the magazine

• National Certification for MTs - Desparate
  • Skip it. No one cares. Either you're good on the test or you're not. - MTSO
    • Have you ever seen anyone get the certification - but not test well? nm
  • Forget the worthless AAMT certification - but do learn to spell
    • The rudeness is really unnecessary. Don't take your - MT
  • CMT - worth it to me
    • There is proof in the statistics - CMT proud
      • **snort** statistics, schmastics, what a bunch of bull - anon but laughin'
        • the magazine - I read Advance
  • Registered/Certified does not get you any more money - total waste of time/money for credential
  • There is something new - Registered MTs - but I don't know details - Anyone know about R.M.T.?
    • The RMT is just in beta now - Sandy
      • And watch it happen that companies prefer RMT over CMT! - what a joke
      • Well you know what? Maybe they should care! maybe we seasoned MTs actually need something to - Dancin Shoes
        • Big deal, all you get is book discounts - nm
          • You missed my point. My point wasn't perks but prestige...nm - Dancin Shoes
            • It has gotten me nothing - not a single thing. sm
              • Question for you - MT
      • Honestly, it seems absolutely meaningless to me since - JMHO
  • Might want to brush up on english too - "desperate" - :-)
    • As long as you're correcting people, think about "English." - nm
  • You don't need to be a CMT - Sandy
  • You cannot take the CMT test until you have a min. of 2 years exp. - nm - XXX
    • Yes, you can. However, it's recommended you have at least 2 years, preferably many more. nm - MT
  • Can one sit for the AAMT's CMT - without experience?
    • Exp. not required, but recommended. - Resalyn
      • Can you name some benefits for - ?
        • The only "benefit" is to AAMT from - Sandy

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about how wonderful it is to train Indians to do our job.  OH YAAAYYY, LET'S HERE IT FOR SPHERIS AND HEALTHSCRIBE   Let's give a big whoopie and cheer them on while they continue to post for transcriptionists on this board and yet outsource and TRAIN Indians to do our job.  I guess I'm angry about the article on other levels, such as the fact that it seems that Advance magazine is constantly promoting offshore transcription.  This is not the first time they have printed articles like this. 

Our hospital used Spheris and Cbay and we spent hours up hours redoing the reports, yet these companies got paid in full.  Where is the logic in that?  Thank God, administration wised up and brought the work back in.  Now we can go back to doing what we've always done ... OUR OWN TRANSCRIPTION ACCURATELY!

I am a small MTSO (just me) and have been trying to drum up business with postcards and letters.  It has been about 6 months and nothing!  I found a medical magazine for my State and was thinking about placing a classified ad.  Wondered if any of you have tried this, and if so, were successful.  Thanks!

that spelled how why, but here are some of my reasons:

1. In all their years in existence, the AAMT has yet to make life easier for the AMERICAN MT.  In fact, the state of MT in this country is worse than I have seen it in a very long time. 

2.  The AAMT chose to align themselves with MTIA whose board of directors is largely composed of Indians.  They also support offshoring and have adopted the motto "work smarter" which to them means pay hundreds of dollars for a CMT that most companies will not even acknowledge and then hundreds more dollars to join AAMT yearly to get their crappy publications.

3.  They are now certifying offshore MTs.  Yes, nothing like opening the cover of the AMERICAN Association for Medical Transcription and seeing the names of the Indians who have received their CMT. 

4. I get less pay than I did 20 years ago and offshoring is the main reason.  So pardon me if I am a little testy that I just paid so much money to an organization who stabbed me in the back.

5. I certainly think they SHOULD change their name to something else.  How about the I SOLD THE AMERICAN MT DOWN THE RIVER ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION.  Bitter?  You bet.  Gosh, they made so many promises and all they did was take our money for a piece of paper rarely recognized by anyone at the same time extending a hand to the reason I am making less money than I did 20 years ago!  

6.  It's a bloated association full of lots of people who "do things."  Everything except stick up for the American MT. 

7. Oh yes, and the BOS is ridiculous.

self-proclamed freelance writer for a while low. I have quite a few topics I am working on, Christian-based, geared towards women.  I had to write a letter stating my credentials (I have a few, believe it or not), future topics, experience, etc.  I feel very positive about my letter. It took all day to write.

I just pray this pans out.  I eventually want to write a book. That's been a life-long dream. I love to write. I've avidly kept a journal for over 25 years, keep an on-line blog, read every day, and writing just comes naturally for me.  Also, I outlined my editing experience, so hopefully that will help!

I will let you know what they say! Keep your fingers crossed....I want to get out of the MT business so bad...It's been a blessing, but I would LOVE to get paid by doing what I love doing.....Sharing my shallow thoughts and life's secrets to other women through the use of story telling and faith-based philosophy!