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Medical Transcription Course Outline


In order to optimize your learning and for us to monitor your progress and ensure your compliance, you must follow ACI's step-by-step process.

Module 1: English Language for Medical Transcription

This module is designed for aspiring medical transcriptionists in mind. It teaches the basic rules in English language, grammar, punctuation, etc… and its application in medical transcription.

Module 2: Computing and Keyboarding Skills for MT (with CD)

An instructional manual for computer operations. Its objective is to introduce computers even to those who have very limited or no computer education. It has extensive discussions and step-by-step instructions on how to use MS Word, MS Office, and audio players such as Express Scribe, Windows Media Player, and the like. It also introduces the student to software installation and the use of internet. Incorporated in the module are instructions on improving keyboarding skills through the use of typing tutor software.

Module 3: Medical Terminology for Medical Transcription

Here you will understand how a medical word is formed. You do not need to memorize all the words you will encounter.

Module 4: Anatomy for Medical Transcription (with CD)

Here you will understand and identify the parts of the human body. It is arranged by body system, so that understanding and retention will be enhanced. This comes with a CD containing audio pronunciation of terms.

Module 5: Pharmacology and Laboratory Medicine for MT

This module teaches you the basics of laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures in medicine. It also teaches you the basics of pharmacology: generic vs. brand names, routes of administration, etc. This module also introduces you to the use of drug reference materials.

Module 6: HIPAA for Medical Transcription

Every medical transcriptionist should know HIPAA by heart, and comply with the rules and regulations it imposes. HIPAA is a complicated law. This module discusses HIPAA and how it affects medical transcriptionists, in layman's language. This is a must read for all medical transcriptionists, and those aspiring to be one.

Module 7: Style Guide for Medical Transcription

This detailed module introduces the aspiring medical transcriptionist to report formats and styles, do's and don'ts in medical transcription. This module was designed and patterned after the AAMT Book of Style.

After going through all the seven modules, you are now ready for your transcription modules. This will be the order of your transcription modules.

Module 8: Obstetrics and Gynecology (with CD)
Module 9: Genitourinary Medicine (with CD)
Module 10: Gastroenterology (with CD)
Module 11: Cardiology (with CD)
Module 12: Orthopedics (with CD)
Module 13: Neurology (with CD)
Module 14: Pathology (with CD)


These seven separate modules are very essential in medical transcription training. It first introduces you to the basic anatomy involved in each specialty, and then discusses the common diseases, common drugs, common procedures, and words and phrases related to each discipline. These modules come with actual doctors' dictations arranged per report type. Each module exposes you to not less than 30 dictations of various report types.

Once you have complied with all of the requirements of the course, and all your obligations with ACI Learning Systems have been cleared, you shall receive your Certificate of Completion and Transcript of Records. After which, you may now be scheduled for your first proficiency testing in order to determine your accuracy level and for you to receive your Certificate of Accuracy. At this point, we will make arrangements for your required One Hundred Fifty (150) hours (minimum) of on-the-job-training (OJT). You can either take this online (once you meet the minimum OJT entry level accuracy, which may vary depending on the MT Company), or through one of our local MT company partner-affiliates.