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Andrews School

http://www.andrewsschool.com

Features:

Qualified instructors to help
Reference textbooks
Online forums for discussion with other students
Transcribing machine, with foot pedal
Online course access
Studies in medical terminology, healthcare records, anatomy & physiology,
disease processes, English grammar, punctuation, transcription technology,
pharmacology, confidentiality and ethics
Job placement assistance
Several practice tapes, including 3,412 minutes of physician-dictated medical
reports

Materials Included:

Medical Terminology For Health Professions
Medical Phrase Index
AAMT Book of Style by Claudia Tessier, Executive
Director of AAMT
Surgical Word Book by Claudia Tessier, Executive
Director of AAMT
Neil Davis Abbreviation Book with acronyms, symbols,
lab values
Dorland’s STANDARD Medical Dictionary full-sized
Current Medical Terminology
Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference Book
Pharmacology Textbook
Video and Workbook: "When the Name of the Game is
Saving Keystrokes"

$3,800
Andrews FAQ   Andrews School Forum   Payment Plans   Enroll

Comments:  This extensive course covers 84 lessons in medical transcription.
Listed by MedQuist. Payment plans are available. Recommended


CAI Medical Transcription

http://www.caitranscription.com

Features:

Qualified instructors to help
Reference textbooks
Online forums for discussion with other students
Final exam offered
Several practice dictation tapes
"Earn as you learn" program available

Materials Included:

COLLEGE TEXTBOOK - 864 PAGES - 2000 Edition
Bonus CD software with medical terminology exercises -
over 1100 questions
Full-size Taber's Hardcover Medical Dictionary
Anatomy Coloring Book for learning anatomy
Webster's Grammer/Punctuation Guide
Practice Dictation Tapes from actual physicians
Quick Look Reference Guides
Anatomy/Physiology - Detailed illustrated book
$1095

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Comments:  Price includes choice of WAV pedal or transcriber. Several pricing plans
available


Career Step

http://www.careerstep.com

Features:

Qualified instructors to help
Reference textbooks
Online forums for discussion with other students
Transcribing machine, with foot pedal
Online course access
Several practice dictation tapes
Pronunciation tapes and book (over 7,500 terms)

Materials Included:

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Medical/Surgical Word Book
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Saunder's Pharmaceutical Word Book 2000
Dorland's Pocket Dictionary
2 sets of flash cards
Medical Terminology Pronunciation Book
Keyboard Kinetics: Techniques for building speed &
efficiency on the keyboard
Book: Start your own Medical Transcription Business
$1,320
Career Step FAQ   Free information pack

Comments:  Features several different course editions ranging from
$780 to $1560. Course listed is Gold level Online. Recommended [Find out why]


Laird's School

http://www.lairdsschool.com

Features:

Qualified instructors to help
Reference textbooks
Several practice dictation tapes
Click here to view full course outline

Materials Included:

Stedman's Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health
Professions
Laird's Student Handbook
Laird's Quick Reference Abbreviations and Acronyms
Laird's Quick Reference Laboratory Terminology
Laird's Quick Reference Surgical Terminology
Laird's Manual of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Laird's Manual of Diseases
Laird's Manual of Style
Laird's Psychiatry Reference Book
Laird's Oncology Reference Book
$1,320

Laird's FAQ   Payment plans available   Enroll

Comments: School has been teaching medical transcription since 1981. Payment
plans available.


M-TEC

http://www.mtecinc.com

Features:

Qualified instructors to help
Reference textbooks
Online message boards for discussion with other students
Transcribing machine, with foot pedal
Online course access
Free aptitude test and feedback
Features an online classroom
Help finding a job is provided
Additional software included
Listed with MedQuist
Click here to view full course outline (Tier I)

Materials Included:

Beginning SUM Transcription program CD
Advanced SUM transcription program CD
AAMT Advanced Medicine/Surgery Dictation CD
AAMT Foreign Accent Dictation CD
Student Handbook
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary," Special 27th Edition
Quick Look Drug Book, 2003
Laboratory Medicine: Essentials of Anatomic & Clinical
Pathology, 2nd Edition
The Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd Edition
H&P: A Nonphysician's Guide, 3rd Edition
The Language of Medicine, 6th Edition, with supplementary
CD and web support
Medical Transcription Techniques and Procedures 5th
Edition, with supplementary CD
Human Diseases, 2nd Edition
The AAMT Book of Style, 2nd Edition
Medical Transcriptionist’s Guide to Pharmacology, revised
2002
When The Name Of The Game Is Saving Keystrokes Macro
and Word Expander Workbook
Cardiology & Pulmonary Words and Phrases" Reference
Book
General Surgery and GI Words and Phrases" Reference
Book
Orthopedic/Rehab Words and Phrases" Reference Book
Pathology & Lab Medicine Words and Phrases" Reference
Book
Radiology Words and Phrases" Reference Book
Stedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols"
$2,795

M-TEC FAQ   M-TEC online forums   Payment Plans   Enroll

Comments:  Company says graduates are getting jobs with a 93% placement rate.
Offers several different course editions from $1450 to $2795. Listed by MedQuist.
Payment plans are available. Recommended


Meditec

http://www.meditec.com

Features:

Qualified instructors to help - on-line all the time during weekdays
Reference textbooks
Transcribing machine, with foot pedal
Online course access
Earn and Learn Program: Intern and get paid, then get hired by the company you
did the work for.
Several practice dictation tapes - 20 hours of regular transcription from real
doctors doing real dictation
Click here to view full course outline

Materials Included:

Anatomical Words, Complete pharmaceutical module, Drug
References & Instruments
The Professional Edge HomeBizBook - how to set up at home
and find work
Surgical Compendium with 4 hours of dictation for
pronunciation specifics + 20 hours of regular transcription from
real doctors doing real dictation
$1249
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Comments:   Wave Player, online access, medical terminology are all included in the
price. If you select only the on-line OR only the hard copy, deduct $200 from the tuition.
Recommended [Find out why]

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