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CMT exam test prep - Not taken seriously

Posted: Nov 10, 2010

After being so tired of not being taken seriously and dealing with management shifts that don't know me from Jane, I really would like to take the CMT test. I've been doing this for 13 years so not a newbie but honestly the test scares me. I would like to take one of the prep course but don't really know which one to take. I don't want to overdue if not needed and the prices for the courses vary by quite a bit. AHDI has multiple classes listed but I'm not sure the best one to take. My concern is that I've been working so long on so many different accounts that have these crazy specs and learning how QA wants things done that I wonder if I know how to do "real" transcription anymore. I almost wonder if waiting so long has hurt my chances.

CMT - Anonymous

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Take the test if you want but I seriously doubt if it will make any difference in how you are treated, CMTs don't get any respect either.

If you've been working on acute care, especially a large facility, - or national MTSO for 13 years, just take it. sm

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You'll need to know the BOS3. Get the CMT Review Guide if you want to brush up but if you've have the exposure, learned through QA feedback and have picked up knowledge along the way, you should do fine.

Current CMT

CMT Prep - nycmt

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a cheaper way to go is to buy an old copy of the BOS2 and then buy the AAMT review guide. it's cheaper because it's AAMT not AHDI, so it's "out of date". check Ebay. I think I got mine on Amazon or Ebay, I forget. Also, having a Language of Medicine textbook would help too...I couldn't find mine, so I had to sort of study while working (jotting down and researching stuff I type all of the time, but wasn't exactly sure what it really was, mostly eponymns, more in-depth hem/onc stuff, etc.)

My point is - don't spend the $ on the newer versions of the stuff you need to brush up on; the test is expensive enough and the benefit is barely worth the cost.

I have +1 year experience on you, I bought the "old stuff", and the test was hard, not insanely hard if you're a good MT in general and you unlearn the bad anti-BOS habits you might have gained because of your specs.

Another easy thing to do - post your account specs here, and people will tell you which ones are against BOS, so you'll know what NOT to do for the test :)

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