i totally agree with Patty. In a docs ofc. is where it can all start.

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The whole reason I got into transcription was to stay at home with my babies!!!  I started when I was 21 (daughter was 2).  She stayed home with me until the day she started kindergarten.  I have another child (now 2), who will never go to a daycare. I get so aggravated when people call it "PRESCHOOL"  give me a break!!!  It is daycare.  It is somewhere you take your child because you cannot take care of him/her. 

As far as the social skills, take them to a play group, enrol in gymnastics, storytime at the library, etc.etc.    I know not all are so lucky, but my sister (kids aunt) loves to watch my kids for a few hours a few times a week.  She LOVES my kids.  Daycare workers do not. 

how many mispelled words and poorly structured sentences you see on this board.  Most of them are not typos, the words are just flat out mispelled.  I know that this a 'board' and that it isn't formal communication, but geeeez.  Some of these posts make me gasp.  No wonder MTSO's are having such a hard time finding good people. 

The majority of the people who are on this board inciting riots, or at least attempting to, are the main people whose posts are loaded with ebonics. It really amazes me.  I would love to see some of the work these people do.

Give her a break - she is trying to work and contribute to society yet wanting to remain home with her children.  They will remember that their mom was home with them when they were little, not that they were dumped in day care with strangers.  Who knows what kind of care kids really get at daycare? 

There are plenty of very good videos and shows they can watch or she can work while they nap.  You people are incredibly rude.  There is more than one way to raise well rounded children and the BEST way is with love from their  mother - not a daycare provider.

The school that I went to was "plain and simple".  I have given up and working at something else.  If I knew then what I know now, I would only go to the two schools that are mentioned.  Too bad we can't live our life backwards!

The ladies on this forum are amazing.  The knowledge they have are from years of hard work, study and a good school. 

But I find they like my jokes!  So I continue to post here to take them away from their work every once in awhile.  Maybe take them to outerspace or down a river! Ha!  Sometimes just have them rolling on the floor is enough for me!!!  Same place I was when I read some of the jokes!   And just add my 2 cents!

That's why they call it the practice of medicine...'cause they still don't know what they're doin'! 

I was told that my hubby wouldn't last 2 months and he's lasted 6 years....He's a totally inoperable heart patient (not even a transplant could he withstand) and the last year has been pretty rough.

You've got a great positive spirit and I hope you can persuade him to reconsider the transplant. 

You're gonna need a lotta help starting from ground zero considering you can't spell cardiomyopathy. 

Stedman's books are rather expensive for all the specialties and you're gonna need 'em (between $350-600) and a medical dictionary, dosages for meds, different dx (diagnoses) and multiple spellings like perineal and peroneal and what part of the body it pertains to.  Microbiology, anatomy..the list goes on and on. 

Check/google GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network) for Taxa included in the microbiology module.  Do you have hard copy of Grey's Anatomy?  Oncology terms and meds are changing daily.  

You can google on line spellings and procedures, but that takes quite a bit of time and you lose production time, ergo money.  I suppose you can download Stedman's, but that too is going to be costly. 

Good luck to you and your family.    Cat 

Here's the little I have scribbled on an old-timey steno pad...I have everything else in my head or on hard copy (paper/books).  I'll check with a couple of other MTs who have better on-line references and try to get them to you.          

http://www.mtdaily.com/style.html

http://rxlist.com

http://drugs.com

FDA new drug listings http://www.fda.gov/cder/da/da.htm      

Hello,

I am currently looking to find a part-time at home transcription job. I have been endlessly looking at all different websites and just am not sure how to apply myself and what is real or a scam. I've been working as a full-time Certified Ophthalmic Assistant for the past 10 years as well as transcribing consult letters and in office surgical procedure reports.  Though my work experience is all Ophthalmology, I do hold an Associates Degree in Office Technology with courses that included machine transcription, medical/legal terminology, business english, etc...  I also took a refresher course last year in Medical Transcription.  It was a 59 hour course which included medical terminology, typing with daily timed testing and actual transcription from taped dictations. I would really like to expand my experience and skills but am leary on who would consider me with my lack of experience in anything other than Ophthalmology.  My speed was estimated to be 65-70 wpm but I have been trying to keep up on it with timed testing and practice. My accuracy was about 95%.  Most places seem to want higher speed. I know I can learn and get my typing up to speed and accuracy.  I am willing to do what it takes as I could really use the extra income.  Any help to go in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. I just don't know where to begin. 

Thank you.   

I start with the tech call on the 8th, training on the 9th, and begin work on the 10th.  Any insight no how to start off great?  Any recommended reference books?  Are you employed with them?

Jill

I agree---the program gave me a great start.  I have posted many times on Focus.  If you search the forum you will see many posts.

Good Luck---Sue

Tomorrow night is my last class. The school does not help with finding jobs. Any suggestions as to where I should start looking?

I saw a posting for PT entry-level MT position with Rider & Associates, Inc. Does anyone know who they are and are they reliable?

I was told by a former graduate form my school to look out some companies are not cracked up to be what they seem.

for a year, then went home.  I didn't want to go home to be honest, too many distractions and my twins were babies at the time, but they were sending everyone home.  I really don't know what to tell anyone when I see these posts.  There are lots of companies out there needing help and you'd think that if they are willing to send their work overseas to people that don't even speak English as a first language, then they would be willing to hire a new graduate.  I would be a little more pushy, offer to do 30 days at a lower cent per line then have a review, something like that.  Keep pushing, someone will see potential and take a chance on you.  Honestly, these companies that don't hire new graduates I just don't get it.  I work for a small local company that is always behind on their work and I always suggest they hire some new graduates from the two local schools, but they never do it, they just sit and wait for people to apply.  Good luck!