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Just reading this board should scare anyone away from becoming an MT or - Suz


Posted: Sep 19, 2013

 documentation specialist, or whatever new name they come up with to keep us from becoming extinct.

so true !!! definitely not the place for career advice - nm

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No, a GREAT place to visit before paying thousands to a for-profit school! - MTRockyRoad

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Could any MT honestly recommend this as a career? Yet, it seems weekly newbies pop on the board asking for suggestions on how to find their first job. It's too bad, really, that they didn't visit sooner as we have excellent career advice for them!

I would advise anybody considering medical transcription to thoroughly check over this board and others (as the MTs are overwhelmingly reporting the same story wherever a person checks).

Exactly. Thousands and HOPEFULLY only - 2 to 3 years sinking backwards.

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I know, the world and people being what they are, that some will never recover from this mistake and be where there they would have been had a wiser choice been made.

lost in translation - disregard

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