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The Medical Transcription Career Handbook
Keith A. Drake, University of Washington

ISBN-10: 0130115401
ISBN-13: 9780130115409

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2000
Format: Paper; 149 pp
Published: 12/03/1999

Suggested retail price: $26.80
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For programs in Medical Transcription.

Focusing on helping students land that first job and build a professional career in medical transcription, this well-researched handbook covers the essentials for future professionals in the field, arming them with practical guidelines and tips in job search strategies, career development, and opportunities for advancement.

  • Includes in-depth chapters on the job search process and job search strategies.

    • Helps students develop critical job hunting skills. Ex.___

  • Covers a range of effective career development skills, including on-the-job success skills, tips on spotting opportunities for advancement, and practical tricks-of-the-trade.

    • Prepares students to succeed and advance in their chosen careers. Ex.___

  • Provides a full chapter on home-based transcription.

    • Shows students the options for working as an independent (self-employed) medical transcriptionist, and helps them develop independent business skills. Ex.___

  • Offers an entire chapter on internet skills for medical transcriptionists.

    • Provides students with valuable information on job hunting and medical researching on the web. Ex.___

  • Includes on-the-job profiles and short essays by successful transcriptionists around the country that support the individual chapter topics.

    • Enlivens the chapter material and shows students real-world applications of what they're learning. Ex.___

  • Includes many World Wide Web site addresses in each chapter.

    • Offers students additional reference opportunities. Ex.___



 1. Becoming a Medical Transcriptionist.


 2. Beginning the Job Search.


 3. The Job Search Process.


 4. Job Search Strategies.


 5. Resumes and Cover Letters.


 6. Negotiating the Job Offer.


 7. Hitting the Wall.


 8. The First Transcription Job.


 9. Career Development.


10. Tricks of the Trade.


11. Occupational Hazards and Benefits.


12. Opportunities for Advancement.


13. Telecommuting.


14. Home-Based Transcription.


15. The Internet for Medical Transcriptionists.


16. Advanced Technologies.


17. The Future of Medical Transcription.

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