Medical Transcriptionist

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Overview

  • Delivery: Daytime Classes
  • Start: Fall or Spring Semester, Full- or Part-Time
  • Location: Rosemount Campus
  • No longer available as of Fall 2011

Outcomes

Gainful Employment Reports

 

Major Description

Graduates of this program become medical language specialists who interpret and transcribe dictation by physicians and other health care professionals regarding patient assessment, workup, therapeutic procedures, clinical course and other medical processes. Specialized medical courses include medical office procedures, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and medical transcription, including speech recognition transcription (editing of documents).

Work Environment

Careers are found in hospitals, clinics, extended-care facilities, medical research groups, and health departments and firms that provide medical transcription services. Transcriptionists may also work from home.

Potential Job Titles

  • Medical Stenographer
  • Medical Transcriptionist
  • Transcribing-Machine Operator

Salary Data

  • Average Wage: $18.78/hour
  • Top Earners: $24.47/hour

Academic Advisor

Dean

  • Gayle Larson
    Dean of Business, Technology and General Education

Instructors

Susan Johanson 651-423-8239 susan.johanson@dctc.edu BIO

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