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Medical Scribe
Diploma
Sioux City Campus
You can get free tuition for this program through the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship. To apply for free tuition, start by filling out your FAFSA.
Program Description
This program prepares individuals to serve as a medical scribe. Medical scribes are individuals trained in medical documentation who assist a medical provider throughout his/her day. They serve as a personal assistant to the provider, allowing them to be more efficient and productive by creating and maintaining the patient’s medical record under the provider’s supervision. Using scribes allow the provider to focus entirely on the patient. Students must achieve a grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above in all program requirements.
Contacts
Carmen Monk, BS, CMA (AAMA) Ext. 1487 Room A104 carmen.monk@witcc.eduTeri Peterson MSN, RN Division Chair of Allied Health, Ext 1421 Room L309 teri.peterson@witcc.edu
Required Classes
| SDV 108 | The College Experience | 1 |
| HSC 114 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BIO 163 | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| HIT 136 | Scribe Fundamentals I | 3 |
| HIT 248 | Essentials of Medical Coding | 2 |
| MAP 402 | Medical Law and Ethics | 2 |
| CSC 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| HSC 143 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| HSC 218 | Clinical Pathology for Allied Health | 3 |
| HIT 236 | Scribe Fundamentals II | 4 |
| HIT 301 | Electronic Health Records | 3 |
| MAP 134 | Medical Transcription I | 3 |
| PSY 102 | Human & Work Relations | 3 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 37.00
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4647 Stone Avenue
Sioux City, Iowa 51106
800.352.4649
712.274.6400
info@witcc.edu
