I learned the terminology in nursing school;

• "Where does one go..." - sm
  • I started MT to gain skills to eventually work....sm - Marie
  • Have you thought about - old MT
  • Back to school....or secretarial jobs??? Selling on Ebay??? Not sure myself....sm - mt
    • Where does one go.... - noworktoday
    • I'm moving into editing. Since so much transcription is - going overseas, they (SM)
      • I don't get it.... - Kate
        • I learned the terminology in nursing school; - WB
          • Oh yes... - Kate
      • It seems that ... - ???
        • Because the U.S. MT work would still need to be proofed. sm - anon
          • In my experience, every company I have worked has only edited - ???
            • I disagree, first off, I have a heck of a hard time hiring qualified US MTs - at 8 cpl that put out (sm)
              • Opened a can of worms, eh? Truth hurts, but it is TRUTH! - Regarding line rates of pay,
                • Ladies, please! - Kate
              • Not all of us are like that...sm - 2teens
                • oops....cant spell today, supposed to be literally, not litterally. I added a T too many. hehe. nm - 2teens
              • Well here's a guess. I have my own accounts - at 14 cpl. Why should I do the work
              • You get what you pay for. Your attitude speaks volumes. nm - nm
              • Qualified MTs do not work for peanuts. sm - NWMT
              • You only pay 8 cents a line? - are you joking?
              • Excuuuuuse me??? (sm) - stupid MT
                • I agree! - RadGuy
              • And Ain't that the truth, Ruth! - Kate
                • Wow....that is not very nice....nm - 2teens
                  • I agree with WB - LP
                • You spelled "grammatically" wrong - me again
                  • At ease, soldier! This isn't a medical report. nm - MT
                    • Doesn't matter 1 iota if it is a medical report.She probably wouldn't know a good MT if 1 bit - complaining she can't find good MT's
                • I don't think you have to worry about any - WB
                  • Ladies, ladies, ladies!!! - Kate
              • I can assure you that it is no harder to find - WB
                • You don't know how to show yourself as offline on instant messenger? It's simple. - Anita nm
                  • Yes, I know how to show myself as - WB
                • And I can assure you... - Kate
                • I agree...very well said!!! NM - mt
              • I don't know how to off-line instant messenger....guess I'm - mt

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to get a BSN. I've been in the health care field, including paramedic, medical assistant, etc., and doing MT off and on throughout the past 25 years.  However, seeing the handwriting on the wall re: the future of MT, I decided not to wait until I didn't have a job to try to find one. I own an MTSO, so I make plenty of money now, probably more than I would make as an RN, but I'm not stupid-- that's only going to last another 5 years...so in the meantime I'm in school! I am in a four year program, it was extremely competitive to get in (1000 applicants, took 70). If you didn't have a GPA of 3.5 you didn't get it. So you will have to take that into consideration. There are long waiting lists at all schools though If you go to a community college 2 year program probably the grades won't be such an issue. You will also have to take plenty of prerequesites, which will keep you busy for 1-2 years. The good news is hopefully your MT job will be flexible enough so you can work around a changing school schedule, plus it's not like you have to drive somewhere to work. With your experience in medical records, you will be very strong in charting and every one in your class, including your teachers, will ask you how to spell words. You will at least be familiar with drugs and their uses, i.e. Aricept is for Alzheimer's.

Although it will be very difficult, know that at least you have a future ahead of you that can't be outsourced to India. My friend just finished the same program 2 years ago and she is working 32 hours per week, 3-11 shift at the community hospital and making over $50K plus benefits. That ought to help you get through school!

but I only work a few hours a week running my MTSO. I would guess you could work full time while doing your pre-reqs part-time but when you actually get into PT school, it probably is almost as grueling as nursing. Your best bet is to SAVE SAVE SAVE over the next few years so you can do full time school when you need to. Speech pathology is a master's program, so you will need to be in school for quite a while. Plus you need to see how competitive the program is. Nursing schools lose 50% of their classes by graduation, and only take the best 10% of applicants, so not an easy task. That being said, there is practically no future in MT and when 100 MT's are competing for the same job, it's going to be sad. So go for Speech Pathology - absolutely!

Peter Jensen, who is head of psychiatry at Columbia:  At least half the children who fit the criteria for ADHD are not diagnosed. Half of the kids diagnosed are not treated (parents get too much flak for "drugging their kids"). ADHD is in 3-5% of population, found in some third world countries too though their survival skills are different from ours so testing doesn't always translate into another culture.  Taking sugar and food additives out of diet (i.e. Feingold diet) only makes a difference for 3 months- then no difference (placebo effect). Interestingly, if ADHD is not treated, those kids have a much higher risk of accidents, drug and other substance abuse, drop out of school, and being arrested for a felony. Oh and one more note for all the folks who say it's from being overstimulated...we don't have a TV in our house and my boy still has ADHD - it's genetic. Plus after an appropriate evaluation by a pediatrician who specializes in ADHD, a social worker and an audiologist, he has been treated with medication and behavior modification since second grade. In the challenge program in every subject possible now (middle school) including Algebra II. Reads at post college level. 

Bottom line is 4 years old is too early to make a diagnosis. Keep her home another year and let her develop at her own rate, but keep an eye on how she is able to compensate at school later. As I said, ADHD is a genetic disease and it could be possible for her to have it. It could also be possible that you tend to be negative towards whatever your ex says, so don't let that sink your daughter's ship...

I'd check with a college counselor/advisor on programs they have for women over 30 to return to academia and enter new careers.  Then I'd ask to take some career tests to see what your interests are and what you'd be be suited for.  Also, there is scholarship money available for women over 30.  Ask about it.  

Since I've already raised my kids, I'd also like to state that jr. high and high school are the years our kids need us at home the most.  Those are the years they can get into the most trouble if left to themselves.  If he's already 9, why not just enter college part-time to finish in about 6 to 7 years?  But definitely go talk to a college counselor.

Hello!  I was wondering if anyone remembered an old video that was used to train medical terminology. It was in cartoon style....and it taught the breakdown of terminology.....one I remember was gastr....gastruck...stomach.

 I was just wondering if anyone was trained on this.

Those usually have self-testing questions.  Plus you could use the help of the textbook to form your own test.  I know you said you wanted something free, but that sounds a little unprofessional to me and no offense, it sounds a little like laziness.  You are hiring employees for your service and you want someone else to provide you with a ready made test for free because you can't be bothered with creating one on your own?

Coming here for help is one thing, but to look for a ready made test or even consider stealing a test from another service - I don't know, it just bothers me a little.

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Nursing, well there is your problem.  I have interviewed and tested many nurses who wanted to change careers to MT and not one of them could do it.  Nursing is way different than MT.  Nursing terms and medical terms are different.

Way more notches than I will ever see, LOL..whew..well, guess I better just step back, hun..dont want to mess with a super-super-duper-duper MT.

Steph, I had the same questions you did. I am 43 and returned to school this past January to pursue a career in nursing. I posted on the nursing board, check there to see the answers I got. I have decided that it is never too late to do what you really want to. You are only going to live once. I too worried about the future of MT. I decided that if the profession did continue for another 20 years or so that I needed to work, the direction things were going were not for me. I won't kid you, going to school is harder when you are older. The memory is not what it used to be. However, I guarantee you that you will have a better attitude and better study habits because of your age, and your experience in transcription will give you an edge over other students. You will be amazed at how much you really know because of your transcribing. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.