Senior High School Specialized Subject: Medical Transcription

Medical Transcription is one of the specialized subjects under the technical-vocational livelihood (TVL) career track. Some examples of the things that you will learn from taking this subject include:

 

• Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECS)
  • Assessment of personal competencies and skills
• Use of Hand Tools and Equipment
  • Key concepts of market
  • Players in the market
  • Products and services available in the market
  • Consumer analysis
• Hand Tools, Equipment, and Paraphernalia
  • Safety procedures in using hand tools and equipment
  • Common malfunction in hand tools, equipment, and paraphernalia
  • Reporting to property custodian
• Mensuration and Calculation
  • Types of components and objects to be measured
  • Correct specifications of the relevant
  • Conversion and calculation
• Preparation and Interpretation of Technical Drawings
  • Basic symbols
  • Basic elements
  • Flowchart interpretation
• Practice Occupational Health and Safety Procedures
  • Hazards and risks control
  • Maintenance of OHS procedures awareness
• Use of Business Technology to Respond to Customers Needs
  • Transcription software and hardware
  • Internet manipulation skills
  • Log-on procedure
  • Locating data
  • Storing data
  • Routine maintenance
  • Maintaining files of clients
  • Backup and virus protection procedures
• Use of Medical Terminology to Carry Out Tasks
  • Fundamental word structure used in basic and advanced medical terminology
  • Human anatomy and physiology
  • Common medical conditions and its pathophysiology
  • Clinical/laboratory/diagnostic procedures and equipment
  • Common medications
  • Surgical procedures
  • Common abbreviations for medical and pharmacological terms
  • Stedman’s software (medical dictionary)
  • Medical Transcription Handbook/Manual
  • Drug and prescription information sources/database
• Production of Text From Audio Transcription
  • American Association of Medical Transcriptionist’s Book of Style
  • Equipment and materials for transcription
  • Organization’s policy and procedure requirements
  • Keyboarding skills
  • Listening skills
  • Comprehension skills
  • Researching skills
  • Proofreading and editing skills

While studying, you will also be asked to demonstrate what you have learned by participating in class activities that may include the following:

• Recognizing PECs needed in medical transcription
• Recognizing and understand the market and potential market in medical transcription
• Preparing hand tools and equipment in medical transcription
• Inspecting hand tools and equipment received in medical transcription
• Using and maintaining hand tools, measuring instrument, and equipment
• Performing basic mensuration
• Carrying out mensuration and calculation
• Identifying different kinds of technical drawings
• Interpreting technical drawing
• Identifying hazards and risks
• Evaluating hazards and risks
• Controlling hazards and risks
• Maintaining occupational health and safety regulations
• Selecting and applying appropriate technology and software for medical transcription tasks
• Processing and organizing medical transcription data
• Maintaining business technology equipment
• Responding appropriately to instructions
• Using appropriate medical terminology in the performance of routine tasks
• Using appropriate medical terminology in the preparation of documents
• Developing a product/service in medical transcription
• Developing a brand for the product
• Preparing for audio transcription
• Transcribing audio file
• Editing and revising text

These examples only cover the scope of the specialized subjects under the technical-vocational livelihood career track. For the scope of the core and contextualized subjects under the senior high school curriculum, please refer to their respective lists.