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Allied Schools - SAHM

Posted: Feb 28, 2011

I am going through Allied Schools Medical Transcription program and I was wondering if anyone else out there has gone through them and what they thought. I am close to graduating and also wanted to hear how difficult it was to find a job for an entry level position.

Thanks!

SAHM - Old Pro

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It has been my experience that Allied grads need to beef up their education a bit to be competitive at entry level these days. Good luck to you!

Allied - Just Me

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I just completed the IMT course at Allied a few days ago. I felt their training was inadequate, misleading, and inconsistent. I found SO many mistakes throughout the course and was constantly having to correct them. I'm sure they didn't appreciate it, since they are the "teachers." Anyway, still don't have my final grade. They made some very obvious mistakes correcting my final transcription, which I brought to their attention. They are "investigating" it and will get back to me. Seems to me if they are going to mark you wrong for things, they should already have the "correct" answers,but they can't seem to find them readily. Oh well, just my experience. I guess not everyone pays attention to detail, as it seems they have been getting by with giving wrong answers/grades for quite awhile. Just hoping I can find a job now. Good luck to you.

Allied - Old Pro

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My sympathies to you. I am really sorry that you chose this school. You might want to augment that with work at some other school. I know that many employers do not like to hire from certain schools. When you say that "not everyone pays attention to details," that is true--but MTs (and their instructors, of all people!) MUST pay attention to details. Someone's life could very well depend on it. If you really feel like you didn't get an adequate education, I would ask for a refund. If they are not teaching you correctly, you have a right to do that. Anyway, best of luck to you!

Allied - My opinion

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Sorry for the late reply, I've been working. I went to Allied too a few years ago. I had the same problems with the confusion and inconsitencies. They were always marking things wrong when I knew I was right. You have to take from them what you can. Find supplemental materials in areas that you know you are lacking in. That's what I did. It took me almost 2 years to find a job after graduating. That was more my fault because I had so much going on at the time that I could not really search for a job. I can't blame them for that. I did find a job when I had time to search for one. It can be tricky. One company told me they would not hire me because of the school I went to. Other companies would turn me down even though I passed their tests with flying colors. That could have been because I was a newbie or because of the school I went to. I don't know and I never will. The point is that the jobs are out there. If you are determined enough to do this, it will all work out for you in the end!

Allied - SAHM

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Thanks for all the input! I did notice inconsistencies with the grading as well. I attributed that to the different "graders" I always found that one particular "grader" was harder on me then some of the others. For example, in one assignment my transcription would be correct, but if I did the exact same thing for another similar assignment it would be marked as incorrect. I like to think that when I do find a job I will become accustomed to their style of transcription and go from there.

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