Archive for March, 2010

Medical Transcription Training and NOT HIRED

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Thank you so much for getting back to me. I am really interested in the Make Up Class.

I need assistance badly and I hope you can help. I have been talking to the school I graduated from- AHP. The graduation counselor, told me to get business cards, make flyers and send out packets to all the doctors, and hospitals. I have only been given suggestions on what to do to get a job.  No internship, No job placement. I just keep getting told to send out resumes. All I can add to my resume is my schooling and that isn’t getting me a job.

Here is the curriculum and practicum from my school. I had a 240-hour practicum, transcribing physician dictation in all medical specialties. Extensive practice with foreign accents. Formatting of the medical reports; such as Operative Reports, Consultation Reports, Discharge Summaries, History and Physicals, etc.

I took Anatomy, Physiology and Terminology from each medical specialty. Punctuation, and capitalization.  Grammar and editing. Body landmarks and divisions.  Disease processes. Doctor’s office and hospital transcription.  Authentic physician dictation from these medical specialties: General Medicine, Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology, Urology, OB-GYN, Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Surgery, Radiology and Pathology.

I hope you can see that I studied many subjects and think I am actually trained. I am so interested in the Make Up Class you offer. I want to get to work. I’ve now found that I need mentored internship to be able to get a job.

Sincerely,
Kathy

Hi Kathy,

We have many people from other schools write to us.  I can quickly tell you this- you received a pretty thorough review of Medical Transcription subjects.  Most grads from schools that don’t offer internship don’t find employment because of the two year experience requirement.  I wish I had better news, but I don’t. You would need to take our Make Up Class to be able to be employable.  The Make Up Class includes internship and our guaranteed job placement offer.
Sincerely,
Med Workshops

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Medical transcription grammar tip

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Many students have problems with grammar.  Med Workshops addresses grammar at length.  For an additional source of reference, see this site if you need help.

 http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

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Interview with a Work-at-Home Medical Transcriptionist

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Interview with Cassie who has been a Work-at-Home Medical Transcriptionist for eight years.  Cassie prepared for Medical Transcription by training at home.  

Question – “Cassie, you’ve established yourself now, would you ever go back to working in an office?”

Answer – “Not if I don’t have to. The most important aspect of this career path for me is the ability to work at home. There are so many advantages and very few drawbacks. I would definitely feel stifled if I had to go back to an office setting.” 

Cassie has worked up the ladder from newbie to proofreader and now works as a medical transcription instructor.  She has seen a great deal of this profession and I’m sure she will have insights into what it is like to work-from-home as a Medical Transcriptionist.

Interview with Work at Home Mom

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