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MT week coming up - anon

Posted: May 01, 2011

Gee, we at WMX just got our present early. A surprise cut in pay and bonus plan. I really hope they don't have any other little "gifts" in store for us.

MT week? - Who made that one up?

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Seriously, "Medical Transcriptionist Week?"

What's next... Babysitter's Day? Childhood Spanking Survivors Remembrance Month?

Who makes up this nonsense?

National MT week has been around for a long time (sm) - MT

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see link. And why not?

National MT week - Karen

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I still have the bumper sticker that my supervisor had made for us during my first MT week 20+ years ago. It says: "Medical Transcription: A Secure Career" - um... not so much anymore!

oh, that is priceless - collector's item! NM - anon

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National MT week - roybrit

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Actually it was started in 1985 and the proclamation was signed by President Ronald Regan.

I personally think we deserve it. Ore department (Pathology) does not recognize it because they say we are included when they celebrate National Laboratory Week.

We (transcriptionist) in our department disagree. We are putting together our own celebration and will use our lunch hour May 18th for our celebtation.

We are having cake and ice cream (the cake is a replica of a dictaphone) and we are ordering sandwiches from a gourmet deli and play some word games. We have gift certificates as prizes for the winner. I am preparing a CD for each of us with theme music from TV medical shows and some medical jokes I found on Napster. We are going to have a GREAT time. WE NEED TO CELEBRATE US AND THE CONTRIBUTION WE MAKE TO PATIENT CARE.

Awesome! Good for you and the MTs of your dept. :-) nm - Proud MT

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nm

MT week has been around forever, and before that we were part of secretary's day. - anon

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Of course, when we were part of sectary's day - that dates back to the day of working on IMB selectric typewriters.

With the birth of MTSOs and working at home (tapes, couriers, and 24 hour TAT on EVERYTHING), we got some pretty good gifts, usually one from corporate office and one from our branch manager. My favorite one year was a little "voodoo" doctor doll in green scrubs, and 3 large stickpins. He sat right up there on my monitor, and occasionally took a wrap upside the head that resulted in a fly-by past the dog and into the hallway.

Miss that little guy. Literally beat the stuffin' out of him over time.

MT Voodoo doll - Jenny

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Now that is something that would be a useful gift!!

Nonsense - wow, really? - Proud MT

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Hope you read the proclamation and get a dose of esteem and worth in your skills and knowledge.

I dont need a patronizing proclamation to get a "dose" of - self-esteem and value

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Wow, really!

lol @ Ronald Reagan being the proclaiming president. Figures.

MT Week Proclamation By - Ronald Reagan

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See this link:

http://www.ahdionline.org/portals/0/downloads/MT_Week_Proclomation.pdf

Who made that one up? - Nick

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Why, AHDI, of course, in its previous incarnation as the AAMT. This nonsense is just another service it provides to the working MT.

Do you have a point? - sm

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Is it that if AAMT/AHDI had anything to do with it, it must be 100% evil and worthless? Well, then don't celebrate it. Donate your mug to charity.

MT Week was declared long ago. Kind of seems silly to be harping on it now. I for one don't mind hearing "happy MT week," even if it's just from my fellow MTs. You don't have to see evil in everything unless you want to, you know.

MT week - no surprises - Nick

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Since MT Week is a social construct of AHDI, it should come as no surprise that many MTs will get nothing but a kick in the pants. This falls right into line with how AHDI has exploited MTs through the years. MT Week? Nah, don't buy into it.

MT Week is not a "social construct of AHDI" but a proclamation by President Reagan. - Proud MT

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Get your facts straight and check out links to the proclamation that have been put in a couple of posts in this thread. Geez.

MT week as a social construct - Nick

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Come on. MT Week is a perfect example of a social construct, and yes, I am aware that the Gipper declared it. One can have weeks declared for various things. That is why lobbyists exist. You don't see a doctors' week or a lawyers' week or an engineers' week, do you? No, those are professional occupations, just as MTing should be. But no, we are stuck in the pink collar ghetto with secretaries' week, etc. Sorry, no. I'm not buying it, and I do not need someone in Washington to stroke my ego and somehow tell me I am wonderful because I can do my job properly.

Actually... - MT

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Actually all of those professions DO have a day or a week. There is:
National Doctors Day: March 30
National Nurses Week: May 6-12
Be Kind to a Lawyer Day
National Engineers Week

These things are really about celebrating what we do, that's it.

LMAO @ "proclamation" - Length of time in existence makes it no less

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NONSENSE!

MT week - Nick - nina

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Nick - so sorry that you have such a miserable life/job in the transcription field. Perhaps you need to find something else that you are happy doing. I happen to like my job!!!

MT Week- buy yourself some flowers! - ooo

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I just buy myself a bouquet of something on sale as I haven't seen anything in years! Used to be a big deal in the offices, flowers, lunch, etc. Now it has gone the way of everything in this profession down the toilet.... (yeah I'm a little bitter)

Yes, buy some flowers! - Nick

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I support MTs acknowledging ourselves rather than waiting for some corporate nana to send us a Chapstick on a chain. I hope you will get yourself some beautiful flowers, remind yourself that you ARE worh something independent of all of the corporate nonsense that seems to have overtaken MTing and have a great day. Perhaps if MTs ourselves would "take back" our day from both AHDI and the corporations, it would have more meaning. Like you, I have strong feelings about what has happened. My feelings are a little different; I'm not bitter, I'm just disgusted. Enjoy your flowers, and remember, our worth does not depend upon corporate validation!

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