Medical Transcription Certification (MTC & MTCX)

2 Categories:
- Medical Transcriptionist Certified (MTC)
- Medical Transcriptionist Certified Expert (MTCX)

Medical Transcriptionist Certified (MTC)
MTCs must have a very good knowledge of medical terminology, including broad-based (hospital and clinical) terminology in specialty medicine, surgery, laboratory, pharmacy, and clinical. This certification will enable an individual to commence working at a novice level in transcription.

Medical Office Manager (CMAA)
MTCXs must have a masterful knowledge of medical terminology, including broad-based (hospital and clinical) terminology in specialty medicine, surgery, laboratory, pharmacy, and clinical. The MTCX will have had 1500 hours of transcription experience and will have taken and passed the MTC exam. This certification denotes the holder is an expert in the field.

Eligibility

MTC: To achieve certification, an individual must have completed an educational training course (a minimum of 300 hours) plus 100 hours of actual medical transcription, or have 1 years' experience in a medical transcription setting doing transcription (verifiable in either case).

MTCX: To achieve certification, an individual must have completed an educational training course (a minimum of 300 hours), have passed the MTC exam, and have 1500 hours of transcription experience.

Practice and Certification Testing

Cert-blaster - MTC & MTCX: Competency related to skills with medical terminology, research ability, logic, problem-solving, and various types of medical reports, together with formats, headings, and styles. A basic understanding of file management, uploads, downloads and equipment and software is required.

Exam-Guard - MTC & MTCX: The certification test takes 2 hours, is timed, and the results are immediate and reported to you. The test is reviewed by an instructor. Actual sampling of dictation will be evaluated by instructor as well.

Certification Testing Options:

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