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Medical
Transcription
Diploma
This program
is an
AHDI approved
program of study.
The one-year 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.
Check
your typing rate: www.typingtest.com
Curriculum:
The program can be completed in one
year by following the schedule outlined in the Sequence
of Study.
Courses
titles are linked to pages providing additional information about the
courses such as prerequisites, course objectives, semesters offered, etc.
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Course
Number
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Course
Title
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Credits
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Semester
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Campus
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ASC
087
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College
Writing Preparation
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3
credits
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Fall,
Spring
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MSU-B
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BOTE
152
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Keyboarding
II
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3
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH
231
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Healthcare
Law & Ethics
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1
credit
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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BIOL
115
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Human
Structure & Function
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4
credits
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Fall,
Spring
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MSU-B
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AH
171
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Medical
Terminology
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3
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH
134
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Medical
Disorders
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3
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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PHRM
215
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Introduction
to Pharmacology
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3
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH
222
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Medical
Transcription I
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3 credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH 223 |
Medical Transcription II |
3 credits |
Fall, Spring |
MSU-B |
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AH
227
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Medical
Transcription - Radiology
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2
credits
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Fall, Spring
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MSU-B
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AH
225
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Medical
Transcription - Gastroenterology
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2
credits
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Fall, Spring
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MSU-B
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AH
229
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Medical
Transcription - Cardiology
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2
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH
230
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Medical
Transcription - Surgery
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2
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH
226
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Medical
Transcription - Orthopedics
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2
credits
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Fall,
Spring, Summer
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MSU-B
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AH 250 |
RMT Test Prep |
1 credit |
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.
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:
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Stedman's
Medical Dictionary
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Drake
and Drake Pharmaceutical Word Book
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Stedman's
Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Symbols
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Stedman's
Equipment Words
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AAMT
Book of Style
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Stedman's
Pathology and Lab Medicine Words including Histology
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