Overview Medical Transcription prepares students to transcribe dictated medical reports: office chart notes, physical examinations, letters, admission notes, emergency department notes, operative reports, laboratory notes and discharge summaries. Medical transcriptionists transcribe reports from a variety of medical specialities and work in hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices. Emphasis is on transcription, word processing, and medical terminology. Other areas of concentration include English grammar skills, spelling, keyboarding skills, accuracy, and professional and ethical conduct. The program may be completed in one year of full-time study. Graduates of the Medical Transcription program are eligible to sit for the Registered Medical Transcription certification. The Medical Transcription program is a Technical Diploma and offered at MSTC's Marshfield campus. |
