It's called taking advantage. SM
Posted By: webby on 2009-04-25
In Reply to: Helping new MTs - Annie
Two weeks at no pay? Two year contract? Please. More like 2 years of indentured servitude. Good luck with that.
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MT Advantage
I never heard it called that. I went to MT Advantage and got a job offer before I even finished. The recruiter said I did better on the test than any other applicant he had seen in a long time! Don't believe what other people tell you; do your own research.
I went to MT Advantage
I had a job before I graduated. The recruiter said that I scored higher on the test than any graduate that she's tested in a long time. To be honest, I thought the test was pretty easy, but maybe that is because I had to do all the reports on all 3 SUM CDs before I graduated. I did a lot of my studying at night. What was very helpful to me is that I could call the office and someone would always answer to assist me. I think in the year it took me to graduate, there was only one time when I had to wait 1/2 hour on a Saturday night to get ahold of someone to help me. I liked the student message board we had and the Thursday night chats were informative and helpful.
MT Advantage
I graduated from that school and had a job before completing the program. MT Advantage has its own student forum so students and grads usually don't post on other forums. I know the school works with many services who hire their graduates.
What is the advantage to you (SM)
If you need employees, what is the advantage to your company of using interns rather than just hiring well-qualified new graduates directly into "real" MT positions?
Yeah, it's called Caller ID - nm
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Company called MedGarde
Wondering if anyone has any info on MedGarde as well as how many hours you might think a newbie would have to do to transcribe 30 minutes of dictation?
Any comments welcome.
Jenn
Any MT Advantage graduates?
I'm looking at the MT Advantage Career Center. I would like to hear from anyone who has taken their course. I'd like to know how successful their students are at obtaining jobs after completing the course.
Thanks Much!
Advantage of using interns
Why do we use interns? Good question. Two reasons. One is that we cannot find enough "real MTs" to do voice recognition. It is a different skill set that experienced MTs are not used to using. Therefore, for the most part, experienced transcriptionists have a harder time getting used to doing it and being as productive as they are used to being. The second reason is that it is a fabulous way to get into the transcription business. We hire 100% of our interns who successfully complete the program, which is usually about 90% of them.
This type of work is mostly editing which is the future of transcription, like it or not.
It's called experience, Paul...and that is why it is so valuable $$..nm
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Oops! It's called RMT REVIEW guide :)
nm
Acute care is also called basic 4, which is
H&Ps, discharges, Ops, and consults. Clinic can vary from a doctor's office to an in-hospital clinic. The in-hospital clinic might be a little more technical than an office and the format may/may not be similar.
In my experience clinical is not a lot of medical terminology and the drugs tend to be the same ones over and over again. I liked doing clinic work in that I knew what sickness was going around and what the recommended course of treatment was. With clinical dictation you also tend to have the same doctors every time so you get to know them and can make lots of normals, which will have you producing more lines. It can get boring though to have the same person over and over.
The line rate is usually higher for acute care too.
MT Advantage Career Center
Hi Everyone:
In researching MT schools, I found MT Advantage Career Center. I searched this forum and found only one post from a successful graduate. If there are other graduates of this school, I would certainly love to hear from you. I do know that they are not on the AHDI website, but from my research there are other good schools that are not listed on the AHDI site (like local colleges.)
I've called the school and asked questions from a representative, but I would love to hear from the graduates..did the course prepare you for the real world of MT, were there REAL instructors, etc.
PS: I have already researched Andrews, M-Tec, and Career Step.
Thanks!
I think there's a CD program out there called ADAM for studying anatomy in a gen
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solid education is right! Your advantage with the comm. college is you have credits so when...
you go back to school for your next job you will be ahead of the game. The gals with M-Tec, Andrews, etc. will have to start at the beginning, English 101 and Speech. And Jennifer, as far as the opinion that "those with 'local community college' education are sorely lacking in even the basics to be a success" - I just hired a newbie with community college training and she is outstanding! So my experience has been it doesn't matter where you went to school - if you're good, you're good and it will show on your testing
.  Good luck on your job search. Search this board's archives. The question gets asked here ALL the time. It's not unusual for a newbie to have difficulty landing the first job.
taking the course
HERRO??? I thought that taking the MT course would be a great idea having a past career in nursing and health insurance, but now that I'm about 1/2 way thru, I feel SOOO incompetent due to my grammar and punctuation errors. I posted a portion of a transcript to see if my punctuation was correct and the moderator deleted it...Another thing that confuses me is that a sentence can begin with "comes into er today..."; but in other parts of the transcript, if the sentence isn't grammatically correct, it's wrong. WTH? Anyhow, can anyone direct me to the best way to relearn punctuation/grammar as my educators will not reply to my e-mails or return my calls! Great school...javascript:editor_insertHTML('text','');
Help with taking test
Hi there....I'm hoping somebody can help me. I have to take a test using Windows Media Player (no foot pedal yet), and I can't figure out how to type in Word and still be able to use the keyboard keys. Any tips would be much appreciated.
How long is it taking all new MTs
I have been at this job for almost three months and I have yet to rest the goal everyday in one week. I can't wait until my little ones are in daycare/school again!
Taking Tests
I am considering MT as an at-home career also and I wanted to know what is the procedure to sending in resumes, taking the tests, etc.? Also, are you hired on an hourly basis or by the amount of lines you can produce in a certain time? Any help and advice you can send my way is very much appreciated.
It will depend on what course you are taking.
nm
I am taking Career Step course and ...
if you go to their forums, you can find that a lot have gotten jobs. The Career Step course is self-motivated. You do a lot on your own, but you have a support group to help when you need it. I have never had a problem w/ getting a reply back when I have needed one. It is taking me over a year to finish because I work full-time, and I am transcribing for a dentist that I started working for after I started the transcription portion of the course. Again, you have to be self-motivated, but don't you have to do that with almost everything?
Advice for taking the test!!
Just nervous.
Yeah, and if you can't make it as an MT after taking the VLC course,
you can always take their basket making class.
spare me - taking a MT course is not going to guarantee a job
can we skip the sell job here? She has experience, might need some QA with different work but certainly NOT a training course.
It all depends on the training course you are taking
If it's not Andrews, M-TEC, or Career Step, you're going to have a much harder time finding an at-home job. Not that it can't be done, just will be harder.
Is it worth taking the RMT exam?
Does passing the RMT exam help you find a job if you have no experience? I'm wondering if I should try to take this test.
Thanks for taking time to answer.
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Taking a quiz - I'm stumped!!
We do not allow test/exam/quiz questions on this site.
Moderator
The AAMT and the "Top Three" just feed each other - so-called approval by AAMT means nothing
a lot of community college programs are far better than the "top three." Just make sure you get plenty of actual dictation. If you don't have good grammar skills and aren't a literary-type person this may not be the field for you. I can't tell you the unbelievable applications I get for MT jobs - misspelled words, sloppy grammar, and how about those st*pid email addresses THEHOT1@aol.com, etc. Sheesh. If you're one of THOSE, then be prepared to look for a l o n g time to get your first job LOL
Are you taking tests and failing or not even getting responses? nm
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When taking the online test with companies...
...that offer it, is it acceptable to use reference materials. I didn't see anywhere on the page that I couldn't. Just askin'.
I've replaced them in a desktop, taking apart a
laptop isn't quite as easy and I'd recommend you have a professional do it.
There is no difference in working on a laptop versus a desktop. If there is a problem it may either be an equipment issue, such as the sound card, or a setting issue. Maybe you need to update drivers or something similar. I've worked on a laptop exclusively for 6 years.
The courses worth taking are M-Tec and Andrews. Their graduates
are usually able to get jobs without 2 years of experience that is normally required. Is if worth it? Do you have small children, a husband, do you want a social life - then no it isn't worth it. If you just want to do this PT, in addition to a FT job, it might be okay for a short time, but it gets harder and harder to make a living as an MT. A lot of companies use offshore MTs, they get the good work and the crap gets left for us, or it all goes and we get stuck editing it for pennies and you end up working for minimum wage. You'll also burn out in a short time trying to do both.
if there is just you and you don't care to have a life then it would be okay and if you have a knack for it you can make some decent money. If you are a respiratory tech in a hospital talk to people in your department. Maybe you can start out doing work-related transcription without having to go to school and you can get a small taste of what it is like to see if you really want to pursue it.
Hi, 'me': You suggest taking a mentoring program
for newbies.
Could you name some companies or schools which offer mentoring programs?
TIA
Taking classes for medical terminology and "some transcription"
Most nationals will only consider you if you are an actual graduate of one of the AAMT-approved courses. If not, she may look for local clinics who are willing to train.
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