Medical Transcription is a profession that is both an exacting science and an artistic accomplishment. It calls for a combination of skills including spelling, typing, proofreading, and knowledge of medical terminology. Also a firm background in English grammar, style and structure. The successful medical transcriptionist has both accuracy and speed, a broad knowledge of anatomy, and a thorough knowledge of medical, drug, surgical, and laboratory terms. In addition, its important to know how to use these standard medical and non-medical reference materials.

Medical Transcription is not merely transcribing a physician’s dictation to an aesthetically pleasing document. It demands responsibility in one’s day-to-do working judgments by combining the powers of deductive thinking, past experience, and a limitless store of medical knowledge to produce a precise medical record.