In addition to their AHDI certification, Allied Medical School is accredited by DETC or the Distance Education and Training Council. Students are trained through five individual online modules (equal to 425 hours of study), which cover subjects like medical terminology, transcription regulations and medical transcription (MT) technology. Graduates will be prepared for AHDI’s Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT) exam and they will also receive career assistance through the school’s Career Pathways database, according to Allied Medical School.
Allied Medical School
22952 Alcalde Drive
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(888) 822-2923
medtranscriptioncourse.com
The Career Step medical transcription program includes 21 online, self-paced courses. Students are given access to various online learning tools to help them develop their transcription skills. Career Step students also receive a foot pedal, access to online reference materials and an AHDI membership upon enrollment. The program takes between four months to a year to complete. Career Step also works with medical transcription companies to develop employment tests.
Career Step, LLC
4692 N 300 W, Suite 150
Provo, UT 84604
(800) 246-7837
careerstep.com
Everett Community College is located in Everett, Washington, but the medical transcription program is only offered via distance learning. The certificate program includes grammar, pharmacology and MT specialty courses. The program trains in beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of transcription. Students must complete 42 credits in order to receive a certificate. The courses are offered in three quarters and each quarter includes four courses. Students must be familiar with Microsoft Word and have good typing skills before enrolling in this program.
Everett Community College
2000 Tower Street
Everett, WA 98201
(866) 304-3822
everettc.edu
According to AHDI, M-Tec is the first training program to be certified. M-Tec offers a certificate and diploma program that take six to nine months to complete. Students receive all of the reference materials, CDs and textbooks they need to study from home. According to M-Tec, their objective is to prepare entry-level medical transcriptionists to produce quality work by developing their knowledge of medical terminology, technology, records and various report formats. M-Tec graduates get job placement assistance and can apply for the RMT exam.
Medical Transcription Education Center, Inc.
3634 West Market Street, Suite 103
Fairlawn, OH 44333
(877) 864-3307
mtecinc.com