Medical Transcription Specialist

420 Hours / 12 Months / Mentor Supported

Course Overview:

Quickly master the basics of medical terminology and begin speaking and writing terms almost immediately! This course omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you build a working medical vocabulary of the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots.

Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand exactly what they mean, and case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice. With all this plus medical animations, word games, and flash cards on the companion website, you'll be amazed at how easily medical terminology becomes part of your vocabulary.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Medical Transcription is an “In Demand” profession. You can start an exciting new career with our Medical Transcription online training program. Our Medical Transcription course creates a simulation approach to medical transcription that will give you a working knowledge of the medical reports most commonly used in both inpatient and outpatient care settings. You will transcribe 100s of real medical reports. The course is organized by body systems and includes full color anatomy and physiology illustrations. We also provide you will the proper formatting, grammar, and style in accordance with AHDI. Transcription reports include: history and physical examinations; consults; operative, pathology, and radiology reports; SOAP notes; and death and discharge summaries. Your transcription materials and equipment are all included.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Course Outline:

Medical Terminology Module 1
Basic Word Structure
Medical Terminology Module 2
Organization of the Body
Medical Terminology Module 3
Suffixes
Medical Terminology Module 4
Prefixes
Medical Terminology Module 5
Medical Specialists & Case Reports
Medical Terminology Module 6
Body Systems – Part 1
Medical Terminology Module 7
Body Systems – Part 2
Medical Transcription Module 1
Typing Practice & Improvement
Medical Transcription Module 2
Medical Transcription: The Basics
Medical Transcription Module 3
Case Study Report Transcription – Part 1
Medical Transcription Module 4
Case Study Report Transcription – Part 2
Medical Transcription Module 5
Outpatient Transcriptions Report Practice – Part 1
Medical Transcription Module 6
Outpatient Transcriptions Report Practice – Part 2
Medical Transcription Module 7
Putting It All Together
Medical Transcription Module 8
Medical Reports Transcription Practice
Medical Transcription Module 9
Radiology Reports Transcription Practice
Medical Transcription Module 10
Surgical Reports Transcription Practice

All necessary materials are included.

Certifications:

Upon successful completion of our Medical Transcription course, students will be prepared for an entry-level position doing medical transcription and will be prepared to sit for the AHDI national certification exam to become a Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT).


System Requirements:

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements: Hardware Requirements: Operating System Requirements:

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements: Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):