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AHDI and RMT Exam - Suebee

Posted: Dec 05, 2010

I will be graduating from TTC's Medical Transcription class soon so I am now wondering if I should join AHDI and if I should take the RMT. I have read the information on the AHDI site which of course points to the pros of both. But I have also read posts from seasoned MTs who have not joined AHDI and some of them say that taking the RMT (or CMT for that matter) carries very little, if any, weight when locating a job. I know if you join AHDI while in school you get a discount on membership and a discount on the RMT exam cost.

In a nutshell, what is your opinion on the AHDI and the RMT? Have you done either? If so, why; and if you haven't, why not?

In a nutshell, AHDI is a SCAM operation. They'll - happily take your $, and give zero in return. s/m

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That bunch of bottom-feeders, formerly known as AAMT, until they decided to take the "American" out of their name, has for years been championing the offshoring of our jobs, and the relentless lowering of our pay.

I wouldn't care if CMT were mandatory to be an MT. I will never give one red cent of my hard-earned pay to that bunch of shysters.

I second the SCAM. Even the schooling. - AT

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Money for testing even? Where are the jobs even? Are these schools even finding you jobs? I have been a transcriber for over 40 years and the jobs are not there. Certification? Who pays more if you are 'certified?' Certified, member, or not...you get laid off. The last MT I knew after school was traveling a hour and a half away just to get the last of the jobs out there, and that was radiology. That department closed. Dead-end job nowadays and 3 cents for VR. But, you still have to know the AAMT Book of Style and all the Stedman's...wait, rules change for every account. Don't bother with any more investments. You're better off taking that knowledges and becoming a useful nurse, plus you get more respect.

I have done both and do not recommend either of them - Pure waste of money

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The only people who benefit from you joining AHDI are AHDI's board of directors. You get NOTHING. No representation (they advocate offshoring our work), no preferential treatment when being hired. Nothing at all for the MT, everything benefits AHDI who continues to sell our jobs to the lowest bidder. In fact they USED to be called the AMERICAN Association for Medical Transcription - they don't even have the nerve to use AMERICAN in their name anymore.

Shame on them. They were supposed to represent us, the MTs, they took our money and used to against us. Don't send them another penny.

It will not benefit you in the least, despite all the glowing comments you will hear from them and probably from your school, but speaking as someone who has been in the business 35+ years, it is a worthless organization with a worthless "certification." I was a charter member of this organization and it sounded good in the beginning, but was quickly corrupted to the stinking mess it is today.

Take advice fromthose of us who have wasted money on them and keep you money in your pocket. BECAUSE of AHDI and their shenanigans your pay is going to be chump change and you need to keep every penny in your own pocket!

My findings are similar. I tested for the certification. - former CMT

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Never made any more money. Then you had to pay to keep cerified. I never saw their value even when they had American in their title. CMT is important to my company because the owner is an officer or whatever they call themselves and pushes it all the time. And defends offshoring as she says it is speech that is the problem. However, she does speech as well.

My opinion is that if you threw the money out the window it would be of a lesser waste than giving it to that organization. They have done less than helped American MTs. They have hurt us. I would be interested in knowing how offshore MTs feel about them. While they have enabled them to take American jobs, they still have to pay for their certification. I understand it is less,but their wages are paltry and they have to pay in American dollars. I wonder that they don't like them either. I think it is kind of like the bully who makes you pay to cross the street. Is certification in India mandatory to work? If anyone knows, I would appreciate your sharing the information.

Suebee - Old Pro

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Please don't waste your valuable money and time with AHDI. I have been an MT for 30+ years, was a member of AAMT, which was AHDI in its former incarnation, and became very angry and disillusioned at (1) The "sorority sister" attitude of the grand pooh-bah and her sidekick who ran the place and (2) The fact that AHDI got into the proverbial bed with MedQuist to send our jobs offshore. I have made a much higher than average living doing MT (more in the 90s than now due to the economy and changes in the industry), but I have never received a lick of help from AHDI. I personally regard them to be as much of a scam as the matchbook schools. Good luck to you!

AHDI and RMT Exam - Suebee

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Thank you all so much for the input! I was dreading the RMT exam because I find it to be absolutely ludicrous to take the exam without using any references. While taking the classes the use of all available references and productivity tools is constantly drilled into your head. So why would we not be able to use ANY to take the test?
Again, thank you so much for all your input.

They probably say no references"so fewer MTs will - pass the 1st time, thus more $ to AHDI for 2nd, 3r

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SCAM-O-RAMA

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