The course aims to teach you what medical transcriptionists do and how to do it as efficiently and effectively as possible. It starts with introducing to the job of a medical transcriptionist the career prosper and the expected salary. You will next discover what goes into good transcription and what to expect to transcribe. The following section will uncover the context of an official and unofficial part of a medical transcriptionist job.Medical transcriptionists (MTs) create records and reports used to make critical decisions about patient healthcare. Mistakes by the MT might have grave and even fatal consequences. In light of this a detailed discussion of the required qualities for medical transcriptionists will follow. Understanding different types of medical reports is essential to be a medical transcriptionist. You will comprehend a core set of reports nicknamed „Big Four “.The other types of medical reports will also be addressed. Understanding medical terminology will help immensely in your medical transcription (MT) career. You will be introduced to the fundamental parts of medical words and start building your medical vocabulary. Following this you will get an overview of the basic formatting rules. Headings subheadings capitalisation punctuation abbreviations and acronyms will be explained. The final section describes data protection regulations.