MEDA275 Medical Transcription I

Department of Business Studies: Medical Assisting

  1. Course Number and Title

    MEDA275 Medical Transcription I

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    OADM140 (C or better) or OADM101 (C or better) plus OADM104 (C or better); and MEDA120 (C or better) or BIOL115 (C or better).

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    None

  6. Catalog Course Description

    The student will develop transcription skills to accurately transcribe medical papers and reports such as: history and physicals, consultation reports, operative reports, discharge summaries, x-ray reports, pathology reports, autopsy reports and letters.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will
        1. demonstrate competency in the transcription of medical reports and papers while using a specialized transcription software;
        2. reproduce dictated medical reports with a high degree of speed and accuracy while performing within legal and ethical standards; and
        3. demonstrate an understanding of the various medical reference resources that can be used to verify terminology, abbreviations, symbols, medications, and laboratory tests.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. dermatology/plastics transcription
      2. gastrointestinal transcription
      3. cardiopulmonary transcription
      4. HEENT/pediatrics transcription
      5. genitourinary transcription
      6. OB/GYN transcription
      7. orthopedic transcription
      8. neuropsychiatric transcription

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, performance based transcription tests, quizzes, and weekly transcription assignments.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date - 12/03; Revised 4/05; Revised 12/2009