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Medical Assisting: Medical Transcription Certificate

Health Sciences

Total Units: 29.0

Term Effective: Fall 2006

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2010

Previous Versions:

Medical Assisting: Medical Transcription - effective Fall 1981

Description:

The Medical Assisting: Medical Transcription Certificate of Achievement prepares students to become transcriptionists in physicians' offices, medical clinics, hospital outpatient clinics, or at home as an independent medical transcriptionist.

Medical transcriptionist responsibilities include accurate, timely transcription of correspondence, medical chart notes, and medical reports used in hospitals, clinics, offices, and health agencies, as well as in research reporting. Advanced knowledge of medical terminology and English grammar is required, as are keyboarding speed and accuracy.

Click here for more information about the program, or contact the Health Sciences Department.

Students interested in the order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence. This program of study is also available as an Associate degree major option.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Medical Assisting: Transcription program are:

Complete 29.0 units from
- Medical Assisting Core Requirements
- Medical Assisting: Transcription Requirements

Course	Description	Units
Medical Assisting Core Requirements - complete 18.50 units
BOT 73.12A	Microsoft Word--Core Level for the Office Professional	1.50
HLC 160	Medical Terminology	3.00
MA 160	Introduction to Medical Office Practice	3.00
MA 161	Law and Ethics for Medical Assistants	1.00
MA 162	Disease Processes	4.00
PSYCH 1A	General Psychology	3.00
Complete a combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
ANAT 58	Introduction to Human Anatomy	3.00
ANAT 140 AND	Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology	2.00
HLC 140	Health Care Implications of Anatomy and Physiology	1.00

Medical Assisting: Transcription Requirements - complete 10.50 units
MA 166.2	Externship: Medical Transcription	3.50
MA 170A	Beginning Medical Transcription	2.00
MA 170B	Intermediate Medical Transcription	2.00
MA 170C	Advanced Medical Transcription	3.00

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to receive a certificate.

Contact Information	Phone	Email	Website
Contact Information	(707) 527-4272	srjccertificate003159@santarosa.edu