The Best Websites for Teaching Medical Transcription
The demand for qualified "work at home" medical transcriptionists is growing. To do a transcription job, you need a good understanding of medical terminology, the ability to type fast, and coordinate foot (foot pedal) and hand movement. You must listen to a doctor's recording, and be able to type the doctor's comments into a word document; using a standard transcription form. Students interact with the school, and curriculum, via an interactive online program. Students have access to the course via a password-protected account.
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Transam Associates, Inc:
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Tramsam Associates provides students with free training. Go on their website and selects their "MT Training Program" option. They download an audio, transcribe it to a word document, then submit it to the website for evaluation. The staff reviews the sample, then determines candidate eligibility to enroll in their program. The staff schedules free writing or medical terminology training for the applicant, based on the sample they submitted. The student signs a contract, then gets enrolled into their training program and starts with two practice transcription runs. After they pass these practice runs, they're given access to old doctor recordings and they have to transcribe them. Transam Associates' contact information is, "Transam Associates, Inc.; 3433 Lithia Pinecrest Rd #303; Valrico, FL 33594. Their phone number is (813) 657-4130.
Penn Foster Career School:
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Penn Foster offers online medical transcription training. The first course is sent after the student enrolls. Courses focus on the following: Introduction to health; office procedures, interpersonal communication, medicine laws and ethics, MS Word and Excel, Business English, Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Confidentiality of Health Information, and Medical Transcription. The course is self pace, online, and interactive; the student must have internet access and at least Office 2007. Penn Foster's contact information is, "Penn Foster Career School; Student Services Center; 925 Oak Street; Scranton, PA 18515," Their phone number is (800) 233-0259.
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Gatlin Education Services:
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Gatlin Education Services offers an online certificate program that student must complete in 6 months. Prior to applying for this program, students should already be comfortable with word processing, internet, and printer operations. Prior to doing practice transcription, students are exposed to a human anatomy and medical terminology class. Training includes books, audio, and exercises. During the program, students transcribe 25 doctor audio recordings. These recordings are based on actual doctors talking about their patient's conditions; so the student is getting realistic training. Ten of these recordings are used as "tests." The website has a "chat button" on every page for live chat with the staff (see Resources).
Virtual Learning Center:
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The Virtual Learning Center offers three medical transcription programs, in order of increasing intensity; Expert Certificate, Max Diploma, and Super Max Diploma. These programs are online interactive courses. All three offer training that includes the following: Medical terminology video and audio; medical spelling, transcription keyboard training, practice transcription and flashcards. Students enrolled in the Super Max Diploma program receive billing and coding training in addition to the regular transcription courses. Classes are interactive; students receive computer disks containing course materials and hyperlinks to the website. Their U.S. contact center is as follows: "Virtual Learning Center; 1925 Pine Ave., Suite 9035; Niagara Falls, NY 14301.
Rasmussen College:
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Rasmussen College offers an associates degree for their medical transcription program. The program teaches students the following areas: Anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, office procedures, transcription, pathology, ethics, keyboarding, how to succeed as transcriber, and career development. Once they complete a program, they'll have enough information to get certified as a Medical Transcriptionist or a Certified Medical Transcriptionist. Rasmussen College's contact number is (888) 549-6755.
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