Medical Transcription

The Medical Transcription Certificate program prepares the student to transcribe medical dictation in legal medical documents that become part of a permanent health record. Students take coursework for a medical secretary certificate, with additional instruction in transcription applications, followed by the medical transcription competency exam. Employment may be found with medical and dental offices, hospitals, free-standing clinics, medical transcription service companies, insurance companies, with the possibility of working from home. Transcriptionists use excellent keyboarding, grammar, and spelling skills with their knowledge of terminology, anatomy, disease processes, pharmacology, and medical procedures to transcribe dictation to document patient care.

Classes include:

Health Info Systems and Procedures (HIT 103) 
Medical Terminology I (AH 111)
Human Anat & Function I (BI 121)
English Composition (WR 121) 
Health Occupations (AH 100) 
Health Data Content & Struct (HIT 104) 
Medical Terminology II (AH 112)
Human Anat & Function II (BI 122) 
English Composition (WR 122) 
or Technical Writing (WR 277) 
General Elective
Document Management and Technology (HIT 131A ) 
Intro to Medical Coding (HIT 182) 
Intro to Study of Disease (AH 113) 
Computer Concepts (CIS 120) 
or Software Applications (CIS 131) 
HIPAA Management (HIT 180) 
Transcription Application (HIT 131 C Optional) 

For HIT salary and job opportunities state-wide visit the OLMIS (Oregon Labor Market Information System) web site.

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