Medical Audio Transcription

OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA examination board)

Course advisor's notes

If you work as a medical secretary and need to have medical audio transcription skills then this course will teach you how to accurately transcribe documents containing medical terminology including letters from consultants, referral letters to dermatologists and memos from the practice nurse. More information...

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Full Details | Medical Audio Transcription

Aims and Objectives

To learn how to accurately transcribe documents containing medical terminology.
The flexibility and value of self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace.
A personalised workbook to use as a reference guide on completion of the course.
The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training Certificate.

Target Audiences

Those who wish to work in the Medical Secretarial field and need to have medical audio transcription skills.

Prerequisites

Word processing skills to proficient level. Ideally students should have taken The Medical Secretary - An Introduction.

Course duration

8-10 hours

Course Code

1010298400

Course Content

Lesson 1: Simple sentences containing medical terminology; letter from consultant Ophthalmologist; letter from Consultant Gastro-Enterologist; memo to Community Health Care Services; referral letters from GP to Consultant.

Lesson 2: Referral letter to Consultant Dermatologist; letter from ENT Registrar; letter from Senior Registrar to GP; Memo to Community Health Council; Clinic Notice.

Lesson 3: Letter to GP from Senior Registrar in Oncology department; letters from Consultant Physician; memo from Surgical Registrar to GP; clinic information notice; memo from Practice Nurse.

Lesson 4: Referral letter from GP; memo from Medical Records Officer; GP letter to Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; letter to Consultant; memo from Chief Executive.