From the sounds of the gripes on this board anyone
Posted By: in the medical field has a good shot of doing this on 2007-11-01
In Reply to: from nursing to mt - Sarah
on the side. There are newbies who have completed a course that are not very good at transcription. I would say try ordering some sample work or see if anyone has anything that you could try out. This way you can tell if you like it or not. I wish you all of the best. You have just as much of a chance as anyone else in this profession. 
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Sure sounds the same
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Sounds like...
C-pak, seepak, zeepak. It's an antibiotic for airway disease. Currently taken with albuterol MDI. I've looked online and through my Saunders but I am stuck. It is probably embarrassingly simple but any suggestions would be appreciated.
It sounds to me like
the training you did get was enough to secure a job for you, which you say you are doing ok at. This is a huge accomplishment in and of itself! It is quite normal to feel like you are not producing what you should be when you first begin. I too let this overwhelm me and quit my first good job, which I now regret. With regard to the BOS, if you own one or have access to one, I would just review its major points until you memorize them. "Saving Keystrokes" is a great book, and adding to your expansions is one great way to increase line count. Most companies, I believe, like the ShortHand software for word expanding, which you can download online and try out for free if you don't already have it. I would not worry so much about going over your old text books; you can learn a lot more by sticking with the job you have , and speed will come with experience. The CMT certainly is an ego-booster and would qualify you for practically any MT job, but I agree this is not something you should attempt without at least 2 years of full-time work experience. These are just my thoughts. Good luck!
Sounds odd
I have never heard of such a thing either. To get into my MT educational program all I had to do was take a pre-enrollment test and meet the requirements like having a computer, high speed internet, virus protection, Windows xp or higher. Things of that nature.
6 sounds sleazy to me!
You can and will get 7, just keep looking. I made 8 right out of school, and no it wasn't one of the expensive schools.
Six is a rip, three is absolutely ludicrous, and you are worth more than that. I applied with every company out there, two-year clause or not. It was not hard at all to find 7-8 my first year. My second year I make much more, and I don't and never have had to "beg" for anything. Just because someone else did 15 years ago, doesn't mean I have to or would.
I don't see anything sleazy about a list either. Name me any school that has job placement. What else is there? Sleazy is the ridiculous comments above from the owner suggesting new grads are worth 3 cpl.
This sounds really questionable to me.
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Sounds like a company I know in
Alabama near 280. If it is and you want to talk, send me an email. I worked there before.
Sure sounds like a certain company
that is notorious for this very thing.
It sounds like you are doing good (sm)
so far with your line counts. You are also very fortunate to be making 9 cpl with your experience. There are many MTs with years of experience who are not paid that much. Your line counts will increase as time goes on. You will become more familiar with your dictators and will spend less time verifying words, etc. 
I think it sounds great!
I am a newbie who is currently in an internship program which I paid to participate in. I am not getting paid, and it doesn't bother me one bit! I studied through the US Career Institute without studying up on which schools were best, so I was in a real bind. I did not have the "proper" MT education, and as I am finding out, it really was not a good one either.
When I started, I had only a tape player, computer, a dictionary. I had to purchase my foot pedal, headphones, several references. I think that is doable for a serious prospect.
I also feel that a newbie that has been looking for work without luck, and one that possibly did study through the best schools would be more than willing to work for a couple weeks sans pay. My unpaid internship is a lot longer than that, but I see it as practice/education rather than a pay-less job.
It may be different for someone who went to one of the best MT schools and is fully prepared, I don't know. Maybe then they would want to be paid. But seriously, 2 weeks to prove yourself is not that bad is it? Especially for a person who cannot find a job, and has been searching for an opportunity for months. I think you are very kind to consider it!
You'll do great, as it sounds like
you've already done your "homework". Best of luck to you!
Sounds like you need the position from Boo2
is requiring. Maybe you wouldn't have to look for a job, filling out those applications and trying to do those tests. Since you do not have children, you should have no problem at all with the turnaround. You two could be two peas in a pod.  Oh, I'm bad, very bad! Take a taste of your own medicine, bitter or sweet? Lord, forgive me, please!
I also think $3.00 a page sounds fair. sm
Ask for templates. Most of the formatting is probably done for you. My thing would be though even if say the last page is only half, then still charge the $3.00 for that page as well. JMO.
Sounds like a sad state of affairs.
That really sounds awful! I was considering this company, having only a year's worth of experience. I was watching this thread to see how it all comes out. It does not sound like this would be a good place for me to try to start a career after all - newbie or not. I have read this stuff before. For it to keep coming up, there must be some truth to it.
Is there any newbie friendly company out there worth hitching your wagon to? Spheris sounds like it has the potential to basically be okay, but creating the environment where the MTs have to scratch around for work is just kind of sad.
Sounds like my DH, doesn't care that he - sm
is leaving behind a wife and 2 kids(me and our children)---and I presume you have at least 1 child from your name. I hope you had life insurance already in place since no one will undoubtly touch him now. ---Good luck in your new job.
NAME OF MEDICINE. Sounds like injatony 5 mg a day...
Does anyone have any idea what this could be?
You know what they say, if it sounds too good to be true ...
It says you can be reimbursed for 100% of the cost of the 16 "Advanced Practice Packages" which cost $59 each. This would be a total of $944, which is not the cost of the entire program.
While the textbook they use is a good one, it is also the only one that they say they use. Andrews & M-Tec use a lot more books. Although lots of practice is good, I believe the training you get before all that practice is the most important. What good are all those reports if you haven't learned what you need to know to transcribe them?
In five years I have heard nothing but raves about Andrews School and M-TEC. I have heard next to nothing about eSmartMed. That alone would be enough to steer me away from it.
sounds like your skill level needs work...
SO, you may do best in a hospital setting where there are oldtimers around to help you. Do NOT give up! :-)
Thanks for replying... It sounds absolutely perfect - sm
that is what I would be looking for exactly. It is nice to know that there are opportunities like that around. Good for you! Enjoy your job! Thanks again!
Sounds like they made a poor choice of EMR...sm
the whole point of EMR is not to type the notes into the system - it's to choose from a menu and point and click to get the information in. Think
chief complaint: sore throat. choose: erythematous edematous purulent drainage and so on
if it's a speciality with a lot of redundancy, i.e. podiatry, they fly through their notes. If it's more unique situations a little tougher. But don't worry... the EMR companies will soon figure out the missing link...
A footpedal is around $79, so if they offer one it sounds good to me.
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It sounds like your mind is made up that you don't need an adequate course,
and that hard-working MTs in your area are just waiting to complete your education so you can be of help to them. But you did say you wanted advice, so mine would be that your future co-workers, supervisors and customers will all wish you were ready to transcribe when you got out of school, which can only be guaranteed by two schools: Andrews & M-Tec. So instead of wasting a few hundred dollars on an education that won't land you a job, spend what it takes for a real education. At these schools you can learn at your own speed with lots of support from the teachers, and when you graduate you will be an asset to the profession.
Hello fellow M-TEC grad! Sounds like you have a great job!!! nm
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You typing on downloaded templates or something? Sounds like someone
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Definitely sounds like a scam. You can't learn much in an 8-week course. NM
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Sounds like a matchbook cover training program to me,
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This all sounds nice, but newbies have to choose MTSOs wisely and this one is not a wise choice.
me, I will explain.
Then tell me what the appropriate board is please
Because I go to the job seekers and all I see are employers, not people soliciting jobs. Please help.
Bet someone on the technical help board can help. nm
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look at Job Seeker's board for ads
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try on Word board
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Arizona board
Please see Arizona state board....
If you are the same MT Hopeful up and down this board,
nm
Please search the New MT board. There
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Job Seekers Board?
My apologies, I'm new at this. Should I post it on the Job Seeker's Board?
Jenn
don't believe all that you read on this board.
I have worked for Medquist for a few years, and I think they are a great company to work for. There have been a few bumps in the road, but they hear the MT's and are trying to correct them. The pay is good, and the platform is excellent.
job seekers board
Do you know what I think is really funny? When newbies (me)ask where we can find a job that hires new graduates and we are told to check the job seeker's board! Have you checked it lately?? 2-5 years experience and NEW GRADUATES need not apply! How do we get experience? with pay??
job seekers board
I am sorry but to me that is a load of you know what!! I worked just as hard as anyone and I am sick of hearing how I should of went to Andrews or M-tech whatever!!! I worked my butt off for along time and I would just like a chance to prove what I have learned! who cares what school I went to? Sometimes it has to do with the student don't you think?
There's a job on the seekers board for new MTs.
New MTs looking may want to apply. I'm not a newbie, but will never forget how I started out.
There is info further down this board regarding CS.
Ask on the word board.
I'm new to this board (maybe 2 weeks).
Sometimes I just read the posts to see who is the meanest. EvaEv - you win!
This is not the appropriate board to post this. You
need to post your resume on the job seeker's board - look to the left.
This isn't the word board and it isn't a very
active board. Ask your question on the word board if you can't find your answer by googling.
new MTs -- see angry MT on main board and never
NEVER work for free to get your foot in the door. No company worth working for will require that. You may have a hard time getting that first job -- but think enough of yourself, your qualities, your training to expect a fair wage for services performed. I started 30 years ago in the office with 2 podiatric surgeons. Thought i'd never use most of the terminology i learned: wrong! Start whereever you can, it may not be at home, but the upside to that is that you may have a stronger foundation and less stress when you do bring your job home. Good luck!
There were two jobs on the Job Seeker's board
over the weekend that were looking for typists and general transcriptionists. Try one of them as a starting point. I don't know anything about either of those companies, but I started out doing general transcription while I was still in school. I worked for emediamillworks/FDCH, an insurance company and a small MTSO in New England doing work comp reports until I got hired to work at home by our local hospital.
Just proceed with caution. Don't go buying a bunch of equipment or paying anybody for a job. I wouldn't invest in anything except MS Word and a footpedal (can be bought on Ebay). You can download Express Scribe for free to play the sound files on your computer with the footpedal.
http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/
Try this link to a recent ad on another board. sm
http://www.mtchat.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=164984&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1#164984
oops....sorry....wrong board
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Check the "company" board
or do a search.
Look at the job seeker's board..apply everywhere
Regardless of what it says for experience, request to test for them. If you are good and pass the test, you may be given an opportunity. This is what I did 4 years ago. I got the job as an IC, and then not too longer after added another, and then another. I just kept replying to job ads and requesting to test. I passed the tests and was offered the jobs. Most of the time, I wasn't even asked about my experience. The proof is in the pudding. If you can do good work, are reliable, and are flexible in when you're willing to work, you can find something. You just need to get out there and start replying to ads.
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