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ROS Goals

To provide a strong sense of ethical and legal responsibilities as a medical transcriptionist, as well as professional development.

To provide information and guidance regarding equipment and technology.

To provide instruction on proper punctuation, grammar, proofreading, editing and formatting of patient care documentation.

To provide a strong understanding of medical terminology, to include anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, surgery, laboratory, and pharmacology.

To provide adequate tools, i.e., reference books and software, and the skills necessary to work as a medical transcriptionist.

To provide networking support, to include introductions to other transcriptionists, as well as suggestions for finding work.

To provide adequate and authentic practice dictation (over 200 reports) covering a wide range of medical specialties:

	Cardiology
	Dermatology
	Endocrinology
	Gastroenterology
	Neurology
	Orthopedics
	Obstetrics/Gynecology
	Pulmonary Medicine
	Ophthalmology
	Otorhinolaryngology
	Urology
	Pharmacology
	Laboratory

Note: All reference books, tapes, and textbooks listed above are included in ROS package.

Course Outline

All courses described below are to be studied concurrently. All textbooks, tapes, study objectives and reference books are included in the program. We use the newest editions of all reference books and textbooks. Textbooks include a number of self-graded exercises, review questions, and quizzes. You will be responsible for grading these, as well as your tape transcripts. Answer keys are provided in your course materials. Your progress will also be monitored by written and tape tests that will be submitted to us. Upon satisfactory completion of these (a C or above), you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

All necessary reference books are provided in your course materials (substitutions of equal or greater value may be made).

Course Materials — All materials are the latest edition/version. If purchasing the entire course up front, you will receive all of the materials listed below. If you choose to purchase in 3 divided portions, that would also be available.

1. The Language of Medicine, 8th edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner: Publisher: Elsevier/W. B Saunders

2. Sloane’s Medical Word Book, 4th edition, Ellen Drake, CMT. Publisher: Elsevier/W. B Saunders

3 Understanding Pharmacology, 3rd edition, Susan Turley, CMT; published by Prentice-Hall.

4. Human Diseases, 2nd edition, John Dirkx, MD, published by Health Professions Institute.

5. Book of Style, 2nd edition, Claudia Tessier, CMT. Published by the American Association for Medical

6. History and Physical, A Nonphysician’s Guide to the History and Physical, 3rd edition, John Dirkx, MD.

7. Laboratory Tests & Diagnostic Procedures in Medicine, John Dirkx, MD. Published by Health Professions

8. Medical Transcription Workbook, Linda Campbell, CMT, Publisher: Health Professions Institute.

9. Medical Dictionary (Dorland’s/Stedman’s).

10. SUM Medical Transcription CD/tapes. Publisher: Health Professions Institute.

11. SUM Transcript Keys.

12. ROS Guide to Success in Medical Transcription. (Student Syllabus)

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