Medical Transcription Schools

In today’s healthcare industry, employers are seeking medical transcriptionists who have received formal training at one of the nation’s accredited medical transcription schools. The duties of the career require medical transcriptionists to be familiar with medical terminology, abbreviations, common medical knowledge and various medical procedures in order to fully understand the notes being transcribed. Medical transcriptionists also need to be familiar with transcription equipment including a stenographer’s keyboard, earpiece and foot pedal, and they must have adequate typing skills.

Medical transcription schools are designed to provide students with the education and resources they need to excel as professional medical transcriptionists, including:

Medical Background Knowledge
Equipment Familiarity
Typing and Transcription Skills
General Business Skills

In addition, formal training can help graduates secure a higher salary than transcriptionists who have had no formal training.

What are Medical Transcription School Programs Like?

Students of medical transcriptionist schools undergo foundational training in material such as basic American English grammar, medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology, and other basic medical courses. They also learn concepts behind common medical procedures in order to better comprehend what the physician is documenting. Finally, medical transcriptionists learn equipment fundamentals such as how to use various keyboards and how to control a recording using a foot pedal, as well as common business skills that apply to running an independent transcription business.

For example, the medical transcription correspondence course at US Career Institute includes training in:

English Grammar
Medical Terminology
Anatomy
Cell Anatomy
Human Diseases
Medical Documentation
Transcription
Body Systems
Pediatrics
Healthcare Records
Electronic Security

Medical transcription schools offer this training through credential programs including certificate programs, diploma programs, and associate degree programs. The type of program you enroll in will depend on your career goals, timeline and resources.

Here is a quick breakdown of these program types:

	Program Length	Previous Degree Needed	Relative Cost	Advancement Potential
Associate’s Degree	~ 2 yrs	No	Higher	More
Certificate	9-12 mos	Yes	Lower	Less
Diploma	6-12 mos	No	Lower	Less

For students who are not able to regularly attend school in a classroom setting, online medical transcription programs offer scheduling flexibility that is ideal for working parents or members of the military.

Most schools can also prepare you for voluntary medical transcription certification upon graduation if you choose to pursue it.

Choosing the Right Medical Transcription School

In order to decide which medical transcription school program is right for you, it is important to explore the programs available in your area. Most schools offer services such as:

Financial Aid
Scholarship Opportunities
Job and Career Assistance
On-Campus Library, Book Store, and Other Facilities

Additionally, most credible schools are nationally, regionally, or professionally accredited by an organization such as the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). Investigate the medical transcription schools in your area to see which programs provide the best learning situation for you. If possible, it is best to obtain program details from two to three schools before making a decision.

The list below contains medical transcription schools currently enrolling new students nationwide. If none are available in your area, you may try using one of the zip code search boxes located throughout the site, or try broadening your search using our complete school database.

Medical Transcription Schools Enrolling Now

Career Step

Career Step, a leading online school, focuses on helping students quickly gain the career skills they need to succeed in rapidly growing industries. With 20 years of experience, the school has trained over 70,000 students in the United States and internationally and offers programs in the allied health, administrative services, and technology industries. Career Step’s training programs are offered entirely online, and the school is committed to helping each enrolling student graduate and successfully transition to a rewarding career.

Career Step training offers you the following benefits:

Affordably priced programs that prepare you to earn a good living
Flexible online training that lets you learn on your schedule
One-on-one instructor access throughout the course
Graduate resources to help you turn your education into a job

Campus

Career Step

Programs

Medical Transcription Editor - Certificate

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Fortis Institute

At FORTIS, students are provided the skills and training needed to enter careers in industries that have employment opportunity over time. What industries you ask? FORTIS offers career education and training programs in the nursing, healthcare, medical, dental, business, information technology, skilled trades, massage and cosmetology career fields. That makes Fortis a post-secondary network of colleges and institutes with a wide variety of educational choices!

Campus

Forty Fort
Scranton

Programs

Medical Transcriptionist/Insurance Billing Specialist

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Other Medical Transcription Programs

These other reputable programs may or may not be currently enrolling.

US Career Institute
Medical Transcriptionist
Certificate
Online

University of California Riverside Extension
Medical Transcription Editor
Certificate
Online

Medical Technology Education Center
NexGen Speech Recognition Editing and Medical Transcription
Diploma
Online

Medical Technology Education Center
JumpStart Clinical Documentation Editing
Certificate
Online

Gateway Community College
Medical Transcription
Certificate, Associate’s Degree
Phoenix, AZ

Med-Line School
Advanced Medical Transcription
Certificate
Online

Blackstone Career Institute
Medical Transcription Fundamentals
Certificate
Online

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