Medical Transcription

ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE

The program is designed to provide students with the skills needed for entry-level employment in the medical field as a transcriptionist.  The primary focus of the program is to teach the student to transcribe physician’s dictation onto a microcomputer and properly prepare various medical reports including history and physical examinations, radiology reports, pathology reports, operative records and discharge summaries.  The program includes 150 hours of internship in a medical office.

Nancy Gammons                 618 634-3273

nancyga@shawneecc.edu

Carol Belt, Chairperson         618 634-3334

carolb@shawneecc.edu

 

Courses                                                   Credit Hours

COM 111 Business Computer Systems               4

HIT 100 Medical Terminology                             3

HIT 105 Medical Transcription                            3

IMS 115 Proofreading                                         1

IMS 121 Beginning Keyboarding                         3

IMS 127 Voice Dictation                                     1

SEM 111 College Orientation                              1

INT 111 Career Development                             1

Fall Semester Total Hours                               17

 

COM 280 Microsoft Word                                 2

ENG 124 Technical Communications                   3

    or ENG 111 English Composition                    3

HIT 104 Advanced Medical Terminology            3

HIT 110 Advanced Medical Transcription           3

IMS 122 Document Formatting                           3

IMS 227 Office Information Processing I             3

Spring Semester Total Hours                            17

 

HIT 193 Medical Transcription Internship            2

Summer  Semester Total Hours                           2

 

 

HIT 100 Medical Terminology

Development of a medical vocabulary through the study of word construction, spelling and pronunciation, medical abbreviations and symbols, and use of terminology in correspondence and reports used in the medical profession is presented.

 

HIT 104 Advanced Medical Terminology

A continuation of the development of medical vocabulary in order to understand the language used in the medical profession including pronunciation, spelling, and definition of medical terms.

 

HIT 105 Medical Transcription

This course involves transcribing operative notes, history and physicals, consultations, radiology and pathology reports, and discharge summaries by use of transcription unit and a microcomputer.  The development of English skills and the decision-making process in the medical setting is also stressed.

 

HIT 110 Advanced Medical Transcription

A continuation of Medical Transcription in which students again transcribe various medical reports and correspondence with use of a transcription unit and microcomputer.  A simulated medical office setting is applied and proofreading/editing skills are strongly stressed.

 

HIT 193 Medical Transcription Internship

Supervised work experience in an approved training station for students pursuing a career in the Medical Transcription field.  Each student is required to complete 150 hours at a worksite during the semester.

 

IMS 115 Proofreading

Provides the instruction and practice needed to improve the student’s proofreading and editing skills.  The students learn how to proofread to detect errors in capitalization, content, format, grammar, keyboarding, number usage, punctuation, spelling, word division, and word usage.

 

IMS 127 Voice Dictation

Using voice recognition software and the micro-computer, the student will be able to compose e-mail messages, create reports, draft letters, edit proposals, and more just by speaking.

 

IMS 227 Office Information Processing I

Introduces concepts, vocabulary, hardware, software, and career information which directly relates to Information Processing.  Students will progress through a packet of exercises dealing with word processing an moving toward integrating word processing documents into computerized presentations.