Introduction

TAPE 1A, Dictation 2

LETTER

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Dear medical transcription student:

Welcome to the exciting and vitally important career of medical transcription. I hope that you are maintaining an eager interest and excitement about your course of study. Soon, you’ll begin to experience the fascination and appreciation for medicine that working medical transcriptionists have come to enjoy. Because medicine is ever changing and because people and their problems are never boring, I can assure you that you’ll be always learning and interested in your work.

Medical transcription is both an exacting science and an artistic accomplishment. It is important to have a combination of skills including spelling, proof reading, knowledge of medical terminology, and typing; and a firm background in English grammar, structure, and style. The success for medical transcriptionist has both accuracy and speed; a broad knowledge of anatomy; and a thorough knowledge of medical, surgical, drug, and laboratory items. In addition, it is important to know how to use standard medical and non-medical reference material.

An exciting career as a medical transcriptionist awaits you. I wish you the best for the future.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Fordney.