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Hello everyone. I am new to this site. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about US Career Institute. I am almost finished with the program. I would say that I have about a month and a half left.

I just wanted to know what my odds were of finding a job after I receive my diploma. I am very nervous and scared I am going to find out that I wasted my time with this school.

I am from Michigan if that is at all helpful in answering my question.

Thank you!

Anyone out there attended At Home Professions for MT?  it is now call US Career Institute.

What was you experience with them?

Are you working?

Ok, I know that a lot of people have posted questions and opinions about different schools.  I've been researching these myself via AHDI, the school website, requesting them to send info, and reading the various posts here.  I was really leaning towards CareerStep because I can function without someone standing over my shoulder and I liked the idea of being able to finish the course quicker if I put more time into it.  I've working in various areas of healthcare for years.  The last position I held I dealt with outpatient billing for a hospital, departments included ENT, Audiology, and Psych.  I did some CPT and ICD-9 coding for Psych in addition to the billing.  Thus I have experience with medical terminology, diagnosis codes, and medical abreviations.  No one would hire me even with this background.  So I determined school was the best bet.  After the mixed reviews for CareerStep that I've read on here I'm now down to either M-TEC, The Andrews School, or TRS Institue.  I've seen what all the various opinions on M-Tec and Andrews but has anyone had experience with TRS Institue.  I was also looking at Allied Medical School's program for transcription but hesitate because they're not AHDI approved and cost the same as M-TEC.  Allied offers a free laptop but I've already got two :)  Plus they offer lifetime career placement (same as M-TEC) but they're NOT approved which makes me very nervous.

Also, does anyone know how much it takes to take the RMT test?  TRS Institute will pay the fee but I'm just wondering if anyone knows how much that is considering their tuition is $3995.

Any thoughts on this would be helpful.  Thanks for reading!

Hello,

I have been told that the MT field will be obsolete within 5 years due to voice recognition software.  I was thinking of getting into school for it, but if I won't have a job in a few years, I don't believe it's a good idea.  Any input on this?  Thank you very much.

i looked into Career Step and it is like $1500, does anyone really have that kind of cash to lay out in the beginning?

I too was trying to decide on which school to train with, when after careful research and hand wringing, decided on the Sallie Mae loan for Career Step. In my opinion, it offers more bang for your buck. From what I have gathered from the student forums and chats, there's lot's of support if you need it. The top two schools are excellent, but very, very pricey! I work full-time for the benefits and want to transcribe part-time, so I didn't want to go into heavy debt to learn MT.

Cherish

I am 99% ready to start an MT program, but am trying to work through some lingering doubt.  What qualities/interests/skills lead to a person being successful and satisfied in the MT field?

I have heard the basics:  good spelling, good grammar, good keyboarding skills, ability to use reference materials, a good ear, interest in medicine (this was debated though), and self-discipline. 

Does anyone have anything to add?

Obviously the people frequenting this site are either MTs, MT students or people considering MT.  I don't expect to hear from anyone that studied MT, then partway through the course or upon starting work decided that it was not for them, though it would be insightful. 

I guess I am just trying to avoid what happened in nursing school - I loved the classes, and the idea of being a nurse, but was blindsided by clinicals.  Part of it was fear but part of it was the realization that while I loved helping people, I did not want to be face to face with their nether regions or healing wounds 8-12 hours per day.  Not squeamish (actually loved the cadaver lab), just not mindful of how much human contact a nurse has.

I have tried listening to and transcribing some of the SUM demo, and it seems interesting and I think it would be satisying to turn X minutes of dictation into a clear medical document, but wonder how/why/what kinds of people hang in there when the novelty wears off.

Anyone have a crystal ball to share? Heck at this point I am ready to buy a magic 8 Ball. LOL

Thanks!

Well, after 6 years of working a deadend IT job, I'm looking into a career change--and I think MT may be the area for me.  (I've been making nearly $16.75 at my dead-end job, and I realize that's more than an entry-level MT makes, but this job is completely stagnant, and I've got no job flexibility or prospects in this career.) 

I've been browsing sites like AAMT, XXXXX, MT Monthly, and now this one... And reading articles on the KAMT site...  And I'm drowning in information overload.   I hear such positive and such negative things both!

Example: the US Labor Dept says MT is likely to continue booming for many years, with off-sea outsourcing and voice recognition having only marginal overall effect on the outlook.  Meanwhile, people here at MT Stars talk like it's a dead career and discourage newbies from starting in.

Here's why I think I'm a good candidate: I love English and love learning.  I have a sharp aptitude for tech skills and I'm a great keyboardist who loves working and playing on his PC.  In addition to my computer love and knowledge--being a born SciFi/computer geek--I'm also a successful (albeit smalltime) Shakespearean stage actor.  I just starred in two summer productions (Macbeth in "Macbeth" and  Athos in "Three Musketeers") for Central Coast Shakespeare Festival in central California.  I've got the thick skin and the self-directed drive that comes from years of auditions and taking huge creative risks.  I know how to market myself and am not afraid of taking whatever initiative is required.

I've pretty much decided to sign up with M-TEC, but I'm wondering if anyone really thinks I'm a dummy and a dolt for doing so in 2006. 

I truly believe I'll excel at starting my own independant MT career--it just seems to fit my strengths, and it could also provide me the flexibility to live where I want and also take whatever acting gigs come my way.   If I study nights I could be ready to quit this job within a year, and making close to the same money within 2 or 3, I suspect, with far greater hopes for the future.

So, let me have it with both barrels!!  Or alternately, wish me luck if you think I have a decent shot at it...  

I think you've got the stuff MTs are made of.  I, too, decided to make a career change after working for about 24 years as a secretary, administrative assistant, clerical worker, etc.  My last office position was as a medical secretary to two urologic surgeons.  I had performed medical transcription about 24 years ago for the VA.  Back then, they simply called us clerk-typists, medical typists, or some other "off" title.  I trained on the job.  Just as you love the English language, so do I.  When I began transcribing again for the urologic surgeons, I realized how much I had missed it.

Right now, I am taking MT training via a correspondence course as this is all I can afford at this time.  However, the training makes sense to me due to my experience and a Medical Terminology course I took about nine years ago.  I am taking the training because I would like to become an RMT and eventually a CMT.  Eventually I would like to do QA and editing work within the MT field.

God has blessed me with my first independent contractor MT position, although I am still in training.  Go for it!  Do not let negative talk and disgruntled people get you down.  The MT field will be all that you want it to be in your life; it will be a positive experience, because  you are a positive person.

Take care.

I am doing my research on MT schools.  It is between the big 3   MTEC, Andrews, and Career Step.  Does anyone know why Career Step is so much cheaper.  (1500.00 vs 3800.00)

Does that mean the other two are much better and have better chance of finding a job.

I am looking for all and any information on Career Steps.  Has anyone taken their course? Please advise me with the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Thanks a bunch!