ProgramCIP 51.0708

Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).