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Medical Transcription

GES 113 -- 240 hours

Prerequisites/Audience

Prerequisites: Students should have command of a word-processing computer program to include

• The ability to create documents in either Microsoft Word or another Windows program.
• Proficiency in keyboarding-accuracy is most important at first, but some jobs pay on production, so speed will become a factor.
• E-mailing-a major route of communication between student, the facilitator, and GES.
• Printing-some jobs require your work to be printed, and some do not; however, the skill is essential.
• Browsing the Internet-important for looking up information on medical terms, drugs, procedures, etc., when they cannot be found in your reference books
• Knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. When changing the spoken word to the written word, all these aspects of language become vital.
• The ability to discern what is being said, and more importantly what is meant, even if the person dictating has accented speech.
• The ability to comply with the student-led, self-motivating aspects of the Gatlin program-much more responsibility is placed on the student in an online course than in a classroom situation. For example, the student is responsible for reading and following all instructions.

Audience: The intended audience for this program includes individuals interested in gaining the education and skills necessary to enter the medical transcription field and/or those individuals interested in changing careers to become a medical transcriptionist.