12/27/2024 12:54:52 AM	MA 166.2 Course Outline as of Spring 2006	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MA 166.2	Title:  EXTERNSHIP: MED TRASCRIP
Full Title:  Externship: Medical Transcription
Last Reviewed:9/19/2005

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.50	Lecture Scheduled	.50		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	8.75
Minimum	3.50	Lab Scheduled	0		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	9.00			Contact DHR	157.50
		Contact Total	9.50			Contact Total	166.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  17.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 183.75

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  MA 66.2

Catalog Description:

Practical experience in hospitals, clinics, offices, or with mentors, to develop medical transcription skills in preparation for entry-level employment as a medical transcriptionist. Emphasis on the ability to function under stress with accuracy, speed, and utilization of resources in challenging medical transcription settings.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of MA 170C ( or MA 71 or MSR 71) and Course Completion of MA 161 ( or MA 61 or MSR 61) and Course Completion of MA 160 ( or MA 60 or MSR 60 or MSR 69)

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:
Must have a negative TB test and immunization clearance.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Practical experience in hospitals, clinics, or with a mentor, to develop medical transcription skills.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of MA 170C ( or MA 71 or MSR 71) and Course Completion of MA 161 ( or MA 61 or MSR 61) and Course Completion of MA 160 ( or MA 60 or MSR 60 or MSR 69)
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:Must have a negative TB test and immunization clearance.
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the ability, utilizing various formats, to prepare

history and physical reports, operative reports, discharge summaries,

pathology reports, emergency reports, radiology reports, and other

reports and protocols used by hospitals, medical offices, and clinics

for patient record preparation.

2. Demonstrate problem solving and critical thinking involved with

proper and safe use of equipment, procedures and processes utilized by

medical transcriptionists in hospitals, medical offices or with

independent medical transcriptionists .

3. Apply principles and skills which have been learned in prerequisite

and corequisite courses.

4. Adhere confidentiality and other ethical and legal concepts

while working in medical transcription settings.

5. Utilize references, resources, and proofreading to accurately

transcribe physician's dictation.

6. Communicate effectively, with cultural sensitivity, with

transcriptionists and their supervisors.

7. Demonstrate professionalism in the clinical setting.

8. Keyboard medical reports with greater speed and accuracy through

repetition of formats and specialized medical terminology, enhanced

listening skills, and familiarity with common phraseology and medical

abbreviations.

9. Maintain a transcriptionist's notebook for medical terminology

analysis.

10. Utilize current resources and problem-solving techniques to address

problems encountered by the independent medical transcriptionist.

11. Evaluate various medical transcription occupational settings and

opportunities.

12. Write a resume and cover letter.

13. Interview competently for a medical transcription position.

Topics and Scope

I.     Medical Transcription Externship - Medical transcription

externship experience in a hospital transcription department, medical

office or clinic, or with an independent medical transcriptionist.

   A.      Meet with transcription supervisor to discuss and update

           transcription task list and to review evaluation process

   B.      Students will be:

           1.  practicing within professional/ethical scope of

               practice for medical transcriptionists

           2.  applying concepts and utilizing techniques learned

               in all previous courses

           3.  communicating effectively, with cultural sensitivity, with

               instructor, supervisor, and transcriptionists

           4.  transcribing medical reports that will include some but

               not all of the following:

                 a. history and physical reports

                 b. operative reports

                 c. discharge summaries

                 d. pathology reports

                 e. emergency reports in a variety of specialty area

           5.  developing a transcriptionist's notebook that will

               include:

                 a. medical terminology

                 b. Internet sites

                 c. other information related to effective medical

                    transcription

           6.    demonstrating professional behaviors including:

                 a. dependability

                 b. punctuality

                 c. cooperation

                 d. confidentiality

                 f. appropriate appearance

                 g. interest in and willingness to learn

                 h. initiative

II.       Medical transcription seminars (four 2-hour seminars, one every

two weeks for eight weeks)

    A.        Orientation to medical transcription externship

           1.  procedures, process, expectations, and evaluation

           2.  assigned experience

    B.     Analysis of skills and problem solving related to medical

           Transcription externship experience

    C.     Resume writing and preparation for employment.

    D.     Preparation for American Association of Medical Transcription

           certification exams

    E.     Presentations by independent medical transcriptionists and

           physical therapist (ergonomics)

III.      Computer lab experience - to prepare students for specific

clinical experiences

    A.      Transcription of medical and surgical dictation for specialty

            areas and more complex dictations in radiology, family

            practice, surgery, orthopedics (25 hours)

    B.      Correcting copy with keys and reviewing errors with

            instructor

Assignments:

1. Complete the required number of hours, performing a variety of

designated medical transcription tasks, during assigned externship in a

medical facility under a transcriptionist's supervision or with an

independent medical transcriptionist.

2. Maintain a timesheet.

3. Compile a folder of transcription at assigned medical setting for

evaluation and demonstration of progress. Include and update your

transcriptionist's notebook.

4. Complete 20-40 corrected transcription drafts plus perfect copies of

orthopedics, radiology, family practice, or surgery dictation in computer

lab (25 hours).

5. Complete a 1-2 page weekly report, including type of transcription,

successes and problems encountered, goals for next week and goal

achievements and revisions from last week's goals.

6. During seminars, discuss externship experience, participate in problem-

solving exercises, roleplay interpersonal conflicts and communication

challenges.

7. Complete 1-3 externship experience problem-solving exercises at each

seminar.

8. Complete weekly task sheet update with externship supervisor.

9. Meet with instructor and supervisor when requested.

10. Write a resume and cover letter.

11. Role play job interview skills.

12. Participate in final performance evaluation with instructor, Include

transcription supervisor's evaluation, timesheet, task sheet, student

evaluation of program, and future plans.

13. Adhere to standards of professionalism: dependability, punctuality,

cooperation, appropriate appearance, interest in and willingness to learn,

and initiative.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 15 - 20%
Report; resume and cover letter.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Problem solving exercises.
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 50 - 65%
transcription from dictation; role play; evals.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Professionalism and attendance.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Materials will be provided in the workplace setting.

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