Since when is asking for an answer on a test considered using a resource?
Posted By: deb on 2008-02-17
In Reply to: See now I have a different outlook on that. - Jenn
It's cheating, plain and simple. Are you the same Jenn who is having trouble with the Princeton test? If so, no wonder you disagree with what "resources" are.
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Resource Help
Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to find some info about adenocarcinoma. I am trying to work on a report and am missing two words! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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Ok, thanks for being so nice! I will head over there now! :)
Reference links resource for MTs
Thought I'd share this useful resource for MTs, especially newbies. Its a page full of useful MT reference links.
http://linksformts.googlepages.com
Something you might not have considered
Don't feel like I'm criticizing your choices, because I'm not. We make choices based on the information we have and we do the best we can. My intention here is to show you a possible option and show future MT students something they need to consider when making their decision.
You graduated and have been unable to find work for 6 months, and you're now willing to work for 3 cpl. Someone who responded to you worked for a year at low wages, as well, and is still only getting 5 cpl. She feels everyone has to "pay their dues."
However, students from two MT schools typically get offered a job with a national within days or weeks of graduating, usually at 7 or 8 cents a line for straight transcription. As soon as they get up to speed in a few months, they're able to begin earning the expected income. They typically get those jobs without internships.
If you estimate that income at only $20,000 a year, those 6 months of not being able to find a job cost you $10,000 in lost income.
The other respondent also lost about $10,000 in that first year at half-pay.
When you choose a school, you have to add the cost of not-getting a job or being able to find only a low-paying job. You have to add the cost of doing low-pay or unpaid internships.
You've already chosen your school and completed it, but the school's reputation wasn't enough for you to get a job. Let's focus on filling up the glass instead of watching it leak. What can you do now to help yourself?
You're thinking you can take a job at half-pay to pay your dues and get the experience. You're willing to spend another $10,000 or even more to pay those dues in a half-pay job for a year. You may still need 2 years of experience before anyone will hire you, so that may end up being $20,000 in lost income.
In other words, to get the job you want, you're going to have to spend another year and $10,000 or even 2 years and $20,000. At that point, you might still be unable to pass an employment test with a national.
One option you have is to enroll in M-Tec or Andrews. The most it will cost is $3800 for Andrews. M-TEC costs less.
Before you say you can't afford the money or the time, stop and think. You've already been out of work for 6 months. You have no job prospects in sight.
Once you get a job, if you can, you will probably be working for half-pay. At that rate, you will lose $10,000 a year for one or two years. You're looking at another year and $10K lost, or two more years and $20K lost.
You could avoid that. It's likely that you can get through either M-TEC or Andrews in less than a year, since you've already completed a school. When you finished, you would have a nearly guaranteed job at a regular rate of pay.
You may not have considered that as an option. Now you can.
For prospective students, file this away as something to consider. You can take a lower-cost school, but you'll pay for it later, and you'll pay far more for it than you would have paid for a better school.
I went to CareerStep, considered one of the top three
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Yes, same with me, a word is/was considered - sm
5 characters, so 13 x 5 = 65; I would of course confirm this with the prospective employer though before agreeing to anything. If it 65 then that is the norm and acceptable; unless they are offering dirt for pay.
I think their ad said that anything under 40 hrs was considered part time. And several of us have
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M-Tec and Andrews are considered the best and easier
to get a job as a newbie if you have graduated from one of them. If she is disabled she is limited in her income and putting out the $$ it would take for a good school versus what the pay is now wouldn't be worth the effort to me.
Local colleges and community colleges may also have on-line programs. Avoid any of those tech schools that advertise in magazines, on matchbooks, and on TV.
What is considered acute care?
I know it is definately a newbie question, but what exactly is considered acute care versus clinical? Can you give me some examples? Thanks!!!
YES. Career Step is considered one of the "big three"
M-Tec and Andrews are also in there. Any school that advertises on matchbook covers or has mostly other nonmedical related courses is NOT good.
The VLC is most definitely NOT one of the best schools out there. Some people are just promoting it to suit their own purposes. Read the archives of the board. Nothing good about them. Has anyone actually met one of their grads who has gotten a job at home right out of school? Don't forget about their digital photography and basket weaving courses. I guess those are fallback careers for their MT grads?
Ashley, have you considered getting accounts directly with a doctor's office?
I have been very successful as an independent contractor. You should really consider it.
Acute care is considered hospital transcription - discharges, history/physicals, consults, and op
s
The answer is....
myocardial ischemia 
no one here would know the answer to that
Are you talking about looking at the character count in MS-Word or by some line counter you got or the company got? MS-Word gives you a character count with spaces and a count without spaces.
No, of course you don't have an answer for that - sm
because there isn't one.
Answer
http://www.lartechinc.com/home.html
Check on Google.Com they have many links to the company you are looking for.
Didn't like my answer?
Didn't like my tone? That's just too damn bad. Get over it. I told you the truth. If you don't want to heed the truth, that's your problem, not mine.
Answer to your concerns
Why don't you call Linda and discuss your concerns with her? I'm sure she can put them into perspective better than I can, but I'll share that you won't need to use that website in your studies. Nor do you need to participate in any social activity whatsoever. In fact, should you wish to be completely invisible to all the other students, you won't have any problem doing so.
My cyber-office masquerades as a pub, but I won't be teaching you, so you don't have to go there. Even if I was teaching you, you wouldn't have to go there! Many of my students interact with me only by email.
Yes, our board is private. That is because our students voted to have a private board and because the school administration feels that a private board is best for everyone. That way, you can speak and participate freely, or not, without worrying about it coming back to haunt you some day.
What's most important is that you choose the school that makes you feel the most "at home." You need to be comfortable and happy, and you need to feel that the school meets your needs as far as is possible. We want you to select the school that you feel is "your" school, and if it's not us, that's ok.
Wrong answer!!
This means they are interested enough that they would recommend me to apply at their sister company. They WANT to interview me. Got the call today.
A newbie answer
I have been doing this job part time for 6 months now and absolutely love it. I am looking forward to the day when I can do this full time. To answer your questions:
1. There is no reason nor excuse to attach a resume when your prospective employer says to paste it. When I applied I made sure I read everything and did everything that was asked.... because I wanted the job.
2. There is no reason nor excuse to apply for a job where you do not have or are not willing to buy the equipment needed to do the job. I made sure my software and foot pedal were compatible. If a high speed internet connection is required, and you don't have one, then you can't do the job.
3. When I applied for positions, I checked, checked and recheched my spelling and grammar to show that I did have a grasp of the English language... because I wanted the job.
4. I did get the job, and now I rely heavily on the QA corrections that I receive. I pull my reports to see the errors before I start my shift so I won't do the same mistakes again. I want to learn the words and phrases of difficult docs, get the account specifics down, and improve my accuracy... because I want to KEEP my job.
This is just good business common sense. I think feathers were ruffled because of the tone of the post, not the content, although I can certainly understand her frustration. A MTSO owes a newbie nothing. A newbie must prove themselves able to do the job, and a good first impression is a big step in doing that.
Just my take on it.
A practical answer for you.
The best place to train is:
1. Any school where nearly all students graduate,
2. Where nearly all of those graduating pass employment tests with nationals and are hired,
3. Doing well in them right away, getting up to speed quickly,
4. And where the school will continue working with you at no extra charge until you have the skills you need.
That's what you need to ask those schools. Only one or two will be able to answer these questions in a satisfactory manner.
The whole point behind getting training is, after all, GETTING A JOB.
Correct answer - only cap if.....sm
only cap medical Transcriptionist if it is a company name....I am an MTSO with my first name and surname coming before, i.e., [My Name Here] Medical Transcription Service
To answer your questions
I'm an IC and was given the IC Manual which does not refer at all to any reviews, raises, etc. I do cardiology and can produce about 175 lines an hour, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on the doctor. Since I'm an at-home IC, I have no one else to compare my work to, that's kind of why I started looking around to see what I could find out. Since my one year anniversary is right around the corner, I figured that would be the time to approach the subject but I wanted to have an idea of what I should be looking for!
Since no one has given you a direct answer I will - sm
500 lines as a newbie will probably take you at least 5 hours, maybe more, maybe less depending how easy/hard the dictators are, how fast you type, how much you have to look up, etc. The norm is 150 lines an hour, but as a newbie it is unlikely you will reach that. After six years I still only do 140-170 lines an hour with my expander, though I am not a super fast typist (60 WPM). So there are a lot of factors to figure in, but as a newbie 500 a day is not too bad to do and very doable. Good luck.
answer - split
Instead of the traditional straight keyboard, they have a keyboard that is split down the middle so your hands can be at a more natural angle. Its called an ergonomic keyboard. I LOVE mine.
If you go to this URL you will find the exact keyboard that I use.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=043
I have been looking into this as well, can you answer some of my questions?
When you say a secure internet access, is that any different than being in a hotel that offers free high speed internet? What precautions or questions should I ask before I plug my system into something like that.
The majority of the time I will be using it is when my kids would like to play outside and I can be able to work from the deck of porch. However, we would like to take vacations where I could have access to typing if I needed to, such as a STAT file.
Thank you for any answers you give.
Answer to Intership
Has anyone heard back from "Jen" regarding the internship that her company is offering? If so, please email me with your thoughts and opinions of the offer.
Thanks!
Well, why ask if you didn't want the answer.
You asked why anyone would get into the industry now. Why ask the question if you didn't want to hear the answer. We weren't necessarily defending our jobs, but explaining why we do it. We make more than working at Wal-Mart and are much happier at home doing MT. If you were just trying to make a point, then just spit it out instead of asking questions you really don't want the answers too.
I agree about the post above, but many of us come to this field with our eyes wide open. I knew what to expect. I knew I would have to work hard to get where I needed to be financially and I have far exceeded my expectations. For some of us, MT does pay and pays well, better than any of the other jobs available in my small town.
Two people may be composing an answer
at the same time, and they have no idea somebody else hit the "post reply" button before they did.
You got an answer to the question you asked
There is no need to become retroactively indignant. You wanted to claim experience for your schoolwork. You were informed that that would be inappropriate. Now you know.
MTSO - Are you going to answer quick on this
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lol It wasn't for this case...the 1st answer was there
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You can read this New MT board and answer
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Thanks for taking time to answer.
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Too many variables involved to answer
that question. You shouldn't compare anyway.
Having instructers answer questions quickly is a BIG plus.
You still skirted the issue. Please answer the questions so you may have more newbies. Otherwise,
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Ooops! Nevermind So. I found the answer from the posts below. Thanks. :-)
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In answer to your question, top schools are Andrewsschool.com, mtecinc.com, careerstep.com
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Just test, test, test anywhere you can...
Trust me, I know it's discouraging. Don't give up though. I am still going to school but I got lucky enough to find some MTSOs to do overflow work for. Granted I am lucky if I get to work three days a week but it is giving me a little experience and keeping my skills fresh. I am now working for a national that ran an ad wanting 3 yrs experience. I took a chance and now I am working with only a couple of months under my belt.
Good luck.
Test everywhere!
If you look at the posts here, everyone says to test everywhere, and it's true! Anyplace that will let you test, test! Some are harder than others, but don't give up. I graduated from my school last November and didn't find a job until March of this year, and I actually found it through a friend of a friend and I consider myself lucky. The important thing is to NOT GIVE UP. I know you studied hard so now work at your job search just as diligently. It is frustrating, but it can be done. Do a search on the internet for medical transcription agencies and test with each one that lets you. Try Spheris, Medivoxx, and Cobb Medical Transcription for starters. Good luck!
Sure you can test 100's.
you set up a worklist off of email responses, send out the grammar screening, when it comes back, run it through a macro to cross check and give scores, then you have an objective measurement of who has potential. Found it weeds out much more successfully than "I completed a medical transcription course and scored a 94%" drivel.
Test everywhere....
By testing with different companies you will soon learn where your strength and weakness are. Regardless if they require experience, if allowed, take the test. It will not hurt and it will help to build your confidence. Most of all, keep trying. Good luck!
Test, Test, Test
Test with absolutely every company you can. I tested with at least 50 companies before I found a good company. Did you get feedback regarding why you failed from these mentoring companies?
Something will happen, you can't give up. I wanted to give up several times, and I am so glad I didn't! Just keep trying - test with every company that allows you. You'll gain that experience while you're trying to find someone who will give you a shot. Good luck to you.
Test
Can anyone tell me how many test they took to get a job because i have taken like 5 so far and be very confident researched everything and they still turn me down. I am getting very depressed because in school I did excellent on all of my reports and they graded hard. I am starting to think that I will never get a job. What is it? Please can any one explain and help me. I am very sad
test
I took a test for MQ last week. When do you think they will get back to me?
98 on Test
Hi,
Is that true you have to make 98 on test to get a job?
Thanks for your imput.
test
test
written test help
I am testing for a new job. Anyone have any info on where to find practice quizes or something. Any help would be great!
They test them and if they do well, they get hired like anyone else.
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It's likely that most companies won't test you without
I'm a small MTSO and won't even consider testing someone if they haven't been trained, preferably at one of the better schools (M-TEC, Andrews, etc.)
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