Medical Transcriptionist
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Option:  Certificate of Completion (CC)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Basic keyboarding knowledge (recommended)

...Minimum COMPASS or equivalent ASSET test scores for the following:

      ...Reading 80...Writing 65

...Permission from instructors

...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Certificate	53 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

MED A 110	Health Care Careers	3
MED A 113	Intro Term/Anat/Pharm	2
MED A 125	Digest Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 133	Genito Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 139	Pre-coop seminar	1
MED A 143	Female Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 201	Cardio Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 209	Respir Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 230	Introduction to Medical Transcription	2
Suggest BTECH 217, or equivalent knowledge, prior to taking MED A 230.
MED A 233	Musculo Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 240	Externship	5
MED A 139 must be taken before MED A 240.
MED A 241	Med A Coop Seminar	2
MED A 241 must be taken concurrently with MED A 240.
MED A 254	Medical Transcription II	2
MED A 266	Medical Transcription III	1
MED A 274	Medical Transcription IV	1

Related Instruction (RI)

BTECH 110	Business Procedures I	5
ACCTG 121	Practical Accounting	5
BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations	5
BTECH 217	Modular Microsoft Word	5
P E 160	First Aid/CPR	3
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5

Optional Professional Technical (PT) Courses

MED A 161	Neuro Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 217	Bld/Lymp Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 243	Derm Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 251	SpecSens Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 263	Endo Term/Anat/Pharm	1

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0  in each MED A class.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than one year to complete program.

 ...This program has self-paced modules, flexible registration, and open-entry enrollment.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/medassist