What training would you all recommend
Posted By: charie on 2007-11-26
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Hi,
I am looking into schooling. I thought I had decided on Career steps, but after reading the board, Andrews and m-tech seem better. Is career steps a bad decision and does anyone know if it is easy to get a job after you graduate. I am looking to work from home only. I have an associates of applies science degree and passed my CNA course (certified nurses assistant). I planned on being a RN but got pregnant and am not willing to ever take him to daycare. I need to work from home and have been looking into medical transcription for almost a year now....... Just wondering what course will get me a job the easiest and if Career Steps is a good idea?
THANKS!
charie
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I recommend you (sm)
start with a secure FTP server for uploading and downloading your work. Shop around for the best deal and pay attention to how charges are calculated for the server space. With that in place, it won't matter where you live as your clients can upload to the server over the internet and you can download from wherever you're living!
What course do you recommend? sm
I have a friend wanting to take an MT course. She has looked at Andrews, but cannot afford that. Is there another course that is more reasonable in cost, but still a good reputable "school"? Thanks.
Have it but don't recommend it
The purpose of this book is if you can only make out one word of a phrase, you can look that word up in this book and it will have a list of phrases containing that word. It definitely does not take the place of all the separate Stedman's specialty books.
The terms & phrases book has helped me out a few times, but all in all I do not recommend it unless you can get it for super cheap (like $10) somewhere. I would continue to collect the individual specialty books.
Usually here we recommend (sm)
Andrews or M-Tec. I don't know anything about Meditec, but grads of the first two I mentioned get jobs when they get out.
I've taken on an AHP newbie before, and she wasn't even ready for radiology without lots of help. It didn't teach her 1/5 of what I expected her to know.
I wouldn't recommend going FT with MT currently.
If you can do both for a while do that and then it will give you a chance to see if you like MT without having to give up the other job. You can get an idea of what your income would be as an MT and see if you could leave on that income alone. By working the 2 jobs you could also save some money or pay off bills so that if you did go MT full-time you would be in better shape when the lean times came around.
I don't think it is. I would not recommend this business
to anyone. With all the work going offshore or going to VR and the line rates dropping, or not increasing with inflation, plus all the horrible platforms, etc. it just isn't the business I woulud want to retrain for.
I would recommend Stedman's Orthopedic
Word Book. It sounds like it isn't the exam that is the problem, but the tests/procedures, which is where a good reference source would help.
I recommend Career Step
I am a CS graduate and found it to be reasonably priced and very in depth! It prepared me well!!!
Go to www.MTinTexas.com for more info or feel free to email me at lyndi@MTinTexas.com. :)
HTH
I would not recommend it. Being a speed typist
isn't as important as being accurate, but if you have been typing "for years" and only type 55 wpm an MT course is not going to improve that. MT work can be very stressful. It is difficult for a newbie to get a position and the pay isn't very good even for experienced MTs who can work full-time. My MIL had MS and stress would make her muscles become rigid to the point she had to take some much Valium she was a zombie.
I wouldn't recommend MT for you based on your
situation, but if you have no previous MT experience/training you would need to take a course, either by correspondance or at a local community college. Training can take 9 to 18 months, or less depending on how much time you have to put into it, but if you are working FT you're probably looking at a year. Then you need to either get hired by a company that will hire newbies and pay them next to nothing, or do an internship, which you may or may not get paid for and may have to pay to do.
Hi So, what school would you recommend? Thanks in advance.:-)
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Call their office to see which one they would recommend for you :) nm
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I would not recommend buying the CD versions used
because you are only allowed 2 downloads and then they don't work.
I would not recommend Penn Foster. In order
to take any of their courses you have to have completed 8th grade, and that is about where the courses are geared to. My teen son is taking an automotive course through them and he knows more than is in the books and he has found many errors in the books. They emphasize that the testing is open book and if you do poorly they allow you to test again. I don't feel like you learn much this way. While the school itself is an accredited school in most states, I feel like it would be a waste of time and money for MT.
I started MTing in 1979 and right not would not recommend it to anyone.
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I would not recommend applying to Focus. That is a bad company and
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I personally would not recommend them mainly because of the poor way they treat their staff.
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If you got your training from one of the
schools recognized by employers to turn out job-ready MTs, in most cases, the two-year-experience requirement will be waived. Also, those schools will work with you to help you with job placement. In any event, your school. whichever one it was, should be helping you with job placement. If the course was designed to make you employable, your school should know for which employers you are prepared to work. Good luck to you.
MT Training
I would be glad to talk with you.
If you get the right training ...
i.e. from one of the schools that turn out job-ready MTs, you should have no trouble working from home from the start. If you decide to skimp on your training and go for a cheap, inferior school, it is unlikely that you would be able to work from home for a long time since you would need so much supervision and hand-holding. Get the right edcuation and you can write your own ticket.
right training?
Is Career Step considered the " right training " that would allow me to work from home from the start?
CS training
Anne, I 'm with you. I want to work PT from home. I'm seriously considering Career Step also. Please feel free to e-mail me if you'd like to toss this around some more. I'm wondering about the sitting aspect of the job also but I think it would probably go quickly when you're transcribing. Hoping to learn more while visiting this site. Good luck!
Training
Hi, thinking seriously of becoming a MT. Background has been in med field many years ago. Now cannot work in old job due to physical disability of permanent nature -no cure. Not mobile anymore. Work at computer would be limited in sessions - is there anyone out there with same type of dilema and going thru and has been thru training?
Training
Okay, I have been looking into the field of MT for some time now and I am a bit frustrated and confused. After viewing so many messages posted It seems almost futile to even consider becoming an MT. Today, right now, is it worth my money and time to become an MT? Is there still a future for MT's (maybe not in the tradtional since)??!! Thanks for responding!!! JSanders
training
I did recently receive a great gift. A friend introduced me to a 28 year Transcriptionist who is willing to let me work with her!!
Training? Are you in a training
program? When will you graduate?
training
I have been working on a course through Trans Am Associates. My resume does not have any jobs in the transcription field. I need someone to give me a chance. I tested for a hospital where I used to live and the head Transcriptionist said that it was one of the best tests she has seen. Any more ?? let me know.
You might want to look into training
available in your own country, wherever in South Asia it happens to be. It would surely be cheaper.
I did on the job training. sm
When I started 10 years ago I had no schooling in this profession and I did complete on the job training. Now I own my own service and have for 6 years. It is possible. I am sorry you feel the way you do.
MT Training ...what's best?
I'm looking to do MT training, preferrably online. Can any of you offer opinions/suggestions regarding the online courses you may have taken for training? The one I've thoroughly checked out is CareerStep. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
mt training
career step so far has been on the up and up lp
I'm an LPN/MT and KNOW you need MT training.
One of the biggest problems I had in my MT training was getting rid of the nursing mindset, especially with respect to abbreviations. The same abbreviations I knew and used for years as caps without periods suddenly had to be lower case with periods, etc. Old habits were hard to break. When it comes to the MT world, there is a lot more to it than typing and knowing medical terminology. I was very surprised about that myself! You will also have to develop an ear for listening, hearing and understanding each dictator. You may be able to understand Dr. Jones (for example) on the phone or in person, but he might sound like Elmer Fudd when he dictates! Possibly worse.
Please do your homework, pick the very best school you can afford and work hard to get your money's worth out of that school. Don't expect to make the same money starting out as you can walking into any nursing position. Unless you are extraordinarily lucky and gifted, you are well advised to take some MT training.
I do wish you luck in whatever you decide to do.
training
I need additional training in this field! How or where should I go to get the help I need?! I went to school and graduated with my certificate in MT but am having no luck on tests and feel that I need more time to learn and build my skills up. Any suggestions as to what I should do? please contact me!
Do you have training?
I would recommend sending a resume anyway IF you have some formal training which might be considered in lieu of experience. I was hired for an opening asking for 5 years experience and I only have 18 months. It's worth trying! Good luck!!!
Do you have any training?
Your grammar and spelling are terrible.
new training
Thanks so much
Training
Good luck Lisa. You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders. The top schools ensure entry into this profession and choices of decent job ofers with good starting rates. When we stop learning - we are dead. Hee! Hee!
I sincerely wish you well.
Lilly
Training
I am a current student with M-TEC. They offer a basic and an advanced course. I would highly recommend them and the directors are always more than willing to talk with you and answer any questions you might have. I think you will find it extremely difficult just getting your foot in the door without the training. I'm sure with the background you have, you should be able to breeze through the program. I worked for over 10 years in the field but took time off to raise my kids. When I was ready to return to the field, I found it hard to even test. No one wanted to give me a chance so I enrolled with M-TEC. It's really been the best experience and my ultimate goal is to get certified so I really need to learn other specialties. If your goal is to work from home then definitely check into one of the top schools. My guess though is you will definitely not be making the kind of money you are used to for quite some time. Good luck though.
I had no training but
had enough medical terminology knowledge and speed to try out for an acute care position and got it!
I disagree. You can teach yourself to be a great MT. I am so tired of all the CMT snobs out there. Anyone with medical terminology, speed and a good knowledge of grammar and language can do it. I have seen too many do so to understand that this is true.
The certificate does not by itself make a good medical transcription. Too many variables come into play.
MT Training
I have just completed the MT training through Everett Community College Online where they utilize the Career Step Course Ware. They MT program is online and is offered nation wide. The great thing for me is that my financial aid paid for my training, where in a lot of cases the training program is not offering financial aid. You can go to EVCC website and check it out. Another great website for informational and EVCC training stuff is http://www.workathometranscription.blogspot.com/
Hope this helps
Has anyone used VLC for training?
I was considering VLC, Virtual Leaning Center for training. Their website seems like they'd be good, but I don't personally know anyone who has used their training. I am not sure I trust their website testimonials, all online schools have "testimonials." Does anyone have any real experience with VLC to share? I'd appreciate anything. Thank you in advance.
Re-Training
This is going to be long, so please bear with me. I have graduated with my certificate and went to a junior college to complete it; however, the program was new and I do not think I received the schooling I should have. I do work for a national company and doing okay with it, but feel I am just "not with it." I feel I should know more than I do.
So my question is-how do I retrain myself? I still have all my books and have the new AAMT Book of Style along with the workbook. My school did not teach me of the BOS, but my empolyer requires to know it. I would love to get my CMT, but feel I need to get my line count up. So, should I extensively work on my expansions (since I was not taught about them). I do own Saving Keystrokes and have read about the ABCZ style form. So, should I work on my expansions first to get my line count up? Or go through my transcription books? My goal is to be the best, but at this point I am a little overwhelmed. My anal personality is getting the best of me:)
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Do you have any MT training?
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MT training
I too am considering Career Step's traning and would like to hear from students who took thier training and how successful they were in finding employment.
your training
Donna: Where did you go to school? I am just curious because I am trying to decide where I want to go.
Your first test experience was horrible.......
TRAINING
I need some suggestions for training since I am new to this.
Training
Hi,
You might want to try Career Step. They have a great program, and it is more affordable than most. (Plus it is approved by AHDI).
MT training
Any feedback regarding online MT courses? I've done ortho for years, but would like to learn to do it all. Any input appreciated. 
MT Training
You asked if, since you were a general transcriptionist, you could just take continuing education courses rather than a full MT program.
I think you may be asking if your training and/or experience in transcription of general material can qualify you to skip over part of an MT program. In other words, since you're a general transcriptionist, you feel you know enough to just learn the details that differentiate general from medical.
While it will help you somewhat since you already have the ability to process voice and key it, it's not going to enable you to skip much, if anything, in an MT program.
You might be thinking that much of what is taught in an MT program is the PROCESS of transcribing or, possibly, that it teaches general, plain English transcription as a prelude to medical. This isn't the case.
With few exceptions, MT programs do not teach general transcription, nor do they focus much at all on the process of transcribing. They do not, for instance, feature practice drills in keyboarding plain phrases, etc., from voice. Very few, except those at the community college level where any high school graduate must be allowed to register, even teach keyboarding.
If you took a course to learn general transcription, I can say with some certainty that whatever it was is NOT going to be part of an MT course.
MT education typically begins with instruction that consists of medical language, anatomy, and such, possibly grammar and style as it pertains to medical writing, and leaps right into transcription of medical material.
So, it's not that you could skip over the parts of the course that you'd already be able to do, because there aren't likely to be any parts of the course that consist of what you can already do. Medical transcription is far different from general. That isn't to say that there is no value in general transcription, because there is. It is just that an MT student doesn't "go through" general transcription on the way to learning MT. Most programs consist entirely of MT-related training. There isn't anything to skip.
This shouldn't discourage you. You WILL be able to utilize your background in MT. It will enable you to make faster progress, particularly early on in the course. You'll still have to learn to understand medical dictation, which is nothing like anything you will have heard before.
There is no advantage to skipping things, anyway. If you're that proficient in the subject, then you won't have to spend much time on it.
You might find MT to be just what you were looking for. I'd encourage you to get the best grounding in it by doing an entire, good course rather than trying to get by with less just because of your background.
Are you truly self-training or
are you doing this in addition to an actual MT course?
training
does that include career step?
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