You can, but it isn't honored by anyone but you and using it is not wise

Posted By: HOM on 2006-06-15
In Reply to: No, she is right - you can be certified by anyone, anywhere, anyhow - - Michigan MT

Most employers, all that I know in fact, will toss your resume in the trash without considering you if you play a trick like that. That is not something that is done in this industry and it isn't acceptable to do it. It's deceitful. Dishonest? Only if you claim that it is a professionally recognized certificaton or credential, which it isn't.

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Can you get a CMT from school or just through AAMT? - not so new but confused
- A woman told me this week her community college "certified" her as an MT. - MT Pro
- She is wrong--- you cannot even take the CMT exam -sm - XXX
  - No, she is right - you can be certified by anyone, anywhere, anyhow - - Michigan MT
    - You can, but it isn't honored by anyone but you and using it is not wise - HOM
    - but the employers are going to fire you when they find out you misled them - :)
      - will not - not if you're competent. If you're incompetent they will fire you anyway - nm
        Actually they will, because you were dishonest and mislead them - MT Supervisor
        You were dishonest and MisLED them. - Correcton: Sorry about that
- The Community College I went to offers - sm
  - If the school does claim it, it's false, unethical, and probably illegal - Please give details
  - How can that be? - PugetSound
    - As I said, I don't know all of the details... - sm
      - I do know at least 1 disreputable school that claims grads are CMTs - CMT
        One school tells you to put "MT" after graduation - Experienced CMT
  - That's cheaper than AAMT. Is a 3-part test, too? - not new
    - I'm not sure...I'll try to find out the details - sm

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Do you have any education MT-wise? . . .
It you have some MT schooling, you have a better chance. However, if you simply think you can work as an MT because you type well, that's a different story. There is so much more to medical transcription than just typing (transcribing). You need to know medical terminology, formating and more.

Seems like a wise plan. sm
only problem is it might be hard to get a PT job as a newbie. Mostly it seems like newbies get jobs with nationals if they can possibly test well enough but the nationals have a set number of lines you have to meet every pay period and as a newbie it can be difficult to get your speed up, since you will be researching a lot of terms and re-listening, etc. You MIGHT be able to find a job with a smaller MTSO, but then again maybe not. What would you do if you didn't find a MT job that fit your hours?

Employers don't check references? Not very wise of them
We're dealing with confidential work. You're telling me that there are still MT employers who don't care enough about the quality and accountability of the work that they would "bother" to check references? You are going to put confidential patient records in the hands of people with no attempt to even see if they are who and what they say they are? No educational references checked? No past employment checked?

This all sounds nice, but newbies have to choose MTSOs wisely and this one is not a wise choice.
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