As a medical transcriptionist you will be typing dictated reports from doctors on a variety of different systems and specialties. I have listed some of these below:
Cardiovascular System
Dermatology and Allergy
Gastroenterology
Immunology
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Respiratory System
Urology
Some of the general terms you will be using are:
Anatomy
General Medical Terms
General Surgical Terms
Drugs and Chemistry
Laboratory Terminology.
Abbreviations and symbols are used a lot in medicine so you will need to know them.
Soundalikes are also rampant in medical terminology. You have to be very careful with these.
There are many things you need to learn in order to become a medical transcriptionist. Taking a medical transcription course is necessary in order to transcribe doctor's reports accurately. The reports you type will be going into a patient's chart so they must be correct.
I had absolutely no experience in the medical profession when I started but now typing long medical terms just comes naturally. It is like anything else, once you know it, you know it.
Marilyn Roberts
Medical Transcriptionist
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jaffe,
The widgets look pretty cool. I might try them in the near future.
Have you ever tried becoming a medical transcriptionist? You can do many other things online in between doctor's transcriptions.
Marilyn
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