Online Medical Transcription Training

AHDI approved, high-quality and interactive. That can describe your medical transcription education at Allied Medical School. You'll receive a college-level education that provides real-world experience though concentrated training modules.

Complete your education one step at a time, with courses that build on previous knowledge and complexity. These stepping stones will lead you to your medical transcription goals, while making your courses more affordable. Get started today with a high-quality education developed by today's industry professionals.

Budget-Friendly Payment Plans

Select from a range of payment plan options to put your career training program within reach. Get started with an affordable down payment followed by monthly payments as low as $133! Allied's no-interest payment plans are an ideal way to make your training more affordable - and get you on your way to a new career! Call to learn more today!

Medical Career Pathways

As an Allied medical student, you'll receive complimentary access to a valuable database of career planning tools and resources through Medical Career Pathways. Start your career off right and distinguish yourself in today's competitive medical industry with resources that give you a distinct career advantage. This benefit, available for two full years, provides convenient access to: 

• Links to Major Medical Job Search Engines – includes instruction on how to narrow your search
• Medical Career Tips and Techniques
• Résumé and Cover Letter Templates
• Interviewing Tips
• Networking Tips
• Tests to Increase Your Employability
• Occupational Information

Call (888) 822-2923 to learn more about our medical transcription training today. Medical Career Pathways provides the tools you need to hit the ground running.

Live Student Support

Throughout your medical transcription online training, you have access to one-on-one student support through e-mail, phone and fax. If you have any questions during regular business hours, they are available to assist you. You are not alone in your education!  

Professional Membership

When you successfully complete your Medical Transcription Program, you will receive a one-year membership to the Association for Healthcare Documentation (AHDI) at no additional charge. You can show potential employers that you are serious about your career. Receive membership benefits, up-to-date news and information, and an effective networking tool for your career. 

Choose Allied to guide you into your new medical transcription career. From getting your training to starting your career, you will be covered. 

Medical Transcription Online Courses

• Convenient online medical transcription programs
• Medical Career Pathways - Career Planning Tools and Resources

With Allied’s Medical Transcription Online Programs, you'll have the basis to work from home, on your terms. We recognize the vital need for a quality curriculum in medical transcription education. That's why you'll find focused training modules that provide the college-level education you're looking for. Doctors need detailed, up-to-date records of their patients’ medical care - and you'll be prepared with a comprehensive education that provides hands-on, practical experience.

Start Your Medical Transcription Online Education Today!

Medical Transcription Online Training

Our medical transcription online courses are AHDI approved, which means that you'll receive a high-quality education that provides real-world training. The modules, or individual courses, provide you with the opportunity to build your knowledge one course at a time – making your training more manageable, focused and affordable. Get started today and prepare to work from home – we've exceeded minimum AHDI requirements, now let us exceed yours.

 

The Medical Transcription Training Options Include:

Core Competency Courses (Modules 1 - 3)

Medical Terminology for Transcription (45 Hours)
No Prerequisites
Textbook: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, Sixth Edition

Microsoft® Word for the Medical Transcriptionist (30 Hours)
Prerequisites: Medical Terminology for Transcription
Textbook: Microsoft® Office Word for Medical Professionals*

w/CD-ROM

*3 versions of this course are available to students: 2003, 2007 and 2010.

Medical Transcription Professional Tools (60 Hours)
Prerequisites: Microsoft Word for Medical Transcription
Textbook: Medical Transcription: Techniques & Procedures w/CD-ROM
The Book of Style for Medical Transcription

Transcription Curricula (Modules 4 - 6)

Beginning Medical Transcription Curriculum (100 Hours)
Prerequisites: Medical Transcription Professional Tools
The SUM Program: Beginning Medical Transcription w/CD-ROM
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary w/CD-ROM
Foot pedal w/ear-buds

Intermediate Medical Transcription Curriculum (190 Hours)
Prerequisites: Beginning Medical Transcription Curriculum
Textbook: The Human Body in Health & Disease w/CD-ROM
Medical Transcription Fundamentals and Practice

Advanced Medical Transcription Curriculum (160 Hours)
Prerequisites: Intermediate Medical Transcription Curriculum
Textbook: Introduction to Pharmacology, Eleventh Edition
The Medical Transcription Workbook, Second Edition (online)

Externship (Module 7)

Medical Transcription Externship (100 Hours)
Prerequisites: Advanced Medical Transcription Curriculum
You will submit a resume and be interviewed by the participating medical transcription service organization (MTSO). Based on the interview and entry-level testing, you will transcribe a minimum of 10 hours of real time provider-generated dictation or dictation that has been previously transcribed. The externship will emphasize a variety of healthcare documentation work types and specialties and help to reinforce and expand your transcription abilities.

Registered Medical Transcriptionists May Have Even Greater Employment Opportunities

Give yourself a professional advantage! The knowledge you learn from Allied's Medical Transcription Program (Modules 1 - 7) will prepare you to sit for the Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT)) certification exam. Benefit from Allied's Pass or Don't Pay Certification Exam Promise. Call (888) 501-7686 and take the steps to further distinguish your career with the right credentials.

Professional Membership

You will receive a one-year membership to the Association for Heathcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) when you successfully complete your program. There is no additional cost to you. Enjoy a professional advantage with membership to the leading association for medical transcription professionals.

 

Build a Medical Transcription Career

Build a career with your solid medical language and typing skills. Whether you work from home or in an office setting, you can play an important part in the medical field as a skilled medical transcriptionist. Have the freedom to set your own hours and work when you choose. Your services will be in demand!

Affordable, Self Paced Medical Transcription Online Course

Don’t let anything stand in the way of your new career – interst-free payment plans are available to you! Allied will work one-on-one with you to help you choose a payment plan that works for you. Enroll in a self-paced program that enables you to study when and where you want. Maintain all of the responsibilities in your life while creating the career you’ve always wanted. 

Medical Transcription Career Opportunities

Career Outlook

Due to advances in technology and an aging population, the medical industry is expected to have the strongest employment growth of any industry within the next decade. There will be increased opportunities for skilled transcriptionists as more people require medical care and the number of health care facilities increase, Most doctor visits result in dictated notes of the patient’s medical care. Medical transcriptionists will be required to transcribe the results of these visits and create written patient reports.

What is a medical transcriptionist?

A medical language specialist who transcribes voice-recorded dictation by physicians and other health care providers in order to document patient care into written format.

Medical Transcriptionist Duties:

• Transcribe voice-recorded provider dictation into accurate and readable reports.
• Format the reports based on transcription guidelines and practices.
• Consult professional references for medical procedures and terminology.
• Edit the text to confirm correct spelling of all terminology and words, using correct English grammar, punctuation and style.
• Operate word processing equipment and dictation and transcription equipment.
• Redistribute reports according to established timelines.

Take the First Step Today

Allied’s Medical Transcription Program provides you with the career training to succeed in a fast-paced, rewarding career. Join a profession that gives you the flexibility to work from home. You will have the skills to transcribe diverse and interesting medical materials – no two reports will be the same! Get started today and apply your skills to a long-term career. Call or click below for more information!