Our Objectives and Purpose

1.       To do all things appropriate to the advancement and maintenance of high standards in

the art, science and skills of medical transcription and to encourage, establish and

maintain high standards of medical education and training for the medical

transcriptionist, in order to benefit the public.

2.       To promote general awareness of the field of medical transcription

as an allied health profession. 

3.       To gather, publish and distribute information pertinent to growth, development and

improvement in the skills of medical transcription.

4.       To affiliate, cooperate, and work with medical societies and other agencies,

professionals, and associations in the health services field, to improve and maintain

high standards in the field of medical transcription.

5.       To assist the public by developing high standards of education and training for

medical transcriptionists and to implement these standards of education and

training through appropriate channels.

6.       To stimulate and encourage research concerning the knowledge needed to perform

          efficient and accurate medical transcription and the sociologic, environmental and

legal issues related hereto.  

7.       To do any and all things that are lawful and not

 inconsistent with 1. through 6. above.