Glen Oaks Community College
offers
Medical Transcription Certificate

through
The Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative

Program Description:  The Medical Transcription Certificate is designed to meet transcription needs for medical and dental offices, hospitals and free-standing clinics.  Courses such as medical terminology, legal aspects of medical law and ethics, intermediate to advanced levels of anatomy and physiology, medical machine transcription, advanced medical transcription and word processing have been addressed leading to a 160 hour externship to prepare the student for a career in Medical Transcription.

 

To get admitted to this program and register for courses
1. You must be admitted to Glen Oaks Community College to be awarded the certificate.  Admission application is available online. There is no Application for Admission fee. Notification of admission status is mailed to the student as soon as possible.  For questions regarding Admissions - contact  Amy Young.
2. To register for courses - click on the Courses tab above to view the current course catalog. After selecting the courses you wish to take for the semester, click on the Enroll in Classes tab above to begin the enrollment process.
3. Some courses may be available as an "equivalency" from another college. If a course you are looking for is not available from the program offering college, check the course description for course equivalencies at other institutions. You may find another institution that has a course which will transfer into the program, and is so noted in the course equivalency section of the course description.

 

Entrance Requirements
  • Proficiency in language skills-test in college level writing (COM 121) or 
    successful completion of DEV 180 Developmental Writing or DEV 181 Writing Skills - and -
  • Proficiency in math skills-test into DEV 052 Pre-Algebra or higher
Prerequisities
Glen Oaks
 Course Code
Course Title

Semester Hours

EDP 101 Intro to Computers & Software 4
ALH 218 Medical Terminology 3

 

Required Coursework 
Glen Oaks
 Course Code
Course Title

Semester Hours

ALH 105 Pharmacology for Allied Health* 3
ALH 222 Disease Conditions* 3
ALH 284 Medical Transcription Externship* 3
BIP 235 Machine Transcription* 3
BIP 236 Medical Transcription (Advanced)* 3
BIP 232 Medical Office Procedures 3
COM 111 Business/Technical Communications* 4
ALH 250 Medical Law & Ethics 2
NSA 101
OR
NSA 105
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology*
                   OR
Principles of Anatomy & Physiology*
4

Total minimum required hours:  28 semester hours

        *  Course has a prerequisite

For more information regarding this program contact:

Contact Person Community College E-mail address Telephone number
Karen Ganger, Director of Allied Health Glen Oaks Community College kganger@glenoaks.cc.mi.us 1 888 994-7818 x334
Fran Howard Glen Oaks Community College fhoward@glenoaks.cc.mi.us 1 888 994-7818 x333

 

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