Medical Transcription
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Medical Transcription - Train at Home to Work at Home

Career Step's custom-designed curriculum utilizes a "programmed learning" approach to all major skill areas of medical transcription. Every concept builds upon the next, making learning easier and fun! To LEARN MORE, follow these links:

  1. MT Curriculum Description
  2. Benefits of Online Study
  3. Recommended Computer System Specifications
  4. *FREE Personal Reference Library

*(You must select our Platinum-Level or Gold-Level enrollment option.)

Also, take the time to listen as Andrea Anaya, course author and CEO of Career Step, talks about Career Step's course: (Download Mp3 - Transcription Made Easy)

  1. MT Curriculum Description: (Click each for details)

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  2. Online Benefits:

    "Online training is an effective way to introduce new medical transcriptionists to the realities of today's medical transcription world."

    -Andrea Anaya, CEO and founder of Career Step

    Enjoy these benefits Online:

    • Gain practical experience
    • Receive instantaneous feedback
    • Make friendships - network through online forums and chats
    • Learn to use a PC foot pedal and transcription software (included)
    • EXPERIENCE! DO REAL TRANSCRIPTION WORK FOR PRACTICE

    PLUS - Much MORE:

    • Train AT HOME or on the go
    • Receive important medical transcription reference books - FREE! (A $135 value)
    • ONLINE TOOLS - Grade book, help, forum, chat, flashcards, plus more!
    • Pronunciation sound clips
    • Technical support - online or by phone
    • Student support from experienced medical transcriptionists
    • Learn at your own pace
    • FREE Stepping Up bimonthly newsletter (first 6 months)
    • Final skills assessment - Just like companies' job application tests!
    • Interactive consultation for practicum preparation and skills assessment

    Career Step's custom-designed online course was written by medical transcriptionists to teach students every major transcription skill and provide interactive practice applying those skills.

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  3. RECOMMENDED COMPUTER SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:

    Hardware:

    • 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM (256 MB or higher recommended)
    • 56 KBPS modem (Broadband-DSL cable modem recommended)
    • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution adapter and monitor
    • CD-ROM or DVD drive
    • Sound card and speakers (headphone port recommended)
    • Available USB port or serial port (for foot pedal)
    • Color Printer (Not Required)

    Software:

    • Real Audio Player (free download) for pronunciation sound files
    • Internet Service Provider Account

    Operating System:

    • WindowsTM 2000/XP with SP2/Vista
    • Internet Explorer 6.x/7.x or Firefox 2.x

    OR

    • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher
    • Safari 3.1 or Firefox 2.x

    Adobe Flash version 7 or higher

    Javascript cookies must be enabled.

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  4. FREE Personal Reference Library

    Platinum-Level or Gold enrollments will receive a COMPLIMENTARY SET of reference books valued at $135!

    Your FREE Personal Reference Library Includes:

    • Dorland's Medical Dictionary - Now, the 30th Edition of the world's finest medical dictionary features an all-new design with full-color, three-dimensional line art, color photography, and diagnostic and pathologic images. The New Edition features more than 125,000 terms, including over 3,000 new terms — over 800 related to complementary and alternative medicine — as well as improved and expanded appendices. Regular price $50. Now yours at no additional cost!
    • Career Step Medical/Surgical Word Book - Contains more than 50,000 medical terms including operations, needles, positions, catheters, sutures, diseases, and much much MORE. Compact and easy to use for quick reference, with NOTES to help differentiate between terms. Bound for long life, this will be an excellent resource now and throughout your career as a medical transcriptionist. Regular price $48. Now yours at no additional cost!
    • Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book - This book is crucial to the medical transcriptionist. Updated annually, as the world of pharmaceuticals changes on an ongoing basis, Saunders has the king of drug wordbooks. They cross reference medications, list info for the generic and brand name drugs under each (e.g. "acetaminophen" and "Tylenol" with the same info) to minimize double lookup. Regular price $37. Yours without added cost!

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