What is internship really like? Here’s what a newly graduated student/intern had to say:
“It feels good to be wrapping everything up and moving on to actual transcription!!
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I just finished my internship last Friday so I will actually get paid for all the work I did this week. Yea! I am enjoying learning tons of new information but I would definitely never say that this process is easy. Xxxxxxxx Company most definitely expects you to figure out a lot of things for yourself. Unfortunately the only way to do so is trial and error, but I suppose they expect the new people to make mistakes. I was transferred to a new crew this week, which will be my permanent crew. The proofer, Pat, has been great!! She is very helpful and answers all my questions in good detail. I can tell that I will learn a lot from her. I am up to doing about 60-70 minutes of dictation a day which takes me 4-5 hours and keeps me very busy since I still have a full time job as well. I still struggle with some doctors that don’t speak clearly or who use a lot of unfamiliar terminology. When I get assigned those doctors I only do about 30 minutes of dictation. I’m starting to feel more comfortable with my work and am looking forward to improving my speed and being able to transcribe many doctors. I will keep you up to date on my progress!”