Here are the basic materials you need to get started.

Medical Transcription A to Z

A computer with a letter quality printer

A .wav pedal for transcribing CDs.

Pharmaceutical Word Book Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book
by Drake and Drake
Published by W B Saunders

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
Published by the F A Davis Company. Available in Book, or CD-Rom

Yearly online subscription also available at www.Tabers.com
(Free 30 day trial available)

Medical Word Book Sloane's Medical Word Book
A Spelling and Vocabulary Guide to Medical Transcription
Published by W B Saunders
(4th ed.)