Medical Transcription
Career Training Program
Resources for Medical Transcription Careers
Career Resources include sites that specifically relate to medical transcription careers. Find organizations to join and increase your networking abilities. Many of these organizations and associations have their own newsletters or magazines, job databases, and certification exams. You will also find links to other relevant web sites for your career path and books, software or journals that can help as you build your medical and professional knowledge.
Explore online resources below in the following categories:
- Medical Transcription Associations
- Medical Transcription Resources
- Job Resources for Medical Transcription Careers
- Reference Sites for Medical Professions
- Books and Journals for the Medical Transcription Profession
Medical Transcription Associations
Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity • Information on becoming a Certified MT through this organization and other resources for medical transcription careers
Clinical Documentation Industry Association
Medical Transcription Contacts
Medical Transcription Resources
Medical Transcription Networking Center • An online community for those in medical transcription careers
Vanka’s Medical Links for MTs • Links to a variety of medical sites
TranscriptionGear.com • Order all types of transcription equipment online or get a free color catalog
Mtbot • Search sample MT reports, jobs and forums
MT-ETC • Links for referring, resources, information or just browsing
Job Resources for Medical Transcription Careers
AHDI Career Connection • Post your resume and view job openings in medical transcription careers
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics • Occupational Outlook Handbook with current data on medical transcription careers
mtjobs.com • The Internet’s largest source of MT jobs and resumes
Transcription Matchmaker • A recruiting service to help you find the right MT company
Advance for Health Information Professionals • Search archives for web articles, search jobs, find job fairs and latest HIPAA news
MTStars • Discussion forums, job and resume bank, newsletter subscription, search engine and more for those in medical transcription careers
MedicalTranscription.com • Medical Transcription Service Directory
Shapin Medical Transcription • Submit your resume for an opportunity to take their written test and sample dictation to gain employment
Biohealthmatics.com • Browse medical transcription careers by state with over thousands listed
Medical Linguistics • Fax or email your resume for consideration
HealthServicesJobs.com • Post your resume and create your portfolio, research the latest trends in your industry, and search for medical transcription careers
Absolutely Healthcare • Browse healthcare and medical jobs, post your resume, obtain licensing information, review salary data, and set up a job search agent.
MedicalWorkers.com • Browse jobs by title, state or company name in a wide variety of healthcare fields, including medical transcription careers
Reference Sites for Medical Professions
Online Medical Dictionaries
Mondofacto • Includes abbreviations, suffixes, prefixes and acronyms
Medical Dictionary • Definitions of medical terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, healthcare conditions, medical devices, specialty terms and medical abbreviations
Medline Plus • A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
Other Reference Sites
American Medical Association Atlas of the Body
Discoveryhealth.com Human Body Atlas • Interactive body atlas for common diseases and disorders
Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources
National Libary of Medicine • The world’s largest medical library by the National Institutes of Health
Current Medical News Sources • Reliable information and timely news stories about medical research
MedicineNet.com • Reliable doctor-produced health and medical information
Library of the National Medical Society • Online subscription available for disease diagnosis, treatment, textbooks, journals and archives
Books, Journals and Software for
the Medical Transcription Profession
Amazon.com • Check out the various titles available by typing in “Medical Transcription” into the search bar
The Step-by-Step Guide to Medical Transcription at Home • Learn how to start your own business and be your own boss
SpeedType • Software that you can use with all Windows applications to increase production while working in medical transcription careers
Wolters Kluwer Health • Keep up-to-date with the latest trends in medical transcription careers by searching for products specific to your field, such as Health Data Matrix magazines
Advance for Health Information Professionals • Subscribe to this biweekly magazine, or search for articles and medical transcription careers online
