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Transam the Scam, Part Two

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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. If you missed part one of Transam the Scam, check it out here. So we’ve established that Transam is a scam because they charge you $400 to work for them and train with them. They don’t stop with that though; they also tell you that since they are a hands-on learning company, they will give you feedback and help you get better, but until your work … Continue reading →

The “Two Years Experience” Fallacy

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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. Now that you’ve graduated, you’ve hit the want ads online, and you may have become a little panicked when you saw that many companies required two years experience, and some even required three or four. This can be extremely discouraging to newbies, and seems to fly right in the face of what I said earlier, that this is a huge work-at-home market, and that you should … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Career Step, Part Six

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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. For part five of this interview, please click here. Here is last of the interview with Amanda, the Administrative Assistant at Career Step: What MT companies have hired Career Step grads, and have said that they are interested in hiring more? Those who hire Career Step’s graduates regularly are Spheris, Focus Infomatics, MedQuist, Sten-tel, Amphion, Encompass, CMT Corporation, MxSecure, All Type, Princeton, Assistmed, OSI, OzeScribe, and … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Career Step, Part Four

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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. For part three of this interview, please click here. Here is part four of the interview with Amanda, the Administrative Assistant at Career Step: Are there any limits on how long the course is “good for” (ie, do students have to purchase extensions after a certain amount of time, and if so, how much are the extensions)? The Career Step Medical Transcription training program requires approximately … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Career Step, Part Three

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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. For part two of this interview, please click here. Here is part three of the interview with Amanda, the Administrative Assistant at Career Step: Are there any scholarships offered by Career Step? Career Step’s Scholarship Program is based on the financial need of the applicant. In order to qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must complete the scholarship application and write the required essay. The 1-2 … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Career Step, Part Two

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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. For part one of this interview, please click here. Here is part two of the interview with Amanda, the Administrative Assistant at Career Step: What do you think Career Step’s biggest strength is as a school? The Career Step training program is unique in that it is constantly evolving to better meet the changing needs of a very dynamic industry. Technology is changing at a rapid … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Andrews School, Part Three

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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. For part two of this interview, please click here. Here is the information that Linda, the Director of Andrews School gave on the support given to students who have graduated: Placement: While we cannot guarantee placement, we feel comfortable making one promise. We will work with each student as long as it takes to find appropriate placement as a medical transcriptionist if the student works with … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Andrews School, Part Two

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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. For part one of this interview, please click here. Here is the information that Linda, the Director of Andrews School gave on the cost of the course, and signing up for the course: No-Interest Payment Plan and Financial Assistance: Tuition is $3,800. Students may enroll with a minimum down payment of $1,000. We allow two years to pay at no interest. Payments would be $116 per … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: Andrews School, Part One

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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. As a part of the transcription series, I am focusing on the medical transcription schools that you can attend to receive your medical transcription certificate. Andrews School is the school I am going to focus on over the next couple of days. I have heard many good things about the school and about its founder, Linda Andrews, and I am pleased to be able to be … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription Schools: M-TEC, Part Four

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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. For part three of this interview, please click here. This is the last of the M-TEC interviews with Susan, Director of M-TEC. This blog we cover what support is available to graduates going out into the medical transcription field: Is there graduate support offered to newly graduated students, to help them get their first job? Absolutely. We are currently looking at a near perfect placement rate … Continue reading →