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Has anyone had experience doing any other transcription besides medical - thinking about getting out

Posted: Sep 10, 2011

I have become pretty miserable/bored lately. I know its the job itself and I know what the future holds for it, but I can't go back to school right now to try to further my education for something else because I homeschool my kids and that is my first priority. MT is just part time. I've been MT'ing for close to 15 years and have never done any other transcribing. I was just wondering if I wanted to venture out of medical and do general transcription would that give me a boost again? I used to love this job, but with the pay cuts and its uncertain future, I just am finding I am unhappy and don't even want to work. If it is something to look into, what kind of research would I do to try to find a job like that and how would I know it was reputable? Does general transcription pay good? Just kind of testing the waters here and any info is appreciated.

I've done some corporate transcription - Zville MT

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I worked for a company called Ubiqus and did what they called corporate transcription, which means you transcribe board meetings, seminars, presentations, and things like that. They also did medical seminars and presentations for drug research. They pay by the word, which can be really good depending on how many jobs you accept per pay period. How many jobs you get typically depends on how good of a job you do and doing it in a timely manner. I used an IM with my contact there and he would contact me almost daily with work.

The corporate work was easy (it also paid less than the medical, but not by too much.) The medical work was hard and I spent a lot of time looking things up, especially the research ones - they go into a lot of detail about how the drugs work and that kind of thing.

It wasn't my cup of tea and I got tired doing it after a while, but if you're looking for a change of pace, this would be a good place to start - it's definitly different ;) Hope this helps and good luck to you :)

I used to work through Ubiqus too. - me

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I miss it sometimes. I really enjoyed the complex medical research required, but from a bottom-line aspect it was a losing proposition. I think about going back to them every now and then.

If anyone's interested in applying, I know Fall used to be a busy season for the medical side.

Other Transcription - Lucy

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I am not sure if anyone would be interested, but I left the field of medical transcription and learned Braille transcription. There was (maybe still is) a grant available through NLS (the braille site, not the lifeguard site!!) to learn braille for FREE! They will send or e-mail the materials to you and you study at your own pace. You can then be certified through the Library of Congress. I work for a school district and transcribe lessons/worksheets for a sight-impaired student. The hours are great, the pay is great and summers and holidays off!!!! I was more than happy to say, "Bye, bye medical transcription." You can download "Perky Duck" through the Duxbury website to get your computer set up to accept the braille dots! Good luck.

that sounds like fun... - thinking about getting out

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I will definitely check into that one. How great would that be to be able to have the same schedule as my kids?????

To Lucy: - alias

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Could you please email me some more info regarding this...is Braille still widely used? Is it hard to obtain a position once trained, etc. Where would one apply for position?? ksmith30@new.rr.com

any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Other Transcription - ej

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My hat is off to you. However, how difficult is Braille to learn, especially for older transcriptionists? I have always been fascinated with the idea of Braille and had a dear friend who read Braille. I never asked her to show me though, and she is deceased now. Can it all be done on computer, or do you have to have equipment? Thanks for the information and your time. I am an oldie and may not punctuate the same as today and might need a class in English?

I sent you an email... - thinging about getting out

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Lucy, I sent you an email off post, but didn't know if you would get it. Sounds like others are just as interested. Can you please post some more information. Thanks so much.

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