Medical Transcription

Certificate of Completion

The Medical Transcription major prepares students for careers  transcribing medical reports from health care providers.  Instructional components include keyboarding, medical terminology, anatomy, grammar, medical disorders, pharmacology, and AAMT rules of style.  Students who successfully complete the program will have the necessary skills to sit for the RMT exam.

 

Prerequisite skills

Participants should be proficient in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and be able to type at least 50 corrected words per minute.

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Prerequisite classes

Before taking  Medical Transcription classes, students must have taken the following courses or their equivalents and have completed each with grades of "C" or better. For additional information about these courses, click on the course title.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Semester	Campus
AH 171	Medical Terminology	3 credits	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 134	Medical Disorders	3 credits	Fall, Spring,  Summer	MSU-B
PHRM 215	Introduction to Pharmacology	3 credits	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 222	Medical Transcription I	3 credits	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 223	Medical Transcription II	3 credits	Fall, Spring	MSU-B

These classes are taught online and at both the Bottineau and Minot campuses.

Medical Transcription Curriculum

The training program combines academic curriculum with intensive medical transcription. The lessons are designed for independent study and use authentic physician dictation, sequenced by medical specialty. A professional medical transcriptionist provides feedback on progress, answers questions, and evaluates the student's assignments. Accurate transcribing is the focus of the training.

 

The  Medical Transcription curriculum consists of five 2-credit classes. Each required class must be completed successfully to earn the Certificate of Completion. 

 

The program can be completed in one year by following the schedule outlined in the Sequence of Study.

 

 

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Semester	Campus
AH 225	Medical Transcription - Gastroenterology	2 credits	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
AH 226	Medical Transcription - Orthopedics	2 credits	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 227	Medical Transcription - Radiology	2 credits	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
AH 229	Medical Transcription - Cardiology	2 credits	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 230	Medical Transcription - Surgery	2 credits	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B

 Instructional Materials

 

The books needed for each class are listed on the course information pages found in the curriculum section above. Students need a computer with Internet access, a CD player, and speakers.  Additional accessories needed are a headset and foot pedal.

• Headsets can be purchased at office supply stores.

• Foot pedals compatible with the ports on the student's computer can be purchased through the bookstore at the same time the books are ordered

Contact the bookstore for current prices:

Email: bookcell@misu.nodak.edu  

Phone: (701)228-5458.

The following books are required for all  Medical Transcription classes:

• Stedman's Medical Dictionary

• Drake and Drake Pharmaceutical Word Book

• Stedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Symbols

• Stedman's Equipment Words

• AAMT Book of Style

• Stedman's Pathology and Lab Medicine Words including Histology

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