Medical Transcription Training

The medical transcription program at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics prepares students for careers in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, nursing homes, public health agencies, and home health care agencies. The program focuses on executing verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Program courses include: dictation and simultaneous reading, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations. Get more details below including other Pennsylvania colleges that offer medical transcription training.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA)

720 13th St, Beaver Falls, PA

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a two-year private career college that provides career oriented education for its students. Students can select from a few areas of study, including:

• Transportation and Materials Moving
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanic and Repair Technology
• Health and Clinical Professions
• Computer and Information Sciences

Over the past several years Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics awarded degrees to over a thousand students with 90% of students who start the program continuing on to complete it. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics offers at least ten different programs available. Some of the more popular programs offered are:

• Bus and Truck Driver
• Construction, Heavy Equipment Operation
• Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Technology
• Avionics Maintenance Technology
• Electrical Maintenance and Repair Technology
• Medical Transcription

To help students and alumni succeed, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics may offer support services like those listed below:

• Remedial courses
• Academic counseling for students
• Work study style employment
• Employment search assistance

The last reported accreditation for Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics was done by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Get more information by visiting the school's official website, where you can see admissions information, financial aid & tuition, and disclosures.

Career Options for Graduates

Medical Transcriptionists

Description

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, medical transcriptionists employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -3.1% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Pittsburgh, PA
  • Total Employment: 690
  • Average Hourly Rate: $16.75
  • Average Annual Salary: $34830

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).