the resource speaker. V. Sandhiya introduced the resource speaker.
Ms. C. Queen Santhosini discussed about the the career opportunities in medical coding, and explained the skills required for the medical coding, She shared her knowledge about the other opportunities related to pharmaceutical industry, the need of certified courses and also about the job opportunities, industrial opportunities, freelance and entrepreneurship opportunities, industrial opportunities related to the pharmaceutical field. The speaker mentioned the various roles in medical coding related jobs such as medical coder, coding consultant, coding auditor clinical data analyst, healthcare information manager, as well the health care, insurance, pharmaceutics, medical research, health IT. The government opportunities related to the pharmaceuticals industry like CMS-work for the canters for Medicare services developing and implementing coding politics, CDC-work for the canters for disease Control and prevention and MH-work for the national Institute of health were exposed to the students. Around 80 students participated in the guest lecture. Queries were asked and it was clarified by the resource speakers.
The session ended with a Vote of Thanks by R. Kowsalya III-year pharma. The event was organized by Alumni coordinator Ms.S.Ilakya (AP/Pharma) under the supervision of Dr.R. Praveen Cumar, Head Of the Department, Pharmaceutical Technology.