Please be careful on using that term certified MT.
Posted By: (sm) on 2006-07-13
In Reply to: New MT - Kristy
You are only certified if you have taken the CMT exam for the AAMT.
Otherwise, you have a certificate for completing a course.
You can face legal action for claiming to be a certified MT without an AAMT certification number to back it up.
It also misrepresents yourself.
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Please be careful about the term "certification".
Getting a certification for completing an MT course does not make you certified. Only passing the C.M.T. challenge exam by the AAMT allows you that.
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No, she is right - you can be certified by anyone, anywhere, anyhow -
so you can be a certified MT, though not certified by AAMT. You can even set up your own certification board and certify yourself.
You cannot become certified until you have
at least 2 years of MT experience.
If you haven't already post your resume on the job site here. Some companies don't post positions but will hire from the resume. If you did not graduate from one of the more recognized schools perhaps you can look at more schooling or look into a menitoring program. You have to be careful though as there are scams out there. Always good to ask here or on company board.
CPC certified?
I'm confused . . . how could you have been a CPC certified coder if you have no experience? That certification requires 2 full years of experience.
The AAPC requires the experience for all of their certifications.
Most MTs are not certified I believe - sm
Most of us hold a "certificate" from a the school we attended though, totally different animal. To become certified you must have a min. of 2 years actual job experience then take a test from the AAMT (whatever the new name is), the test is over $300 to take pass or fail. A local CC is find and many people go that route, but there are those that swear by the "big 3". I "attended" CAI which some look down on. I believe it was/is a good course. I know I would have been better prepared had I put more effort in to my practice "actual" dictation, but was lucky and landed an acute care job within 6 weeks of completing my course, and then 2 others on top of that one, all were part-time so it worked out well for me and I was able to learn a lot by working the 3 different jobs and not be stuck in one specialty. My goal was to be FT eventually and I am now, and only working 2 jobs, one is PT, the other my main job. The PT positions are harder to find as they want reliable MTs who will do there work every day regardless of how tired you are when you come home from work, or if your kid has a school play, concert, etc. that night, etc. You can do it, but you will need to be committed and reliable, and be ready for some late nights if this is a secondary job.
certified cmt?
What is the difference in being non-certified with a certificate and being a CMT.
I am certified and sm
I notice I get called for a job just as quick as someone with 25 years or more experience. I have 10 years experience, certified for 1 year.
The reason I went for the certificate is because I always wanted it and the last job paid me to do it, plus had study sessions to help. 
Fully Certified??????????
I would recommend asking a lot of questions of those schools that claim to offer "full certification." They may present you with a certificate when you complete their programs, but that is not the same as being "certified" or a CMT. Completion of those courses will not give you the right to call yourself a CMT, and if they are saying it does, they are not telling you the truth.
The CMT credential is acquired by successful performance on the CMT test administered by the ADHI. It is my understanding that two years of acute-care experience is required to be able to take the test. You can find more information about the CMT test and eligibility at the ADHI website. It is very easy for an employer to verify possession (or lack of) a CMT credential, so be very careful about calling yourself "certified" when applying for jobs right out of school. If you haven't passed the ADHI CMT test, you are not a CMT.
This particular issue comes up frequently as there are apparently a number of schools making their students believe the are CMTs when they complete the course when, in fact, they are not.
There are only two approved/certified by the AAMT.
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Exactly. Just because you get a certificate doesn't mean you're certified.
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Be careful what you say.
Before you say something about a company I would make sure I was absolutely right or you can get in trouble for libel. Just looking out for ya.
Be careful, please.
The typical scams here involve wanting you to work without pay to gain experience, to work at low pay, to be penalized for "errors," to pay for "training" supplied by their employees, and to pay them to supply your computer, software, etc., and/or to put up a deposit or something like that before you can work.
If you encounter any of those things and start thinking how wonderful they are to "give you a chance," remember that it's going to be less expense in the long run for you to just pay for another, better, school like Andrews or M-Tec, after completing which you will get a decent job.
You need to work on your writing skills, too. That problem area is going to hold you back, both in finding a job and in keeping one!
Be Careful
I just want to let people know it is very frustrating trying to find a job in Medical Transcription, especially when you are a new MT graduate! It seems to me no one wants to give us a chance, but I did have a chance with a company called Transmedical. But with this company it did not work out! In the little time I was with this company she lost 2 accounts and did not tell everyone that was working for her what was going on we all had to call and find out ourselves. So please be careful when someone does give you a chance! So please if anyone knows of anyone that is willing to give new MTs a chance please let me know. I do check MTstars and MTjobs everyday.
Thanks,
Sonnett
Good Luck to all new MT Graduates, we need it! 
Be careful, though, a lot of the scams use this and Monster too
If it sounds too good to be true ($70,000 a year!) or if they are directing you to a course that they sell, it's probably bogus.
Be careful. M-Tec may not be very forthright with you about it. It has often been posted here
about newbies being shocked at how hard it is to get a job. You may email me for any further questions. I have been in the MT business for 25 years, worked for hospitals, doctor's offices and now have an MTSO. I am always happy to help newbies. One more thing I would do right now is archive everything on this board. That will give you a taste as to what you are up against.
Be very careful of anyone promising you "experience".
The AIM program -- you do work for them for free in that program.
Be careful to avoid scams . . .
A lot of people who contact newbies with offers to help them get training are scam operators. Some are just well-meaning, but misguided people who think they're "mentors."
They may offer you the opportunity to work for nothing, or they may offer to pay you, but subtract penalties for editing and errors, or they might just never bother sending your check at all. They figure that you're desperate enough to put up with it for six or twelve months, and you probably will be.
Please check carefully before you agree to this sort of thing.
Please be careful with use of the word profession vs. occupation..sm
though the two terms are sometimes used interchangably, they really don't mean the same thing. Occupation is what engages or "occupies" one's time, such as a job. Profession is considered a calling, vocation or form of employment that provides a needed service to society and possesses characteristics of expertise, autonomy, long academic preparation, commitment and responsibility. While MT's are dedicated workers supporting healthcare in a paraprofessional capacity, it's not really in the same camp as law, medicine, ministry, etc. MT's don't work on their own, unsupervised, such as a doctor does, nor do they have a long academic prep, even if they do go to business college...
Be careful when people have to write you off the board
It may be totally innocent, but often the scammers do that. If they offer you a job and you have to buy equipment, come back on the board and let us know.
If they offer you a scholarship or an internship or offer to be your "mentor" and you'll just do the work for free, you're about to be scammed.
Just be careful not to get Office Works or Suite
that is advertised as compatible with MS Word. I accidentally bought that once, the packaging was similar and the box said it did everything MS Word did. Well, it sort of did, but that software changed every document I had in my entire computer upon installation to its own version. That certainly would not have worked in transcribing and transmitting reports. While it did work with Word as the packaging said, it did so by changing Word to something else. I don't recall the exact name of this, but just read the packaging carefully and get Microsoft and not a lookalike. Just wanted to give you a heads up to avoid one of my many mistakes. Good luck.
be careful. not all companies can use Word 2007 yet.
many require 2000-2003, no older, no newer.
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