Medical Transcription

17-106-9 Technical Certificate
Campus: Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior

Overview

The Medical Transcription certificate is designed to prepare you for a career in the growing field of medical transcription. You will not only learn how to produce accurate documents using machine transcription, but you will also learn medical terminology and the basics of anatomy and physiology to make you more marketable and efficient.

Special Feature

Prior work experience and/or education may be used as credit for prior learning.

Admission Requirement

Students must meet a keyboarding requirement of 40 net wpm prior to being admitted to the certificate.

Student Profile

As a Medical Transcription student, you should:

Possess excellent spelling, grammar, and English skills
Have an interest in accurate, detailed work
Enjoy keyboarding

Preparation for Admission

As a student in this certificate, you should strive to reach a comfort level in the following courses or skills:

Keyboarding
Computer Applications
English/Grammar

Outcomes

Employers will expect you, after completion of this certificate, to be able to:

Use medical transcription equipment
Understand and apply medical terminology
Be accurate
Produce quality, error-free documents
Maintain confidentiality

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