Application Packet
Course Descriptions
Faculty Advisers
NEW Medical Office Certificate
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Medical transcriptionists are medical language specialists who are employed in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, medical services, doctors' offices, other health care settings, and even out of their homes after gaining experience. The Medical Transcription program prepares students for entry-level positions in these settings, typing histories and physicals, operative reports, consultations, discharge summaries and radiology reports from physician dictations.
Since the medical transcription field encompasses a wide variety of settings, the demand for medical transcriptionists will continue for many years. The student may consider becoming a Certified Medical Transcriptionist after being employed for several years in a hospital or clinic setting.
Medical transcription students take courses in English, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and word processing. In addition, a transcriptionist must have above-average typing and spelling skills and the ability to work with mechanical transcribing equipment.
Kim Pack, R.H. I.A., coordinator
IC 1012C
(630) 942-3384
Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences
IC 1028
(630) 942-2495
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FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone Paulette Buckingham IC 2-G (630) 942-3348 Kim Pack, R.H.I.A. IC 1012C (630) 942-2532 Cheryl Jackson, R.H.I.A. IC 3021C (630) 942-3384
If you are unable to contact a faculty adviser, messages may be left with the Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences, IC 1028, (630) 942-2495.
