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Needing a mentor. - Mandy Sue

Posted: Oct 25, 2009

I need a mentor please. I am wanting to become a medical transcriptionist. I would like to pass the RMT exam after school, and the CMT after a few years of experience.

Asking for a mentor - Cart before the horse

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Get your schooling first as a mentor should be provided by the school. Once you get out of school and get a job, THEN ask for a mentor.

Thanks Fingers, Gourdpainter, and other person. - Mandy Sue

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Thank you all for replying to my post. Thank you for offering to assist me, I am very appreciative. I do not ask others to give me answers, I only ask others to give me a hint, or guide me in the right direction. Yes, I am still in school, but I plan to take the RMT as soon as I finish with this degree plan. I am not afraid of hard work, and I enjoy doing my assignments. I think I will enjoy this career choice. Who knows, maybe I can be a "gourdpainter" someday. So, thank you all very much.

Mandy Sue - Talk to Gourdpainter - Fingers

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You may be a little ahead of yourself if you are not exactly ready to get into the MT business yet. If you are just looking for info and advice, you really don't need a mentor yet.

I am extremely busy during the day and working overtime at the moment. Please e mail Gourdpainter from one of these boards. I know she will be very kind to you and answer questions that you may have. She is a retired MT with a wealth of knowledge and does not mind helping others.

If Gourdpainter cannot help you, please feel free to e mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Gourdpainter, I really hope you do not mind my referring her to you.

Fingers and Mandy Sue - gourdpainter

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Fingers, I don't mind your referring me at all; I'm always willing to help anyone help themself if I possibly can.

Mandy Sue, as Fingers said, please feel free to email me.

Howdy Gourdpainter! - Mandy Sue

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I wanted to say thank you so much for your offer of help, and what I said about someday being like you. I meant that only in the humblest sense. I realize that dedication, good work ethics, and time are key factors to becoming a novice. It is a long term goal that I hope to attain years from now so I can help others like you do. Any advice you give me, even criticism, is most appreciated. Thank you. :)

You are very welcome - gourdpainter

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MT was always something that I enjoyed. I love to learn new things even at my advanced age. I still keep up with the medical profession because it does interest me. My only regret is that I didn't have the good sense to go to medical school. I think I could have made it but unfortunately I'd probably never have made any money, I would have been one of the dead breed of family practitioners that would accept payment in chickens and potatoes if my patients didn't have cash. LOL

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