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Books

Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

How to Become a Medical Transcriptionist (1998)

Call # 653.18 Morton

Health Careers (2006)

Call # 610.69 AHEC

The Independent Medical Transcriptionist (2002)

Call # 653.18 Avila

Start Your Own Medical Claims & Transcription Business (1999)

Call # 653.18 PH

Success Without College: Careers in Healthcare (1999)

Call # 610.69 Wilson


Web links


Local Web Links

  • The Vermont Healthcare Information Technology Education Center sponsors the Medical Transcription Education Consortium Project (MTEC) that offers an eight-month education plus internship online and at sites across the state. The program is eligible for college credits through Burlington College and Vermont Technical College. Interested candidates should contact the Vermont MTEC Project at: Vermont HITEC, Inc., 300 Interstate Corporate Center, Williston, VT 05495 802-872-0660 — www.vthitec.org

  • Community College of Vermont offers courses in medical transcription as part of its certificate program for health care office assistant — www.ccv.edu/academics/certificate_programs/health_care_office_assistant

  • Vermont Technical College, Technical Extension Division in partnership with Gatlin Education Services (GES) offers online, open enrollment programs in medical transcription, medical billing, and medical coding — www.gatlineducation.com/vtc

  • Stafford Technical Center, in partnership with VTC’s Technology Extension Division, is piloting a program in 2008 that combines an online medical transcription training program with face-to-face meetings at the Stafford Technical Center. If this program continues in 2009, the meetings will be located in different parts of the state. For more information about the future of this program, call (802) 728-1305.

  • Several area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults. Daytime classes geared towards high school students are also open to adults (by State law). Adults without a high school diploma or with a GED may enroll in daytime programs free of charge. Adults with a high school diploma or an adult diploma may attend daytime programs on a space-available basis and must pay a tuition charge. The following Career and Technical Centers offer medical transcription (or related) courses:

  • The following Career and Technical Centers, in partnership with Ed2Go, offer online classes in medical transcription (see above for location and contact information):

    • Cold Hollow Career Center

    • Green Mountain Technology & Career Center

    • Southwest Vermont Career Development Center

    • St. Johnsbury Academy

    • Windham Regional Career Center

  • Labor Market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=31909400&page=occrpt

  • Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov

      Other Web Links

      • The MT Daily FAQ page provides a wealth of information on the medical transcription profession, including educational resources, online training program listings, MT associations, MT journals, and MT supply contact information — www.mtdaily.com/faq.html

      • The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity Web site has information on MT as a career, education programs, and the certification process — www.ahdionline.org/ScriptContent/Index.cfm

      • 2006 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes319094.htm

      • Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos271.htm

      Software Resources


      VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

      You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

      • explore career possibilities
      • plan the training you need for specific careers
      • search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
      • learn about financial aid options
      • and much more!

      Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

      Updated: May 2008

      Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
      Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org

      The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.



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