Doesn't this just chap? A new MT grad is better than 15 yrs exp?
Posted By: ARGGHHH!!! on 2007-12-16
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In the September 2006 Plexus Magazine for AAMT members and Student members, Dee Thomas of Thomas Transcription wrote a letter to the editor. Below is what particularly caught my eye.
"Last week, I ased my staff a question: "Does anyone care about quality anymore?" You know how strong I am on doing it right the first time and proofing the line above. These days, I'd rather hire an M-Tec student with tech savvy than to hire an MT with 15 years' experience in a hospital environment because that's all she has -- a hospital environment that gave her absolutely no feedback or tech savvy for the future, which is now inevitably upon us. It's sad but true."
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Check the grad board, if you are indeed a grad . . .
There is a thread titled, "RMT/CMT Review classes" posted by Susan. You are right in that the guide is $49.95, but there IS a fee for the actual classes. It's just discounted if you're a grad.
So, argue all you want, but it's all right there in that thread. Perhaps you had one of the "free registration" codes. There were a few available. Otherwise, it is $50 for a grad.
Chap
Well that does sound a little far fetched. I did not read the whole thing of course to see how he came to this conclusion. I think maybe he is just trying to make the school sound good. Not that some new grad MTs aren't good, but I don't think a company would actually choose a new grad over 15 years exp unless they wanted to pay cheap wages. Actually I only have about 11 months exp. so I am not far from being a new grad myself, but I know they didn't want me over someone with alot of exp. The lady that hired me I guess just wanted to give me a chance and she had some really easy dictation too. I am grateful because now I have moved on to acute care.
as a new grad
I really feel you should work for a company *in their office* and get at least two years of experience before you try to wing it on your own.
MT-grad-job hunting-need help!
Hi Everyone,
Recent grad here and an option after grad was to train with Scribes(a company that has an account set up with the school-Canscribe,to allow students to transcribe reports which get passed on to Editor for screening and feedback. Basically like you are on probation until they tell you that you no longer need it, but you are not paid, it is just training. I was just on my 3rd day when I was told that there was an aquisition pending and the training was on hold till furthr notice and to feel free to seek employment.  I have been reading a lot on this forum about companies the school has recommended I apply to, such as Medquist, Spheris. I am confused and scared. Please guide me in the right direction to avoid a bad experience. What companies will give recent grads a chance? Appreciate any advice.
Toni
Grad needs advice
Hi,
Recent grad here on a job search. I am learning so much from this forum about MT companies. I live in Ontario and wish to MT from home. Does anyone know who is likely to hire-who is good to work for if you are a recent grad that will provide you with support/QA screening-who NOT to work for ect....Please let me know and thanks so much!
MTmoonmaiden
grad gifts
I think that it varies throughout the country and the circumstances.
My husband and I are on a budget so we don't spend much. For his great-nieces and nephews, we send a card with gift certificates for fast food restaurants and it is for 5 bucks. Might not sound like much to many but they seem to appreciate it and we feel better not breaking the bank. He has a huge family and to do more would be tough.
Just was at a grad party and met one of my former MDs
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...or be a grad of M-TEC or Andrews.
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new grad of a big 3 school
Hello, I am a new grad of the Everett Community College program which partners with Career Step.
I posted my resume and got a response from a company that expected me to drop everything at dinner time to do their timed test (I emailed them back at 6 pm Pacific time saying I would be happy to do their timed test, that I would check my email the next morning at 9 am and have the test back to them by 10 am). I got a reply saying first come first served and nothing since then.
Maybe I don't want to work for a company like this anyway! : ( When someone says jump, I am not going to say how high. I graduated from an excellent program, and I am not a desparate mom with 3 kids at home who will jump through hoops to work from home (I have no kids yet - learned MT to be well-prepared before we choose to do that). The pay was 7 cpl and they refused to give me details such as IC vs stat employee vs employee pay, and benefits.
Um, you aren't a grad yet, I see . . .
having just turned in your PE today. Once you have officially graduated and have access to the Grad Forum, you will see there is indeed now a charge for the RMT/CMT classes.
Good luck with your PE, and I'll see you on the *other side!*
grad. announcements, more info.
According to this website I do have the right idea.......
When to Send Announcements
If the announcement is being sent as an invitation to the ceremony and/or a graduation party, they should be sent out 10-14 days before the event. If it is just being used to announce the accomplishment of graduation, it is still proper to send it up to 14 days after the ceremony. -----am posting this in case the link below does not work---- http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/graduation/a/gradannounce.htm
High school grad announcements - pls sm
Hoping one of you moms have already been through this. How far in advance of the big day do you send out the announcements? Thank you.
I'm just starting out, new grad, and am getting 4cpl on full QA....
... I know it is a bit low, but I figure I need the experience and will take what I get for now. When I'm off full QA my rate is supposed to go up. I'm not making much at all, but the experience is invaluable. Like I said though, I'm new to the industry and do not know what a fair/good rate is or used to be.
I applied to a lot of companies and was told constantly that I needed experience to get a job. I do wish they'd give new graduates more of a chance, but those of us with no experience have to take what we can get, maybe that is contributing to lower rates all around. 
my son is a computer grad and told me not to get vista
on my new lap top. i ordered direct from Toshiba with windows XP.
Why are YOU attacking HER? Just because she doesn't want kids, doesn't mean she needs a psychi
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Does MQ really seem like they want MTs? It doesn't seem like it
When you make something so complicated, difficult, cumbersome, and frustrating, that sends me the message they aren't really wanting to be in the business. As far as I'm concerned, they have sent me a signal they don't want me to work for them. Wonder who they sent those surveys to.
What? DQS doesn't use
What the heck are you talking about? They are getting ready to put PRD on my machine. Why would they do that if we can't use word expanders?
Just because I am an MT doesn't mean that
transcription. If that's all you have in your life I feel sorry for you. You're a miserable hateful human being and people like you are the reason I started working at home in the first place.
Try to have a nice day.
She probably doesn't know how to use it.
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5 OUT OF 10 to me is 50%, doesn't
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No she doesn't......
She sounds like someone who's telling it exactly like it IS and knows what it's all about. Things are and have been rapidly changing in our industry and all other industries, for that matter, my dear. There ain't no free lunch any longer....SURPRISE!! Better get with it or you WILL be left out. Not a threat, just facts.................You can take it or leave it, but you'd be wise to take it.....from one sistah to another....
Well said. Like you said, it doesn't
majority of people have had alcohol in their past. People who are more prone to being alcoholics will likely become addicted before they even realize what happened. There is also a component of denial before you admit to the problem. I am not saying everyone that comes from a family with problems will become an addict with something, whether it is food, drugs, alcohol, etc., but it does play a role; and to dismiss that fact, is only being judgmental. "You have a problem; well you created it, bottom line." I think that if you know there is a tendency in your family, you can take measures to stay away from addictions; but sometimes bad stuff just happens to good people. I think we all might have a few problems we aren't exactly proud of. And for someone who overeats and is obese, it is no different than someone who is an alcoholic. I am not talking about people who have medical conditions either that might cause them to be obese, so don't start getting upset people.
I have a huge family history of alcoholics and mental disorders. I myself have some chemical imbalances and have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder and OCD. I recognize that and take measures to be able to live the healthiest life I can.
that doesn't mean we can do anything about it
anyone not getting paid should contact their company and the bank
This was all before 9/11 (which doesn't
excuse Clinton by any means), but has anyone noticed that these outsourced jobs are going into the back yards of Afghanistan and Pakistan? Don't any American officials worry about the potential danger to Americans associated with that?
One does, one doesn't.........
Our Super Center asks to see receipt for big items not in a bag, but our small store across town does not. Our Sams Club has a person that looks at the receipt as you're exiting the store. Every item has to be accounted for that is on that receipt. Also, none of the items are bagged at Sams.
I don't know why my DH doesn't get that!?!
IF MAMA AIN'T HAPPY, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY. I mean this is common sense! HELLO! :D
doesn't take much for ya does it. YUK.
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Doesn't everything? jk
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Well...I'm sure he doesn't
like me very much. But, I'm not really concerned with that to be honest with you. He wasn't a very nice person to begin with, and when I tried to be friendly and in a nice manner ask him to please not play his music so loudly so late at night, he basically ignored my requests. I am not a mean person and don't want to cause trouble for anyone, but I felt I needed to do to do something in that situation to make sure that my son and I could get a decent nights sleep. The police cannot tell the person who called them. But I'm sure he probably knew it was me because I had asked him to turn down his music already. He has never confronted me about it though. We just live our separate lives in peace and quiet. :-)
To me, it doesn't.....
I agree. I just wish the pay matched that thought, as I'm sure the street sweepers do. LOL
I'm in my 50s and it doesn't get better *LOL*.nm
Well, actually it doesn't mean a . . .
heck of a lot in the "real" world. If it gives someone satisfaction to get either the RMT or CMT, good for them. However, I would never consider it a real credential. Now R.N., M.D. or even EMT MEAN something and people recognize those. RMT? Registered massage therapist is what that stands for to most people.
Personally, I think the majority of those taking the beta test (at a whopping $90 a pop) are newbies to the field, misled by their online school.
I would love to see the AMA step in and take over all MT issues...now there would be some BIG clout, and some real credibiltiy, if they were in charge. 
Again, it doesn't have to be that way...
Not all companies are all about paying next to nothing and neither are the doctors. If we as MTs refused to visit a physician if they offshored their back office work and convinced one family member or friend to do the same, believe me, that would certainly get some attention.
An organization for the MTs would basically give us what the AAMT won't. Who is going to have better resources than fellow working MTs? Who is going to know who the better employers are? Who is going to be able to bring up an important issue and try to really make a difference with it? I sure hope we aren't going to rely on AAMT for that.
We are in a global marketplace, but that doesn't mean we are out of the ballgame. We need to make US practitioners understand the advantages of having US-based services especially in this field. Besides that, we certainly don't have much left to lose. If we all just took a little time and made a little effort, things might start to turn around. If they don't, at least we gave it a go.
Why come here to ask...who doesn't know..
to live conservatively and QUIT! If you are married or in a relationship with the other person contributing financially, why bother keeping your job? Maybe someone less fortunate than you needs it. This is something to discuss with a financial planner and your family.
I have one like that, but he doesn't
He says - "oh my, oh dear, oh my, oh dear" I actually have to laugh. It's either that or get mad b/c he's single handedly destroying my line count. One night, I put it on speaker and left my husband listen. We seriously thought he was going to sh*t himself, he was getting so worked up over not being able to find the vital signs. Hysterical!
Doesn't it seem odd
that the only way to type enough lines (to make any money) in this profession is to be able to use tons of short cuts and chunk-of-text macros? - - Kind of like having to use steroids to compete in sports now-a-days!!
Actually it doesn't
"Association for Healthcare Document Integrity"
the India part is my own little joke, with more than a grain of truth to it.
Don't know why it doesn't.
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it doesn't for me
It should but doesn't. I have toggled the CS Expander to "off" and have made various adjustments in the "preferences" for ShortHand to no avail. I still get double expansions or missed letters/word fragments. On another thread, someone mentioned that either ShortCut or Instant Text should work, thus my question about ShortCut (I can't afford Instant Text).
ugh...she still doesn't get it.. nm
never will.
if an MT doesn't know about sm
using reference material and looking up words or is too lazy to look things up for fear they won't make enough money, they should not be in this business. That is what the job IS!
Nobody said he doesn't have a right to his opinions.
We said he's a MORON and we're not giving him any of our hard-earned money. He has a right to his opinion. However, I'm not giving him one red cent of my money because I don't agree with his private opinions that he's been so publicly vocal about. My opinions is that he's not good looking, he's not a great actor, and his personal beliefs are such that I don't want to contribute to his material wealth. I merely tolerated him before because he was in the movie I happened to be watching. Now, forget it. I won't watch Woody Allen movies either because the nasty old pervert married his stepdaughter. That's just wrong on so many levels. And that's my opinion that I'm entitled to.
Threads change as conversations evolve. We don't have to stay on topic either. Besides, refusing to pay money to see a Tom Cruise movie was on topic to the thread. However, the discussions on this board have gotten completely off topic from transcription. I liked it better when all these current events were on a separate board or the politics board. Life's too short to worry about what all the rich and famous are doing.
Plus, your generalization about people who vote according to their favorite celebs but don't seek help for depression was way off base. That was such a completely asinine statement that I would really love to see your facts and research to support such a theory.
Yes, they have the right to use it but that doesn't mean that it's good for us
More and more companies are using it, as well as their own programs they are designing, which do the same thing. I've seen it first hand. The workload slows, what is left is all awful doctors that you can't understand, or that say uhmmm after every word so it takes 10 minutes to type a 1-paragraph report.
It doesn't cost $800 either
Can't imagine a chair more comfortable that it.. i'm sure the Aeron is built much better, though. I noticed it does have a 12-year guarantee.
That doesn't sound right.
I had student loans and still did work study. Also, contact the school's website and financial aid office for information about scholarships. Local private scholarships are available through the National Guard, VFW, Elk's Club, BPW, etc. They're for maybe $500-1,000, but there's very little competition for them. You can find information about scholarships online, too, without having to pay or buy a subscription to anything. The information's out there if you look for it.
....doesn't mean she needs a psychiatrist.
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What does that mean? My husband doesn't tell me what to do
and I certainly would never obey any man anyway. He's a great guy. He doesn't "babysit" his own kids because he's a real parent. He cooks and cleans. He's good at auto mechanics and construction, so he keeps all of our belongings maintained. We have a very loving, give and take relationship. We're equals. I just like to work holidays because it's quiet and I make more money. How does that equate into living my husband's life? I really don't see your logic there.
Just because it never happened to you doesn't mean
it couldn't have happened. Even controlling people have circumstances happen that are beyond their control. Bad things happen to children of overprotective parents, too.
My kids were very adept at escaping and bypassing child proofing measures. They're very smart kids. They figured out how to climb out of their cribs and playpens at the age of 9 months. They climbed over baby gates. I wasted so much money on latches, doorknob covers, electrical outlet covers (not the plastic plugs), toilet seat locks, and all those other childproofing tools. I took two child safety classes to make sure I did everything "right". However, by the time each of my kids was 2 years old, they knew how to get past all of it. They could open doors even with deadbolts, chains and those plastic squeezey knob covers. I had to tie cowbells to the doors to make sure they didn't try to leave while I was asleep or in the bathroom. They would use chairs, toys, each other, and even kitchen drawers to climb up on things. I'm a very diligent parent and have even been called overprotective. My kids still got into things and got out of the house. My kids are discliplined, too. If I had to do it all over again, I'd buy those door and window alarms that go off whenever the doors or windows are opened.
Your post makes it sound as if you are the perfect parent and that people who have bad things happen must have done something wrong. I do not agree for one moment. I don't know, maybe some kids are more adventurous and risktaking than your kid was. Even when you do everything the way you're supposed to, bad things can still happen. It's impossible to imagine and prevent every potential circumstance.
If she doesn't want it, I'll take it.
I've been trying to get one off of Ebay but they're so expensive. It'll probably be like everything else and gather dust, but I'd still like to read through it. Is your system complete?
Rochester doesn't.
All of the dictation in Mayo Rochester is handled either by transcriptionists in each department, or by a transcription department (where I worked as a QA) in an off-campus building.
because it doesn't exist either!
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