Looking for information on Medical Transcription? Following schools offer Career Diploma programs in Medical Transcription. Use the 'request free information' button to receive FREE Information about the program - from as many schools as necessary to compare each of the programs and make the right decision for you.

Penn Foster Career School

Medical Transcriptionist Program

Learn the skills you need to become a Medical Transcriptionist - at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster. There are certain skills you need to become a Medical Transcriptionist. The Penn Foster Medical Transcriptionist Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently! You'll get hands-on training in:

Medical Terminology

Anatomy and Physiology

Law and Ethics in Medicine

Computer Literacy and Applications

And you'll learn it all at home - no classroom needed!

You'll also get valuable information about interpersonal communication and business and technical writing. It's like having your own personal Medical Transcriptionist School. Start a rewarding career in the growing health care field. Why take a Medical Transcriptionist training course? With the right credentials, you can:

Work for a doctor's office, hospital, or clinic.

Start your own business and be your own boss.

Penn Foster's courses are very competitively priced. And with the choice of upfront payment option or low monthly installments, you can afford the course you want. Many courses are also Austudy/Abstudy approved which means that if you qualify, you can apply for financial assistance from the government. Plus, your course may be tax deductible.

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Ashworth College

Medical Transcription Course

This nationally accredited distance learning diploma program teaches the basic knowledge that medical transcription specialists should have when they begin their careers. First, you'll learn about the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, digestive, urinary, endocrine, reproductive, lymphatic, immune, muscular, and skeletal systems and structures of the human body. Then, you'll learn the names and terms associated with common diseases, diagnostic tests, and treatments; prescriptions and medications; laboratory procedures; imaging techniques; equipment; and more. We'll also help you improve your keyboarding and grammar skills.

Next, you'll actually transcribe a variety of medical cases with our "ears-on" training. For this purpose, a quality portable Sony audio recorder with headset, along with audiotaped notes of actual patient cases, are included with your tuition. By graduation, you will have transcribed 38 finished medical reports, giving you a valuable taste of the "real world" of medical transcription.

You'll learn the medical transcription techniques that are applicable in doctors' and dentists' offices, clinics, hospitals, and transcription services. There are no educational prerequisites and no experience requirements to enroll. Convenient home study courses from Ashworth makes medical transcription training easy and fun! Request Free Information Package for more information.[ more info ]

Allied Business Schools

Medical Transcription Training

Allied's Medical Transcription Program provides you with the training to become an effective medical transcriptionist. It provides you with relevant, hands-on instruction in two phases.

The first phase: You learn medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. You get the skills to comprehend the terms you will encounter everyday on the job as a medical trancriptionist. It provides you with a solid background!
The second phase: You learn how to accurately transcribe the dictated words of physicians. This includes recognizing a wide range of tones and accents for a variety of medical specialties. The textbook and accompanying CD-ROM feature sample reports, case scenarios, transcription tips, and more! To practice controlling the pace of dictation, we also include a professional foot pedal. Learn to keep your fingers on the keyboard at all times!

Allied's Medical Transcription Specialist Program is designed for busy adults and is available to their students two ways: Online or Traditional Home Study. With either method, Allied will send you all of the course materials so that you have the entire hard copy of the program, including all books for future reference in your new and exciting career. To learn more about this program, complete free information request form. [ more info ]

Stratford Career Institute

Medical Transcriptionist

Stratford Career Institute is an innovative leader in the field of distance education. With thousands of students world-wide, SCI has earned its reputation in the delivery of career training.

SCI offers over 60 career diploma programs. The following is a comparison of traditional college education with the time-honored distance education approach to career education which Stratford offers:

Non-Traditional Colleges	Stratford's Career Training
content-based time-based group-based group needs contact with professor by appointment only course-oriented classroom-oriented professors general objectives special objectives	competency-based performance-based individually-based individual needs immediate assistance via toll-free line or e-mail module-oriented home-based team of instructors, counsellors and resource persons special objectives objective learning assignments

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US Career Institute

Online Medical Transcription School

Every patient requires a medical history. Every illness requires a diagnosis. And what's more, insurance companies require transcribed records of doctors' reports for accidents and illnesses, further increasing the need for Medical Transcriptionists.

USCI's experts will guide you step-by-step and in just four months, your Medical Transcription course can give you all the skills and know-how you need. USCI shows you how to type these reports, from cassettes dictated by doctors, to meet the standards of the medical community.

When you complete this course, you'll be ready to enter the field as a qualified Medical Transcriptionist. And you need no previous medical experience to begin. As one of USCI's graduates, Gerri C., says, "I would recommend U.S. Career Institute to anyone who wants an exciting, lucrative career change." Request more information by completing Free information request form. [ more info ]