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Reputable schools - peaceout66


Posted: Dec 01, 2011

Anyone out there know of any reputable schools to learning transcription/editing?

See messages below for lots of information - nm

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nm

peaceout66 - Old Pro

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The only ones I recommend are, in the following order:
1. Andrews.
2. M-TEC.

You MUST have:
1. The SUM program.
2. Real, live instructors (as opposed to an answer key).

See my posts below for longer explanation. Good luck!

P.S. Don't even consider the various "institutes" and schools that advertise in women's magazines. Many MTSOs will not hire from their schools because their grads are not prepared to for the MT world.

Please rethink! - LDMC

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MT work is on its way out. I have been doing transcription for 6 years and have watched the work steadily decline. In the past two months it took a sharp nosedive because of the Electronic Medical Record. This is slowly being implemented all over the country and I've lost about half my work since this happened. It's just going to keep getting worse because of government regulations and doctors not wanting to pay MTs. I'm going to go back to school for something else and would advise very strongly for you to do the same. I really wish I could be more encouraging for you, but you should spend your education dollars elsewhere.


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