Medical Transcriptionist Specialist
Description
Effective May 2023, Medical Transcriptionist Specialist will be discontinued.
The medical and allied health fields represent a significant area of employment for graduates of Seneca College's Medical Program Certificates. The programs are designed to meet the training needs of:
* students who wish an entry level position in a hospital,
* those presently working in hospitals or physicians' offices wishing to upgrade their skills and /or position through certification,
* general secretaries who wish to specialize in the medical field, or
* those wishing to establish their own transcription business after establishing their credibility with a hospital.
Students learn how to effectively use verbal and written communication skills when dealing with the public and/or hospital personnel; the importance of personal appearance and proper telephone techniques; coping mechanisms for handling stress associated with their position; how our Canadian cultural mosaic plays an integral part in effective health care of patients and their families; understanding the handling of patient/family confidentiality and medical ethics; medical terminology including anatomy, pharmacology and laboratory terms; standard medical office procedure skills as well as keyboarding and word processing skills.
Certificate requirements are updated from time to time to meet changes in the workplace so that the skills of our graduates are on the "leading edge" providing them with the flexibility to work in a variety of medical environments.
Students must apply to graduate after completion of each certificate. Certificates cannot be awarded retroactively. Students must choose to graduate from either the Medical Transcriptionist Specialist Certificate or the Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate.
The above program requires students to demonstrate a keyboarding net speed of 45 nwpm in order to graduate.
The following changes have been made to this program as of January 2020:
PRC127 has replaced SST 051
LEG303 has replaced OLS 101
MDR100 has replaced SST 831
Students that started the program prior to January 2020 may use either subject to qualify for graduation.
* students who wish an entry level position in a hospital,
* those presently working in hospitals or physicians' offices wishing to upgrade their skills and /or position through certification,
* general secretaries who wish to specialize in the medical field, or
* those wishing to establish their own transcription business after establishing their credibility with a hospital.
Students learn how to effectively use verbal and written communication skills when dealing with the public and/or hospital personnel; the importance of personal appearance and proper telephone techniques; coping mechanisms for handling stress associated with their position; how our Canadian cultural mosaic plays an integral part in effective health care of patients and their families; understanding the handling of patient/family confidentiality and medical ethics; medical terminology including anatomy, pharmacology and laboratory terms; standard medical office procedure skills as well as keyboarding and word processing skills.
Certificate requirements are updated from time to time to meet changes in the workplace so that the skills of our graduates are on the "leading edge" providing them with the flexibility to work in a variety of medical environments.
Students must apply to graduate after completion of each certificate. Certificates cannot be awarded retroactively. Students must choose to graduate from either the Medical Transcriptionist Specialist Certificate or the Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate.
The above program requires students to demonstrate a keyboarding net speed of 45 nwpm in order to graduate.
The following changes have been made to this program as of January 2020:
PRC127 has replaced SST 051
LEG303 has replaced OLS 101
MDR100 has replaced SST 831
Students that started the program prior to January 2020 may use either subject to qualify for graduation.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Access
- Advanced Medical Transcription
- Beginning Medical Transcription
- Communication I
- Excel
- Health/Medical Records Theory
- Introduction to Microsoft Office
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Terminology-Level 2 - Pronunciation
- Medical Transcription Fundamentals
- Transcription Styles and Practices
- Microsoft Office
- PowerPoint
- Writing Grammatically
Overview
- Institution: Seneca Polytechnic
- Program type: Certificat
- Language: English
- Program Code:
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance