Certification and Advancement
A certificate in Medical Transcription prepares learners for entry-level positions in one of the fastest growing occupations. As a medical language specialist you will be transcribing dictation by health care professionals on patient assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic procedures.

• Describe the importance of the confidential nature of medical reports.
• Describe the content and purpose of the medical reports used.
• Transcribe medical reports using correct report format.
• Transcribe medical reports using correct capitalization, number, punctuation, abbreviation, symbols, and metric measurement rules
• Spell correctly the English and medical terms in addition to the abbreviations, either by memory or by using a dictionary/reference book.
• Define the medical terms and abbreviations presented, either by memory or by using a dictionary/reference book.
• Define the prefixes, combining forms and suffixes presented and use them to build medical terms.
• Identify and/or define the knowledge, skills, abilities, and responsibilities required of medical transcriptionists.
• Understand networking through the professional organization as well as career opportunities.

Potential Career(s)
Employment in the medical transcription career field is projected to grow faster than average for all occupations through 2014. Demand for medical transcription services will be spurred by a growing and aging population. (1)  Careers include medical transcriptionist, medical records, medical assistant.