Course descriptions for all courses required for the Health Sciences program Medical Transcription Certificate track of the Lester L. Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences follow:
Health Sciences
HSCC 100
Medical Terminology for Health Sciences
3 Credit Hrs
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: HSCC 101, 103, 104, MDTN 100, 101. This class is offered on-line.
This course provides a comprehensive study of the medical language including the pronunciation, spelling and defining of medical terms. Emphasis is placed on anatomic, diagnostic, symptomatic, eponymic terms and standard abbreviations of the basic body systems. Students with extensive educational and/or experiential background in health care may earn full course credit by receiving a satisfactory grade on a proficiency exam.
HSCC 101
Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Sciences
3 Credit Hrs
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 103, 104, MDTN 100, 101.
This is an introductory non-laboratory course that provides an intense, integrated coverage of structure and function of the human body. This course is primarily designed to provide a basic anatomy and physiology background for ancillary medical personnel. Students with extensive educational and/or experiential background in health care may earn full course credit by receiving a satisfactory grade on a proficiency exam.
HSCC 102
Human Disease Processes for Health Sciences
2 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106. MDTN 100, 101. This class is offered on-line.
This course focuses on a comprehensive study of disease processes (causes, symptoms. and treatment) of the human body. Students with extensive educational and/or experiential background in health care may earn full course credit by receiving a satisfactory grade on a proficiency exam.
HSCC 103
Laboratory Medicine for Health Sciences
1 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 104, MDTN 100, 101. This class is offered on-line.
This course provides a comprehensive study of laboratory and pathology tests, autopsy terminology and the study of the function of cells, tissues and muscles as well as learning the gross and microscopic anatomy of the body systems.
HSCC 104
Pharmacology for Health Sciences
1 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 103, MDTN 100, 101. This class is offered on-line.
This course focuses on the introduction to the principles of pharmacology and a comprehensive study of drug action, routes of administration, dosages, classes of drugs by body system as well as classification of drugs including antibiotics, blood products, IV fluids, anesthetics, emergency drugs, vaccines, immunizations and chemotherapy agents
HSCC 105
Introduction to Health Information Management for Heath Sciences
3 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, MDTN 100, 100, 105. This class is offered on-line.
The course focuses on the contents of a health record in regards to a hospital, clinic or physician office including the ethical and legal issues concerning the health record, confidentiality, release of information, the court system, legislative guidelines and patient rights and responsibilities.
HSCC 106
Surgical Procedures for Health Sciences
2 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 MDTN 100, 101. This class is offered on-line.
This course provides a comprehensive study of surgical techniques, instructions, terminology, and operative procedures. Students with extensive educational and/or experiential background in health care may earn full-course credit by receiving a satisfactory grade on a proficiency exam.
Medical Transcription
MDTN 100
Grammar/Medical Editing for Health Sciences
2 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 103, 104, MDTN 101.
The grammar course teaches you essential aspects of grammar. You will learn to create sentences properly, identify and use basic sentence components, correctly use basic punctuation such as commas, periods, questions, semi-colons, colons. You will learn to identify common problems with punctuation. You will learn to identify and correct some of the most common problems associated with writing. You will learn medical editing and proofreading techniques as well.
MDTN 101
Beginning Medical Transcription
5 Credit Hrs
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HSCC 100, 101, 103, 104, MDTN 100
Transcription of authentic physician-dictated reports organized by body systems. Emphasis on the development of accuracy, speed and medical knowledge for the transcription of letters, chart notes, history and physical examination reports, consultations, emergency room reports and discharge summaries. Editing, proofreading, grammar and punctuation will be reviewed. At the end of the beginning medical transcription laboratory course, the student should be able to transcribe 70 lines with an accuracy rate of 97 percent. 16 hours of laboratory per week.
Transcription of authentic physician dictated surgical reports organized by medical specialty. Use of reference materials and other resources. Emphasis is placed on accuracy, speed and medical knowledge. At the end of the advanced medical transcription course, the student must be able to transcribe at least 90 lines per hour with an accuracy rate of 97 percent. Sixteen hours of laboratory per week.
The internship provides on-the-job experience prior to employment and is an integral part of the medical transcription program. Transcription of original medical dictation of all report types including history and physical examinations, operative reports, consultations, discharge summaries and physician office notes will be emphasized. The student will be instructed in other tasks performed with respect to the dictation systems (assigning and searching for reports), patient data searches and the word processing systems. The student will be exposed to the duties the medical transcriptionist performs, but the main focus will be on the student's practicum on transcription. At the end of the internship, the student must be able to transcribe at a rate of 100 lines per hour or more with accuracy of 97 percent. Requires 270 contact hours of scheduled practicum.
