Medical Transcription
Overview
Medical transcription programs prepare people to type reports from audio files recorded by doctors.Medical transcription programs include topics such as:
- Dictation and voice recording
- Medical terminology
- Data processing
- Professional standards and ethics
Schools
Several career and technical schools as well as a few community colleges and two-year schools offer certificate and associate degree programs in medical transcription. A certificate program usually takes a year of full-time study. An associate degree program usually takes two years of full-time study.
See schools that offer this program.
Related Educational Programs
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Anatomy
- Court Reporting
- Data Entry and Processing
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Office Support
- Medical Secretarial Studies
- Office Support
Related Careers
Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study
Other Careers Related to this Program of Study
- Court Reporters
- Data Entry Keyers
- Health Information Technicians
- Medical Secretaries
- Typists and Word Processors
Program Admission
You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Business and Applied English
- Business Computer Applications
- English Grammar
- Keyboarding
- Office Procedures
- Word Processing
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
A certificate program in medical transcription typically requires that you study courses such as the following:
- College English
- Computer Fundamentals
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Keyboarding and Formatting
- Medical Ethics and Law
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Transcription Internship
- Medical Transcription Procedures
- Office Management and Procedures
- Pharmacology
- Spreadsheet Applications
Medical transcription programs that take 18 months or two years generally include supervised work experience.
Things to Know
Students who complete this program may qualify to take a national certification exam. You need to take classes from time to time to maintain your certification. This is a good practice even if you are not certified, since office technology and medical knowledge change constantly.
Schools
East Side Area
Walla Walla Community College
- Medical Scribe
Walla Walla Community College (Clarkston)
- Medical Transcription
King-Snohomish Area
Everett Community College
- Medical Transcription and Editing
West Side Area
Centralia College
- Business Office Technology--Medical Scribe