Ready to sign up MTEC/Andrews - Confused
Posted By: Sue on 2007-09-06
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I have taken the pre-enrollment test for both Andrews and MTEC and I am really torn between which school to go through. They both look like excellent schools, especially after reading all the posts from the graduates out there.
I know that MTEC's Tier 1 Premier program is about $400 or $500 less than Andrews, which is a plus, but I want to make sure I'm making the right choice.
As of last week I was ready to sign up at Andrews, but for some reason I am leaning towards MTEC. I have done transcription in the past, but I am definitely needing to start over because that was a long time ago.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
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Why reinvent the wheel? M-TEC & Andrews do a superb job producing job-ready MTs.
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MTEC or Andrews, or....???
Hi everyone-
I have taken a class in MT at my community college and am getting ready to invest in an entire course to have MT as my career. The AAMT only approves MTEC and Andrews. Which of these is more highly recommended and why. The differences I seemed to notice were that MTEC included the footpedal and Andrews made no mention of it. On the other hand, Andrews said they teach the word expanders, etc... to help with quantity while MTEC made no mention of this. Do any of you have any other recommendations rather than these 2 courses? If I'm about to invest $4,000 I want to make sure it is in the program that will prepare me the best and make me the most marketable and ready for employment. Any suggestions would be very, very welcome :) Thank you very much for your time!
Amanda
Andrews/MTEC
You cannot go wrong enrolling in either school. Toss a coin; both will give you an excellent education. Let it be your decision.
Lilly
CS/MTEC/Andrews
I have recently been scouring the boards and researching for information on which school to choose and see that it basically comes down to the "big 3". I have noticed that there is a lot of disdain for CareerStep from a lot of people and how there is such an "allegiance" to either MTEC or Andrews.
My inquiry is basically this: Are there any new or recent Andrews or MTEC grads that are having an easier time finding jobs than the CareerStep grads? I understand that Andrews and MTEC seem to be the better schools, but in the end it really comes down to finding that job.
Through all the posts I've read, I haven't really been able to find more information than "choose Andrews/MTEC!" but I haven't really heard anyone say they've had better luck with finding a job by choosing one of these two.
You want Andrews or MTEC, PERIOD.
Career Step is full of errors, and they insist finding them is part of the training! No instructors, either. The other 2 schools include everything you'll need on the job, including ALL the reference books.
Choosing between MTec or Andrews
I would encourage you to call and speak or email both of the directors with a list of questions. That's what I did and I was able to speak with the directors from each school. Although I felt both schools were top notch and would prepare me well, I chose M-Tec b/c along with excellent training, they offer technical classes and support geared for the MT. The tech instructor is a genius and very helpful too. Just my 2 cents!
You can't beat Andrews or MTEC for an education. NM
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You can't miss with Andrews, MTEC, or Careerstep. NM
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MTEC, Career Step, Andrews, SETT
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Career Steps, Andrews, MTEC, SETT
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If it's Andrews, MTEC, or Career Step, you've got a shot. SM
It might be worth applying just to try out the various tests, and you never know what might happen.
Andrews, MTEC, and CareerStep produce graduates that are regularly hired. NM
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Spheris hires from MTEC, Career Step, Andrews, SETT
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Spheris hires graduates only from MTEC, Career Step, Andrews
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Getting Ready For School
Hi Everyone,
I will be attending M-Tec in about 2 months and wanted some advice. After I graduate, I plan to work full-time as an admin. asst. (my current job) and work nights and weekends as an mt.
Does anyone see any problems with this plan? Eventually, I would like to work full-time (at home) as an mt, but right now I would like to supplement my income.
I welcome all replies. Thanks!
LOL, Thanks! ..... when I'm ready to be hired, wouldja pass the word around?? LOL ... nm
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Sign me up!
I would be honored to be signature #2 on the EvaEv banishment petition!
Hope this is not a bad sign
I just finished a dictation that the dr. cancelled 20 seconds into it because he "already did it on EMR".
Acct still has a large volume of work, but I wonder if they are easing into EMR.
Has anyone else started to run into this?
I work for a service so at least this one account is not my only source of income, but it does provide a lot of work.
Keeping fingers crossed.....
I guess no one, huh? Wow! Bad sign maybe?...nm
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That is definitely a good sign,
because there will be MANY times you have to research, so good thing you like it!
Sign off blocks - Pathology
I'm taking the Gatlin online course and muddling my way through it all. My facilitator does not respond very quickly and my frustration with trying to figure these things out alone is mounting. [img]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7072/dry4hz.gif[/img]
On a Pathology Consultation I am supposed to put in an additional signoff block after the Gross Diagnosis. My question in concerning the dates. The answer key gives an earlier date than the Transcriptionist would have obviously received it. The D: and T: are the 7th at the last block, but the first block is supposed to be two days before, according to my answer key.
So, is this just standard acceptable cheats on dates or am I missing something?? [img]http://img116.exs.cx/img116/934/z0tdntknw.gif[/img]
Wow! This is a sign to beware of her start up costs.
what your MTs will get. By not giving an answer you are causing us to jump to conclusions...
I'll sign that one...I quit reading her posts about a month ago
because they are so negative and condescending. If she was nearly as smart as she thought she was, she would be kinder. I haven't read one of her posts in at least a month. If I see her name as the poster, I simply skip that particular message. She is a nasty individual, in my opinion anyway.
Help! I'm confused
I've been hearing that since CS only requires an 85% to graduate, that the nationals don't look as favorably on CS graduates vs. M-Tec or Andrews, who require a much higher grade to graduate. Maybe you'll still get a job out of CS, but is your income potential as good as if you'd gone w/ one of the top 2 schools? (I'm reading quite a few MTs who are unhappy with the low pay) What about if you want to work for yourself, and not a national company? Is that realistic? Does anyone feel they were not adequately prepared for the workplace upon graduating from CS? Do you make decent money? I'm not the main breadwinner in our family, but I need to find something in home that will make decent $$...
Please be candid, and thank you! in advance.
amh
Thanks! Still confused lol
Well thanks for your replies! It's a little confusing though. I'm in the mentoring program so i don't make a whole lot right now.
So every paycheck you just take a certain amount out and set it aside and then when the quarter comes up you print off whatever form and send it in?
still confused
Thank you. I'm not finding "browse." How do you switch it to another default player? When I download files, it doesn't appear to open with iTunes, it just gets copied there.
Confused...
I have been an MT for a year now, so I still consider myself a newbie. If I'm not, let me know - I'll post elsewhere...
Anyway, my question is, how do people get in so many lines per day with proofreading involved? People are saying 1,200 - 1,600 lines per day for full time, and that is astonishing to me!
Just wondering, but do the MT's that have been doing this for a long time not proofread their work? I always go through the dictation and type it, then I play it again and proofread what I typed (if there are any blanks I make a note of the times where they are located in the dictation), and then I go back and relisten to any parts that are blank and fill in. Does everyone do that?
And, while I'm at it, does anyone have advice on how to make proofreading less painful? I love typing but feel like the proofreading takes so much time.
Thanks!!
I'm so confused....
Hey ya'll,
I've been reading these forums lately, and i'm just so confused. I'm about to graduate in April/May with my certificate in MT, and I just don't know the best way to go about getting hired. I live in a small town in Georgia, and i've taken a few tests, but the only one I heard back from was Medscribe and they said that I did good but I didn't have the experience.
Is there any type of appenticeship or does anyone know of a good way just to get your foot in the door? It seems like all i'm seeing is that the newbies in this profession can't get a job, and it's starting to scare me!
I'm going to school at Darton college in Albany, GA, which claims to be one of the best allied health schools around. I actually attend class (not online) and we're doing clinicals, but they are on campus, not with the hospital.
I'm starting to wonder if I just wasted my last two years doing this :(
Thanks for any insight,
Shannon
Very confused...
I have been told Word 2003 is the program I will want to purchase. Where is the best place to buy it? At staples all I can find is Word 2007. Is that better? Also, what does Microsoft works suite 2003 mean? Is Microsoft Office Word 2003 the same as Word 2003? Someone please just TELL ME WHAT TO BUY before I pull my hair out!! 
so confused! plz help
bilateral ?subtingofrectomy?
pertaining to a discharge summary of endometrial adneocarcinoma surgery.
so confused! plz help
This must be a joke.....I am still in school (in the basic program) and knew right away the term she was looking for.....
You're confused? (sm)
I didn't make sense? Someone is posting using the name I always use. But I'm not really sure how to write for the 2nd grade level, which is obviously what would make sense to you.
If I didn't make sense, perhaps you need to learn to read something other than board books.
Have you completed school at this point? I am confused as to the
question because I am not sure if you have completed your MT training or planning to work from home as an MT without schooling.
Well now I'm confused. She doesn't even make sense. nm
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I'm confused ... you should be opening the voice files (sm)
in express scribe or some program like that. Word 2007 is used only for typing the actual files you're listening too, it has nothing to do with opening .wav files or anything other than text files.
I'm with MTEC
I took a home study about 13 years ago and I am currently studying through MTEC. It's like night and day. MTEC is VERY thorough and helpful and SO professional. I absolutely love it so far. I have a great instructor, and everybody on the message forum loves this school too. You might want to go on their website and check it out. ~Yes, it does cost more, but I'm on the payment plan and it will definitely be worth the extra money at the end when you get a good job because of what school you went to.
MTEC
I went to MTEC and did it through student loans that were easy and quick to pay off once I was working. I worked immediately and they have tons (and I means tons... as in over 10 pages) of people that they work with that hire new students that go to MTEC and graduate. I had been around this industry for a long time in other ways so I finished really quickly, but the teachers are top notch. I am still in touch from time to time with the director and she is fabulous. Its expensive I guess but in the long run, I would never have chosen differently. The school is the greatest and it was and still is a huge benefit to me when applying for work. I would highly suggest it.. you definitely get far far more than you ever thought possible and than it costs to go there! If you want more information, please email me about them, but I would do it without hesitation. MTEC rocks. I graduated 4 years ago and I have been an MT, a QA person and a supervisor of a major hospital account since then. 
I'm at MTEC
I am currently an MTEC student and absolutely love it. It is a fantastic program and very thorough. People know the name and companies will hire grads from MTEC because they know the training is great. I'm halfway through the program and I feel like I could test with any company now and pass, whereas before I had some training, but it wasn't "good" training. I love MTEC. Just remember....you get what you pay for.
Job Placement w/Mtec
Hi Everyone!
I am considering taking the Tier 1 M-Tec course but would like to hear about their job placement rate before I sign up. Is it all that it claims to be? Any suggestions or info would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Dale
MTEC graduate
I graduated from MTEC in April of this year. I received an extensive list of companies willing to test me as a new grad. Upon testing with my chosen companies, I received multiple job offers. I was able to go to work for my 1st choice company. I am a bit of a skeptic too, especially when it comes to investing hard-earned money, but you can't go wrong with MTEC. Call and speak with Kathy or Susan. They will be more than happy to answer all of your questions. I wish you well with your decision.
MTec/CareerStep
If you train at one of these online courses, do they help with job placement or is that just something they say to get you in the door?
MTEC - Because for what it's worth
I had 4 job offers within 2 weeks of graduating. Four years later, I'm still at the company I went to work for right out of school.
Just signed up for MTEC
Hi Edda,
I have been doing research over the last month or so for both Andrews and MTEC. They both seem like very good schools and it was a hard decision. I ended up going on the message forum on the MTEC website and there is nothing but positive things there. It was a few hundred dollars less too, which helped make my choice. I signed up for Tier I premier and I'm just waiting to receive my box of materials. ~ Hope you find the school that is the right fit for you.
Did chiropractic....now at MTEC
I did chiropractic transcription for about 5 years, as well as 4 years of psychiatry before that and I was having a tough time finding anything out there since I was so limited in those 2 areas, so I just sign up for MTEC this past weekend. There is so much positive feedback from other students there and it sounds like the graduates from MTEC are trained so well that they don't have too much trouble finding a company that will hire them. ~ I'm happy I signed up. I took a local home study in 1995, but I felt I needed better training, so that's why I'm going back. ~ Good luck in making your decision.
MTEC Grads
I just finished my coursework at M-TEC. I can't wait for my test to be graded...and I'm itching to find a job. Before my test, I was 95%. I'm wondering if anyone knows what companies routinly hire from M-Tec so I can go looking now and not have to wait till I am able to access the COC on M-TEC's website?
MTEC Question
Can anyone tell me how their MT program works, ie: do you follow a syllabus at your own pace, attend classes on the web, etc? If there are classes on the web, how often are they and how long do they last? Do you have to attend them on a certain day or can you watch them at your convenience? Thank you in advance.
to Mtec veteran
Why does the school still seem to make it appear like this is a viable career. The Mtec forum are always having people happy with their MT career and everyone on the site is touting that Mtec was the best decision they ever made.The current students seem so gung ho about their new MT career. Please enlignten. It's hard for a new MT to figure out what is really going on with this field.
How long did it take you to finish MTEC?nm
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AHDI has heard of MTec
The AHDI has definitely heard of MTec--they're on their list of approved schools. The list is on the AHDI website.
Most national services have heard of MTec, too. If you asked a small, local company, they might not have, but many, many other companies will have heard of them, since they tend to hire a lot of MTec and Andrews grads.
Career Step vs. MTec
I have been researching MT schools. I've narrowed it down to two: Career Step & MTec. Which one should I choose?
Thanks
Current MTEC Student
Robyn,
I'm a current MTEC student hopefully getting ready to graduate in 2 months and I would 100% recommend the school. You made a great choice. It is intense, but by the end you will be a wonderful transcriptionist. They do train well. Good luck in your studies.
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