Career Step offers online courses for beginners and advanced students. In addition to complete courses in medical transcription and medical transcription editing, Career Step features two types of refresher courses. The Career Step Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) Exam Prep course prepares students for the CMT exam. Students enrolling in this course must have two years of professional experience. The Career Step Medical Transcription program is designed for any health care professional or recent graduate wanting to build upon existing comprehension of medical terms. Career Step also recommends this course for students fulfilling continuing education requirements.
Meditec provides online courses for experienced professionals and students new to medical transcription. Meditec features a cross-training course in medical transcription, billing and coding that is available to both untrained students and medical transcriptionists wanting to enhance their skill sets. This course can refresh former transcriptionists on basic medical terminology and recording. Meditec provides students with medical dictionaries, supplemental practice dictation recordings and all transcription and coding manuals necessary for work.
The Andrews School features a generalized medical transcription course, welcoming both experienced and inexperienced students. Students with previous transcription or other medical expertise must complete all parts of the course. Andrews expects students to work at their own pace and encourages those taking the course as a refresher to use prior medical transcription knowledge. This program provides students with the most updated medical terminology and procedural texts. Andrews also offers resources for networking prior to graduation.
The Medical Transcription Education Center specializes in technological advances such as speech recognition, featuring a course that prepares student for employment in a variety of medical records positions, including medical transcriptionist, health data technologist and medical records analyst. Students may take this course as beginners or experienced professionals seeking a refresher. Beyond the basic course, the Medical Transcription Education Center offers continuing education seminars, including grammar refreshers, legal and medical terminology updates and certified medical transcriptionist exam reviews.