Do you want to become a professional medical transcriptionist?
Do you want to train and work at home but don't want to feel on your own?

Kamtek has designed a comprehensive medical transcription training program that allows you to study at home and also have the guidance and support of taking a class on campus. We assign each student an instructor who will monitor progress and provide frequent feedback, and students have access to their instructor via e-mail at any time during the course.

The Kamtek medical transcription course is a college level program that uses the same textbooks and practice tapes that are used by many excellent community and technical college transcription programs.

The Kamtek medical transcription course is a four-quarter (optional fifth quarter of advanced material), approximately 8 month, home study, state-of-the-art program utilizing the best textbooks and tapes available. The Kamtek course is an extensive program that prepares students to be qualified medical transcriptionists upon completion of the course.

We believe that a home study course should be as affordable as attending a training course at a community or technical college, and students should be comfortable with the financial commitment they are making. Therefore, we have divided the course into four affordable quarters of eight weeks each so students can sign up for and pay for one quarter at a time.

In order to insure success in the course, students receive:

Weekly instructor monitoring and feedback
24-hour access to instructor assistance via e-mail
Assignment of an instructor who will follow your progress throughout the course

Summary Of Kamtek Course Advantages

Only pay for one quarter at a time, just as you would on campus.

Qualified, certified vocational instructors with years of practical experience in medical transcription.

Instructor monitoring, feedback and accessibility through e-mail.

Complete course work online instead of sending work via US mail (saves time and money!).

Anatomy/physiology/terminology course included.

Textbooks are the same as those used in community/technical college courses and cover anatomy, physiology, terminology, English grammar and punctuation, report types, and all other subjects necessary to become a qualified medical transcriptionist.

The course provides tips and advice on how to interview and prepare a resume, as well as providing samples of contracts and billing rates.

Eligibility for half price membership in AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription) as a student. AAMT is an excellent resource for networking and information.

Best available tape program with dictation of over 200 actual medical reports, dictated by physicians. The tapes are organized by medical specialty as well as by graduating difficulty. This program is designed to provide exposure to real dictation, including dictation from physicians with accents and dictation from multiple medical specialties. The tapes cover medical specialties including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, orthopedics, obstetrics/gynecology, pulmonary medicine, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, and urology.

Requirements For Entry

Typing speed of 40 words per minute.
Proficiency in English grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Access to a computer with an Internet connection and e-mail.
The ability and motivation to work independently.
The time to devote to completing each quarter (approximately two hours per day, five days a week to get through the course in a timely manner).
A transcribing machine for standard sized cassette tapes, equipped with a foot pedal and headset. See the "Resource Material" page on this site for information on where to obtain a transcriber.
No previous medical experience necessary!

It's Easy To Get Started!

We are confident that we offer an excellent, thorough training program that prepares students to be qualified medical transcriptionists upon completion of the course. Just click on the "Course Information" button at the top of the page for an easy, step-by-step instruction sheet on how to get started.