If you have already transcribed
Posted By: then you are on the right track. on 2007-02-19
In Reply to: Looking for honest answers about the future of MT... - blitzpooch
You may want to find a good school and go from there. One of my family members did this. She went to school and learned so much. Yes, it took her four years, but she took breaks in between. She landed a terrific job on-site with the idea to be sent home after so many months. She has a terrific salary and did well in school. She networked, and I encouraged her to do so. I encouraged her to ask questions of her instructors if she was not sure. Get the education first, and then try your hand. It can be a quite rewarding profession. Good luck on whatever you decide, but I think it is definitely worth it. The healthcare industry has really taken off in that there are so many preventative measures taken now with all health problems. This can lead to more work for the transcriptionist, in my opinion, not less. 
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The very first day I transcribed, I transcribed psych
ESLs. I had no MT training, no mentoring, and I did 600+ lines. Prior to that I hadn't typed in years and probably could type 35 wpm on a good day.
I'd suggest browsing through a psych reference book. Put as many abbreviations as you can in your expander. I have certain docs that always dictate the same tests and H&P tend to have a lot of the same info in them. If you don't already get a spellchecker and that should help some with not having to look so much stuff up.
Huh. The psych I've transcribed has been easy and boring.
There weren't a lot of shortcuts possible, but it was mostly typing regular English.
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