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Medical Transcription Course

With the open door policy of India newer jobs have been generating rapidly in the country creating employment and opportunities previously unheard of.

Medical Transcription is such a job that is actually outsourced mostly from US due to the availability of large populace of English knowing people in India who are willing to work for a lesser price. A person who does this job is called a transcriber and people with a good command over English, and good listening skill can have a fair chance of making it a career big time.

A basic understanding of medical terminologies could be an icing on the cake and equip a person with the necessary competitive edge over the rest. A medical transcriber has to generate reports listening to the recorded voice of a doctor, using word press to settle insurance claims of overseas patients. Health industry is a very large sector in the US and companies prefer to cut down on their processing cost considerably by outsourcing this transcribing operation entirely to our country.

With huge amount of medical data being outsourced India gains a strong footage in generating foreign currency by providing skilled manpower at a lower cost. Other South Asian countries are comparatively less adept in handling this task, and we foresee eating this pie for some more time in future. Several Medical transcription courses are available to teach aspirants tricks of the trade. Even undergraduates can take up this course provided they have a good command over English.

One more challenge needs to be handled by those willing to take up this career seriously. Understanding American English could be an area of pain for some, initially as verbal speeches has to be transcribed in this profession.

This IT enabled service has gained huge popularity today by providing hundreds of youths with a lucrative employment opportunity. Many Institutions provide the necessary coaching to those aspiring to be Medical transcribers, and both classroom training along with practical real time exposure is provided. Keyboard skills are enhanced by providing regular practice and listening skill is honed to best suit the need to understand the normal communication flow of an US resident. Institutes in India which offers these courses are:

• IIMT (Indian Institute of Medical Transcription)
• Bajaj Institute of Information technology, New Delhi
• KITCO, New Delhi