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I have 17 years as a legal Transcriptionist (court reporter) and have taken down several doctors through the years who read straight from their reports.  I have a huge dictionary of medical terminology.  Now, I know you probably think "who does she think she is", but I have burnt out on ct. reporting and want to transfer my steno machine skills into MT. 

I have researched all the schools and, I agree, Andrews and the others given the "golden seal" so to speak by AAMT would probably be the best place to get educated.  But I've already had 3 quarters of medical terminology and 17 years of listening to doctors from foreign countries, OB-GYNs, and my specialty is med/mal lawsuits.  So I was wondering if taking an at-home course like Stratford has would be sufficient. 

Do employers take into consideration my transcription background and medical classes?  Are they still going to only  take me serious if I go to one of the best schools?  What is Stratford's reputation among the MT community?

Thanks, guys, for any info you can give me regarding my situation.

I have been looking at futureMT.  It looks like a fairly short, but comprehensive course.  They guarantee to help you get a job.  I worked in the medical field years ago and had some training in medical coding and billing.  I would like to work from home and I just want to make sure that I know what I am getting into before I spend my money and time.  Are the prospects good out there for getting a job?  Do you have to have experience before someone will hire you?  Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks,

Lisa

They hire newbies, heck, they hire warm bodies that have at least 35 wpm typing skills with no med terminology or MT experience. Lots of the employees are in nursing school or _going to apply_ to nursing school.  Don't expect to be able to live off what they pay but it is a good place to stay for a year or so to get some experience and move on to something better.  It is in-house only.  Most of it is editing voice recognition and the rest is regular transcription.

Sorry if this is on the wrong board.  I am starting a new job that will be using Notes Link.  I have never used this platform.  I would appreciate any good or bad news about it or even some hints.

Thanks.

Here is a link to the transcription program page offered by MSU-Bottineau.

http://www.misu-b.nodak.edu/OnlineCampus/onlineprograms/dip_medicaltranscription.html

doesn't exactly match up to all the crowing up there...wonder if Career Step isn't on the board, yukking up the company

http://www.orthoguide.com/ortho/

http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/transcription/translinks.html

Many many kids go to preschool for 1 or 2 years before kindergarten, regardless of the work status of their primary caregiver.  I don't see what is all so wrong about preschool. I went to 2 years of montessori preschool in the 70s and loved it!  Did I need it? No. Did I enjoy myself and make friends? Yes.  

 My kids will be going to AM preschool next year (K3 and K4), and will whether I am working or not. 

Even stay at home moms need a break. Why would work at home moms need any different?   I was going on 7 years of SAHM when I started back to work. Between being new at MTing and burnt out on spending all of my time with the kids,  often with no relief (dh is away a lot and we have no family near) for weeks at a time,  care for part of the day while I work is pretty much necessary to my sanity.  As it is, I am having a really hard time adjusting to working so many hours and still trying to keep up everything else I used to do.

There are going to be some people out there who think kindergarten and up are just state-sponsored daycare (I have family members who refer to public education as this), so this argument about when you work and where your kids are when you do it can go on until the kids are 18.

I honestly think it is best that we all acknowledge that what each of us is doing is best for our UNIQUE situation and not to judge someone else's choices.  Some people say things a certain way to justify their choice precisely because they are afraid of being attacked. If someone said that they put their child in daycare at 8 wks because they wanted to return to work and did not want to be a stay at home mom, they would probably be run up the pole. So, by giving reasons, correct or not, why it would benefit the baby, the person is trying to avoid someone telling them how horrible a parent they are for the choice they made. 

 I'm not even going to couch my words - if I tried to work around my 2 preschool aged kids, it would be a very bad thing. They are much better off being entertained and cared for by someone else while I work than they are being yelled at by me because I am frustrated trying to work with them around, along with me being exhausted staying up late at night trying to get all of my hours in. 

 I'm no earth mother and I know it. It would be a horrible experience for everyone if I tried to get in 38 hours per week with my kids at home while I did it.  I did not become a MT to stay at home. I did it because I want to work in health care and this is better paying than any medical office job I can get right now, with the added benefit of being able to be a little flexible with my schedule. I suppose someone who views the primary advantage of this job as being able to stay at home might see things a little differently.