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Do I Have to go to School to Become a Medical Transcriptionist?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Do you have to go to school to become an MT? Absolutely. I have seen people try to worm, wiggle, and sneak past this requirement in every way imaginable. I have heard different variation of this strain for a long time: “I bought some books off eBay and read them, and then I bought some CDs that have medical dictation on them, and I’ve been practicing … Continue reading →

An Introduction to Transcription

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Hello, and welcome to my series on the transcription field! I decided to focus on transcription because many of the readers here at Families are stay-at-home mothers and fathers who are interested in finding work they can do at home, and transcription is one of the few legitimate work-at-home jobs out there that does not require you to be on the phones all day long. I hope this series helps people who have never heard of the field to understand what it is, what personality traits you ought to have to be a transcriptionist, and how to get started if … Continue reading →