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Medical transcription career resources include sites that specifically relate to the medical transcription field. 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 medical transcription career path and books, software or journals that can help as you build your medical and professional knowledge.
Explore medical transcription career resources below in the following categories:
- Medical Transcription Associations
- Medical Transcription Resources
- Job Resources for Medical Transcriptionists
- 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
Medical Transcription Industry Association
Medical Transcription Contacts
Medical Transcription Resources
Hot Home Business: Medical Transcription • How to get your foot in the door and start working from home
Medical Transcription Networking Center • An online community for MT professionals
MT Chat on Twitter • Chat with other Medical Transcriptionists about the business
Vanka’s Medical Links for MT’s • Links to a variety of medical sites and medical transcription resources
TranscriptionGear.com • Order all types of transcription equipment online or get a free color catalog
Mtbot • Search sample MT reports, jobs, forums and other medical transcription resources
MT-ETC • Links for referencing, medical transcription resources, information, or just browsing
Medical Transcription Job Resources
AHDI Career Connection • Post your resume and view job openings
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics • Occupational Outlook Handbook for medical transcription
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 medical transcription resources
MedicalTranscription.com • Medical transcription service directory
shapinmedtrans.com • Search transcription, entry-level and work-at-home jobs
biohealthmatics.com • Search MT job postings, articles, forums, events, conferences, and company profiles
HealthServicesJobs.com • Post your resume and create your portfolio, research the latest trends in your industry, and search for jobs
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.
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 Library 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
Reuters Health • World’s leading provider of medical and healthcare news
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
Check out the various titles available on Amazon.com!
Amazon.com • Type “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 • Medical Transcription software that you can use with all Windows applications to increase production
Wolters Kluwer Health • Keep up-to-date with the latest trends in Medical Transcription 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 jobs online
