Medical Transcriptionist
Certificate of Achievement
Online Learning
Plan # C0522
Start date: Fall / Winter / Spring
About This Certificate | Program Delivery | Career Opportunities | Certificate Benefits | Obtaining Your Certificate | For Further Information
About This Certificate
This program will provide the student with the theoretical and practical knowledge required for a career in Medical Transcription.
Graduates of this program will be able to produce accurate written documentation of client data dictated by a physician or other healthcare practitioner.
Program Delivery
Individual courses are open to all students whether or not they are working toward the certificate.
Prerequisites may be required for these courses. Please refer to individual course descriptions for specific requirements.
To view individual course descriptions and/or to register for available CE courses,
please select a course title in the table below. For Late Start Online Course Offerings, see this listing.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Course Availability |
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2012 |
2012 |
2012 |
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Required Course - Choose one of the following: |
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In Class |
Yes |
TBA |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Required Courses: |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1 Elective Required - Choose one of the following: |
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On-line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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On-line |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Career Opportunities
This certificate prepares you for exciting work as a member of a healthcare team.
Graduates may work in physician’s offices, dental offices, hospitals, long-term-care facilities, retirement homes, chiropractor’s offices and complementary health care offices.
The newest workplace for the Medical Transcriptionist has become her own home office. The convenience and flexibility of working from home makes this career even more exciting and appealing to graduates.
Possible career paths include:
Certificate Benefits
The up-to-date curriculum includes training in rapidly changing technological skills such as software applications, and presentation skills.
It also provides you with ample opportunity to learn the language of medicine and apply it to medical transcription. Graduates of this program will be able to produce accurate written documentation of client data dictated by a physician or other healthcare practitioner.
This certificate can greatly benefit entrepreneurial graduates by allowing them to work at home and start their own home-based business.
Obtaining Your Certificate (Graduation)
Upon completion of all requirements, the student must complete an “application to graduate” form available from the Registrar’s Office. Students will be required to pay a $25 fee to attend the convocation ceremony in the fall.
The fee is payable with the “application to graduate” form. Applications and fees are to be returned to the Registrar’s Office. For more information, contact the Registrar’s Office.
Niagara College Registrar’s Office
Email: registrar@niagaracollege.ca
905-735-2211, Ext 7500
For Further Information
Niagara College Continuing Education
Email: ce@niagaracollege.ca
Web: www.niagaracollege.ca/ce
Phone: 905-735-2211, ext. 7510.
Information Last Modified:
Fri, May 14, 2010 at 09:20:11 AM ET
