Professional Skills Institute - PSI. Career Education for a lifetime of success.

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• - Day and Evening Programs
• - Financial Aid Available
• - Classes Start Jan 5

• Evening Physical Therapist Assisting
• Medical Insurance Program

A strong interest in computers, medical terminology and anatomy and physiology is essential to succeed as a medical transcriptionist. Demand for medical transcription services will be fueled by a greater number of medical tests, treatments and procedures that require proper documentation. Also, the consistent need to accurately transcribe confidential patient information is an additional factor for this growth.

Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated recording made by physicians and health care professionals and transcribe them into medical reports and correspondence. The documents they produce include discharge summaries, history and physical examination, operative, consultation and autopsy reports. They may also be called upon to correct patients’ records, edit documents and identify errors in medical reports. In addition, medical transcriptionists may assist with office duties such as receiving patients, scheduling appointments and answering phones.

Upon completion of the medical secretary/transcriptionist program, students will receive a diploma and be able to work in hospitals, physicians’ offices, transcription services offices and possibly from home.

The Medical Secretary/Transcriptionist (MST) program is presented over a period of 48 weeks. This period is divided into four (4) 12-week quarters. A total of 730 hours are spent in the classroom and lab. Externship consists of 160 hours served in a medical facility. The total clock hours the student will receive for this program will be 890.