Subject: About Medical Transcription
Date: 18-Feb-2002
Question: Dear Sir/Madam,
I want to know about medical transcription? what is this about?
Please also tell me about the institutions which teaches this course,
about its duration,fees,and job placement.
Answer: Medical Transcription is a fast growing career in
India. It involves maintaining the medical records of doctors mainly
practicing in U.S.A. The doctors send their records via satellite to Indian companies employing
Medical Transcriptionists. This has to be then properly
recorded by the medical transcriptionists and sent back to the doctors. For more details about this field, check out the article published on our website at: http://www.CareerAge.com/resources/career_choices/infotech/med_transcript.shtml
Also, there are a large no. of institutes offering Medical Transcription course in
India. One of the premier institute is the Indian Institute of Medical
Transcription. Visit their site www.iimt.org for further course details and
study centers.
