Internship program
Posted By: Mary on 2007-08-01
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Has anyone completed the internship program offered by Allstate Transcription? Did you receive a job offer? Is it worth the money?
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Try an internship program
Cort Medical and Accustat Carolinas both have a mentoring progam, I also graduated from PCDI and could not find work, I had to work for free in an intership program for 8 weeks to get a job in the end, this might sound hopeless but I know how frustrating it is to look for work, I now have been working steady for accustat and love them if you need more information email me at flgeitner@comcast.net if you wish and may be I can help..
I did a internship program...sm
I entered an internship program. I was in it for 6 months. I ended up finding a job and told them I was leaving the intern. While in the intern I was still never guaranteed a job. I did it because it was a legit MT company and I needed the actual work exp to get a job. The startout pay with this company if they hired was 6 cpl though. I ended up getting a job for .065 cpl somewhere though. I have since went up from that rate. I think 7 cpl is good pay for a newbie. I know it is rare a newbie is offered that much. But I am not familiar with the internship on here. So I can't advise you or not.
I don't mean to burst your bubble but when you start an intern or do get a job you will find that you weren't as ready as you thought you were. There is a lot as a newbie I did not know that I learned with hands on exp. An internship was kind of like a transition from school to work. I would advise you to find out the name of this place that offers this internship and do some investigating and research on it.
Good luck to you in whatever your decision is.
AIM internship program
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! A chance to actually work without the stress of that first job. But is it reputable? Can anyone recommend it, and will it help significantly to find a job? thank you!
Internship Program at this site
Below is a link to an Internship program for MT's
Internship
I felt compelled to reply on this subject. I am not an MT, but I am studying to become one. I have to agree that if a "newbie" asks for assistance (i.e. an internship), they need to take it seriously and reply to your offer with a level of professionalism. I also agree that not all newcomers to this field are entering it because of the expected financial gain or the notion that it is an easy job for a stay at home mother/father. It is my hope that I can find an experienced MT to offer their help so I can gain the needed experience.
try an internship...sm
there's always a few posted on the job board. I know lots of newbies who broke into the field that way and they were glad to have the additional training during the internship.
internship
Hey this is for us newbies. I will be a soon be graduating from my local community college, and I replied to an internship post that was on the job seekers board. I got an email on it and you do not get paid until you reach a 98% accuracy rate, and it cost you $400.00 for the internship. Doesn't seem fair, to have to pay someone to work for them. http://www.meditec.com/
I did their internship
Did not have to pay anything and I am still working for them on paid status. They are legit and they work with you to make you a better MT. They are legit.
The internship took me
six months to complete, but I was also working at another job during that entire time and was only able to intern part time. Had I been able to spend more time, it wouldn't have taken as long.
internship
I have posted questions about internships before. Just thought I would try again. I am interested in finding an internship with or without pay. If anyone has any advice or leads please email me. Thank you!
Internship
I emailed you about a week ago in response to the post regarding the internship experience. Since I didn't hear a response in return, I am wondering if you got my email. I am currently completing my MT training through Allied (I know, NOT the best school, but it's too late to switch now!) If you will, please email me and let me know if you are interested in setting up for an interview OR if the position has already been filled. Thank you so much and you may email me at ***** I look forward to hearing from you! Just a note-I also hold a Master's Degree in Special Education (although not related to MT work but I thought it would give you some insight as to past work experience)
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Consider doing an internship
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internship
Do you know if these internships with Medline is for everybody or only given to MTs who graduated from the Medline program?
Thanks for answering.
internship
Please tell me more. E-mail me with more info. I am very interested in this.
internship
I'm in my last semester and my teacher has virtual dictation available for our internship, but I'm looking for more realistic I guess. Does anyone know a company I can do my internship with and possibly continue working after I graduate?
internship
Try your local doc offices. Some will let you intern there and possibly hire you thereafter.
internship (sm)
Fastphalanges has a free paid internship program for new graduates and will hire permanent when your accuracy reaches 98%.
I did the Meditec internship
and it was really good training. I know the contact person if you would like me to give it to you. Or you can go to Meditec.com and it is on that site I believe. Let me know!
Internship or possible employment
I have completed a transcription course recently with a school that did not offer internship. I have tested with VARIOUS companies even though I do not have the required experience. I was a CPC certified coder but let my certification lapse because employers informed me without experience, I would be too great of a risk to their company. I know I can perform the duties of a Transcriptionist but have not been given the opportunity to prove myself. If ANYONE could PLEASE PLEASE help me with this delima, I would be ever greatful.
Internship Info
My training course did not offer/require an internship and now I am interested in an internship to get some real experience. Do you have any information about your company's internships?
Internship info
Jen, I would love some information about your internship program. Could you email it to me? Kelley
Internship Information
Hi Jen, I am at Everett doing the transcription program, and although there is no internship required I would really love to do on. Could I possibly get the info. as well?
Internship information
could I please get info on the internship program?
Thanks
Shanti
Internship Info
I would like to get the information about internships too. Thanks.
mentoring/internship
Well: I certainly would reply to you. I am a recent grad of a 1-yr, 900-hr, CMT- taught course in need of an internship or a job and beginning to despair of finding anyone who will give me a chance. I have an A average, medical background, and a college degree and the school cannot even find 1 business to take me for my "guaranteed" 80-hour externship. I have begun posting my own resumes and applying, so far with no replies. I am scheduled to take the RMT on April 15; perhaps that will help. I have not been looking too long, so I haven't given up hope yet. The woman that didn't answer you is a fool.
I do not post on job forums because this is not a job, it is an internship. sm
It appears that you have been misled by someone, perhaps another by program such as mine. If that happened to me, I would be skeptical as well.
I have accepted a few interns from this forum by solicitation in the past and will do so again, I'm certain.
Remember, it takes one who truly wants to succeed to proceed.
-Jade
Saw a job on the Job Seeker's Board that was an internship, no experience needed
it's farther down towards the bottom
Education and Internship at a Medical Transcription Company
I live in Austin, TX. A local medical transcription company has their own in-house training and internship. They started their own training because they couldn't find qualified people for their workload. The cost of the education and internship is $2,000. They then hire you as a contractor, if you get a 'B' in the class. Although they cannot guarantee work, they say they are very busy handling work from 5 area hospitals. Someone my sister knows works for them full-time and is happy.
I've also looked at the job requirements for the company Medquist. One suggestion they have is learning at a school based in Utah, Career Step. The education is online and through cassettes and books, not at the school itself. Their education costs around $1,500. Although you're not guaranteed a job at Medquist, you most likely will be considered because you trained at CareerStep.
I'd like your opinion about this. It seems you need to take a training or education course to learn medical transcription and at least 1 year of experience to get a job. I didn't see any problem with paying for training. Do you?
Thanks, amelia
You have to PAY EXTRA for the internship and they don't teach you enough to get hired. (see messa
Much better to go to Andrews School or M-TEC, the top two schools in the country. Almost guaranteed to be able to get a job afterwards, and most companies will waive the 2-years' experience requirement if you are an Andrews or M-Tec grad.
Is your internship paid? Can you stay with it and get experienced and apply for an at-home job
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try the SUM Program
It is the best one I know of. Good luck.
MT program
Hi,
I took the Oak Horizon course offered at CVCC in Hickory NC.
At the time I took it, it was 2 semesters. But it is now a 3 semester course.
It was tough but I managed to make the honor roll.
Take care!!
The CS program done via the
community college is actually a better program! I would definitely consider myself a CS graduate. Put CS first, and I wouldn't even mention a community college unless you are asked. Where you took the CS course shouldn't matter. Good luck to you.
The program more than likely can be used elsewhere.
It doesnt mean you are paying for work. After you have been in transcription a while you will have dozens of programs on your computer for some reason or another. I have about 20 :) Some were free and some I had to pay for.
FTP program
Does anyone know of a good FTP program, and how to work one? Sorry if this is posted to the wrong board, but I am new to posting anything. :-(. Thanks in advance.
AIM program
Does anyone have any experience with the AIM mentoring program through Allstatae Transcription? Any info would be helpful!
AIM program
That was what I was afraid of! I have already paid my $99. and she said that it would be about a month before I could get started because she had a new client starting and she was going to start my internship with that client. Did you do any interning with her at all? Why did your friend go 5 months?? Thanks for your info I really appreciate it!
AIM program
Yes, I went through the program earlier this year and was able to find a job because of it. However, I never did receive my certificate in the mail.
M-TEC uses the SUM Program.
You are provided detailed feedback from an actual live human being who has experience in the field.
CareerStep has their own dictations that you compare to a computer program. You have to deduce for yourself if the differences in your transcription versus the "key" are true errors or acceptable style differences or if you are correct and the person who transcribed the report for the course made an error. If you have questions, you are to contact student support, who may or may not have time to provide feedback, and that feedback may or may not be accurate.
I went to CS, but I also did the SUM program on my own. If I had it all to do over again, I would not choose that program. I would go with Andrews or M-TEC. I did graduate with high honors, and I did get a great job a week after graduating (with a company I still work for), but I supplemented the course with the SUM program, Language of Medicine, and the HPI workbooks. There really is no comparison when it comes to the quality of materials. The CS course is essentially homemade whereas the materials used by M-Tec have been created and vetted by knowledgeable professionals.
OSI mentor program.
I applied and have not heard anything yet? Have any one else applied. Thanks.
I don't know about their mentor program...
But I have been working for them for about 6 months now and absolutely love them. I highly recommend them, and I have heard good things about their mentor program. I just haven't experienced it first-hand.
Lisha
OSI Mentoring Program
Ever heard of OSi Mentoring Program?? Is this supposed to be on the up and up???? Good program? Bad program? Good company???? Thanks for the info....:)
osi mentor program
Just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. I am currently in the OSi mentor program and while it lacks a lot of structure, I am certainly getting my foot in the door and obtaining the experience necessary to move on to another company when possible.
Is there anyone at your school/program who can help?
Would it be possible for you to ask someone for more sample ESL dictations to transcribe? Would you be able to buy a CD of ESL dictation?
This company has an ESL CD: http://www.absoluteexperience.com/AudioSamples.html
The typing program I have is .......
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, which I have had for years. It doesn't cost much and allows you to practice your typing and improve typing speed.
Also, used to get a lot of headaches sitting in front of the computer but since I bought a radiation shield/screen to hang in front of my monitor, that has relieved a lot of my eye strain and headaches. It tones down the brightness of the monitor, which I didn't realize was so bright and how it affected by eyes until I put the filter screen in front of it. But I also wear glasses now for nearsightedness as a result of sitting in front of computers for years in previous jobs.
Anyway, hope this helps.
I don't know particulars about the MT program, but
my 14-YO took a course from them and it was a joke. You have to have finished at least 8th grade to take their classes, so that should tell you there they their courses aren't very challenging. Everything is open book and if you flunk the test the first go round, or just do poorly, you get a second chance to take the test, though you can only get a 70 if you have to take the test again, even if you score higher. I wouldn't waste money on it because it is like taking some classes from some of the other schools, it is just money wasted and their reputation isn't great and unless they are terribly desperate or running a scam, will pass you over. M-Tec, Andrews, and Career-Step are good some schools (not necessarily in that order). I believe the PF course is close to $1000 and you can take the course for close to the same amount at a local community college.
Mentoring program
Allstate Transcription has a mentoring program for those who are interested in something like this. Feel free to visit the website to learn more. Click on the AIM Program link, then Detailed Overview.
Advice for your program
Our company hires a good deal of recent grads, though most have a few months of experience.
Let me tell you what I see in their work and tests when they are referred to me because they cannot make their quality audits or they want to test to move up:
1) They have no idea what the AAMT BOS-2 is most of the time; those who do, seem to have just glanced at it. Please, please thoroughly study this wonderful resource and have your students deliberately practice these guidelines.
2) Teach them appropriate grammar and punctuation. Simple basic English grammar and punctuation that should have been learned in grade school and many do not have it.
3) Teach them to never, ever guess and to always use spellcheck. I am usually shocked at what could have been avoided had these 2 simple techniques been employed.
4) Teach them that even when they feel they are at their best game, they should - at the very least - periodically review AND relisten to their work before submitting it. Maybe 2 reports a day or so. Re-read it first for any spelling, grammar, terminology and punctuation errors. Then, relisten to that same report.
These very, very basic skills should be intinctive if they are well taught.
Please feel free to write if you'd like a more in-depth discussion about other trends I see in their work.
Took their intern program too
I felt the intern program was taking my training to a higher level and fine tuning that training in a way that would get me working faster and make me both more productive and confident when I finished it. Not only that, the growing experience with different companies only helped cement that training, which is something I will always have as I go forward. Meditec is not a scam and they are very supportive.
Maybe everyone does not need an internship opportunity, but I knew I wanted one and am glad to have had it. Besides, that very internship was one of the main reasons I chose Meditec in the first place. I did pay a little extra for it, but I am worth that investment! I have been on paid status since the internship and never had to worry about getting that very important first MT job.
Good luck to everyone and God Bless.
Unfortunately this program is horrible and
you wasted your money. Many people have come here complaining they can't get a job after completing this course and end of having to take another course. You're chances of getting a job are very slim.
If you're already in an MT program, then do get it and
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