Office Technology Careers certificate programs are designed to provide students with skills and knowledge applicable to secretarial and information processing positions: receptionist, medical unit secretary, correspondence secretary, data entry and bookkeeping. Certificate programs in secretarial training, medical unit secretary, and computer applications can be completed in nine months to one year and provide for employment or advancement in various business environments.

The Medical Transcription Certificate Program prepares individuals to become medical language specialists who interpret and transcribe dictation from physicians and other health care professionals in order to document patient care and to facilitate delivery of health care services. Students will gain knowledge of medical terminology, human disease processes, pharmacology, diagnostic studies, surgical procedures, documentation requirements, and medico-legal principles. In addition to acquiring word processing skills and knowledge of voice processing equipment, students must be proficient in English grammar, punctuation, and proofreading.

A wide variety of career opportunities exist in the field of medical transcription, such as working in hospitals, physician clinics, outpatient diagnostic, and surgical services, insurance companies, or with private transcription services.

The one-year Medical Transcription Certificate at MCC is offered through the Health Information Technology Program.

A grade point average of least 2.25 in the full program curriculum and a grade of C or better in all prescribed courses (HITT, HPRS and MRMT) will qualify the student to receive the Certificate of Completion in Medical Transcription. *

Students have three years to complete the program following enrollment in the first medical transcription course.

Prerequisite: 40 words per minute keyboarding skills.

* The clinical course may require students to travel within a 60-mile radius of Waco.