Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. I am going to save this for networking. Aliceanne At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: >Hi Barbara, welcome to the group. Distance learning is definitely accepted >in the MT world. There are some very reputable courses you can check into. >I'll give some urls below. The people on this list have trained mainly >through online distance courses or at local colleges. As for pay, that too >is varied. One way is paying per line, a line being 65-characters. Pay >ranges from 5 cents per line to 16 cents per line, but this is just an >estimate. Some places count the spaces as characters, some don't. Some >places have all the equipment for you to use and with some you need your own >equipment and that is figured into your pay. Some are paid per hour, some >per minute of dictation, etc. There are just so many ways to answer this >question. LOL But hopefully this will at least give you an idea. How many >lines you produce in an hour varies also because everyone dictates in their >own way. Some are hard to understand and may take longer than someone who >speaks clearly. Some docs will dictate with all sorts of noise in the >background, making it harder to hear what they say. For some, English is a >second (or third) language and they will take longer than others. So it is >hard to say how much work you can get done in a day. Also, starting out you >are much slower than you will be after a few months of experience. Add into >all that how much time you spend on researching something in books or online >such as correct spelling of drugs or equipment, etc. Again, you get faster >as you learn more and have to look up less. > >Here are the urls of some very good courses. I have worked with student and >new MTs for a few years now, and these are definitely some (but not all) of >the very best courses you could find. If you look through M-TEC at the >courses they offer, the books and supplies used in each of their courses, >and so on you will have a very good idea of what a good course offers. so >that you can compare. In my opinion, M-TEC and Career Step are the best >courses out there. > >Career Step <http://www.careerstep.com/>http://www.careerstep.com/ >M-TEC <http://www.mtecinc.com/>http://www.mtecinc.com/ >s School <http://www.andrewsschool.com/>http://www.andrewsschool.com/ > > > ~Trisha~ >NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > " You laugh because I am different. >I laugh because you are all the same. " > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > > >-- Education for MT > >Hello Everyone, >I am not an MT, but am in the early stages of researching the >schools. I will have to take distance learning courses because I >can't quit my current job to attend school full time. I have looked >through the archives of this list but have not found the answer I am >looking for: where did most of you get your education? Did anyone >take your courses through distance learning? Are online courses >looked down upon in this profession? > >One last question: how is the salary determined for the work you do? > >Thank you very much for your input. > >Barbara Rainey >bigglesmum2002@... >brainey@... > > > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. I am going to save this for networking. Aliceanne At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: >Hi Barbara, welcome to the group. Distance learning is definitely accepted >in the MT world. There are some very reputable courses you can check into. >I'll give some urls below. The people on this list have trained mainly >through online distance courses or at local colleges. As for pay, that too >is varied. One way is paying per line, a line being 65-characters. Pay >ranges from 5 cents per line to 16 cents per line, but this is just an >estimate. Some places count the spaces as characters, some don't. Some >places have all the equipment for you to use and with some you need your own >equipment and that is figured into your pay. Some are paid per hour, some >per minute of dictation, etc. There are just so many ways to answer this >question. LOL But hopefully this will at least give you an idea. How many >lines you produce in an hour varies also because everyone dictates in their >own way. Some are hard to understand and may take longer than someone who >speaks clearly. Some docs will dictate with all sorts of noise in the >background, making it harder to hear what they say. For some, English is a >second (or third) language and they will take longer than others. So it is >hard to say how much work you can get done in a day. Also, starting out you >are much slower than you will be after a few months of experience. Add into >all that how much time you spend on researching something in books or online >such as correct spelling of drugs or equipment, etc. Again, you get faster >as you learn more and have to look up less. > >Here are the urls of some very good courses. I have worked with student and >new MTs for a few years now, and these are definitely some (but not all) of >the very best courses you could find. If you look through M-TEC at the >courses they offer, the books and supplies used in each of their courses, >and so on you will have a very good idea of what a good course offers. so >that you can compare. In my opinion, M-TEC and Career Step are the best >courses out there. > >Career Step <http://www.careerstep.com/>http://www.careerstep.com/ >M-TEC <http://www.mtecinc.com/>http://www.mtecinc.com/ >s School <http://www.andrewsschool.com/>http://www.andrewsschool.com/ > > > ~Trisha~ >NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > " You laugh because I am different. >I laugh because you are all the same. " > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > > >-- Education for MT > >Hello Everyone, >I am not an MT, but am in the early stages of researching the >schools. I will have to take distance learning courses because I >can't quit my current job to attend school full time. I have looked >through the archives of this list but have not found the answer I am >looking for: where did most of you get your education? Did anyone >take your courses through distance learning? Are online courses >looked down upon in this profession? > >One last question: how is the salary determined for the work you do? > >Thank you very much for your input. > >Barbara Rainey >bigglesmum2002@... >brainey@... > > > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Hi Barbara, welcome to the group. Distance learning is definitely accepted in the MT world. There are some very reputable courses you can check into. I'll give some urls below. The people on this list have trained mainly through online distance courses or at local colleges. As for pay, that too is varied. One way is paying per line, a line being 65-characters. Pay ranges from 5 cents per line to 16 cents per line, but this is just an estimate. Some places count the spaces as characters, some don't. Some places have all the equipment for you to use and with some you need your own equipment and that is figured into your pay. Some are paid per hour, some per minute of dictation, etc. There are just so many ways to answer this question. LOL But hopefully this will at least give you an idea. How many lines you produce in an hour varies also because everyone dictates in their own way. Some are hard to understand and may take longer than someone who speaks clearly. Some docs will dictate with all sorts of noise in the background, making it harder to hear what they say. For some, English is a second (or third) language and they will take longer than others. So it is hard to say how much work you can get done in a day. Also, starting out you are much slower than you will be after a few months of experience. Add into all that how much time you spend on researching something in books or online such as correct spelling of drugs or equipment, etc. Again, you get faster as you learn more and have to look up less. Here are the urls of some very good courses. I have worked with student and new MTs for a few years now, and these are definitely some (but not all) of the very best courses you could find. If you look through M-TEC at the courses they offer, the books and supplies used in each of their courses, and so on you will have a very good idea of what a good course offers. so that you can compare. In my opinion, M-TEC and Career Step are the best courses out there. Career Step http://www.careerstep.com/ M-TEC http://www.mtecinc.com/ s School http://www.andrewsschool.com/ ~Trisha~ NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ " You laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are all the same. " ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ -- Education for MT Hello Everyone, I am not an MT, but am in the early stages of researching the schools. I will have to take distance learning courses because I can't quit my current job to attend school full time. I have looked through the archives of this list but have not found the answer I am looking for: where did most of you get your education? Did anyone take your courses through distance learning? Are online courses looked down upon in this profession? One last question: how is the salary determined for the work you do? Thank you very much for your input. Barbara Rainey bigglesmum2002@... brainey@... TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Hi Barbara, welcome to the group. Distance learning is definitely accepted in the MT world. There are some very reputable courses you can check into. I'll give some urls below. The people on this list have trained mainly through online distance courses or at local colleges. As for pay, that too is varied. One way is paying per line, a line being 65-characters. Pay ranges from 5 cents per line to 16 cents per line, but this is just an estimate. Some places count the spaces as characters, some don't. Some places have all the equipment for you to use and with some you need your own equipment and that is figured into your pay. Some are paid per hour, some per minute of dictation, etc. There are just so many ways to answer this question. LOL But hopefully this will at least give you an idea. How many lines you produce in an hour varies also because everyone dictates in their own way. Some are hard to understand and may take longer than someone who speaks clearly. Some docs will dictate with all sorts of noise in the background, making it harder to hear what they say. For some, English is a second (or third) language and they will take longer than others. So it is hard to say how much work you can get done in a day. Also, starting out you are much slower than you will be after a few months of experience. Add into all that how much time you spend on researching something in books or online such as correct spelling of drugs or equipment, etc. Again, you get faster as you learn more and have to look up less. Here are the urls of some very good courses. I have worked with student and new MTs for a few years now, and these are definitely some (but not all) of the very best courses you could find. If you look through M-TEC at the courses they offer, the books and supplies used in each of their courses, and so on you will have a very good idea of what a good course offers. so that you can compare. In my opinion, M-TEC and Career Step are the best courses out there. Career Step http://www.careerstep.com/ M-TEC http://www.mtecinc.com/ s School http://www.andrewsschool.com/ ~Trisha~ NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ " You laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are all the same. " ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ -- Education for MT Hello Everyone, I am not an MT, but am in the early stages of researching the schools. I will have to take distance learning courses because I can't quit my current job to attend school full time. I have looked through the archives of this list but have not found the answer I am looking for: where did most of you get your education? Did anyone take your courses through distance learning? Are online courses looked down upon in this profession? One last question: how is the salary determined for the work you do? Thank you very much for your input. Barbara Rainey bigglesmum2002@... brainey@... TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Well thank you.... ;o) ~Trisha~ NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ " You laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are all the same. " ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ -- Re: Education for MT I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. I am going to save this for networking. Aliceanne At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Well thank you.... ;o) ~Trisha~ NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ " You laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are all the same. " ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ -- Re: Education for MT I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. I am going to save this for networking. Aliceanne At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 What are things that drive you crazy? Opening this message before opening the one immediately after explaining why you were thanking me...... My Eudora (or cable company - one of them should step up and take the blame) drives me crazy with this. YOU ARE WELCOME, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Aliceanne At 04:41 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: >Well thank you.... ;o) > > > > ~Trisha~ >NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > " You laugh because I am different. >I laugh because you are all the same. " > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ >-- Re: Education for MT > >I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. >I am going to save this for networking. > >Aliceanne >At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: > >27dd74.gif > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 What are things that drive you crazy? Opening this message before opening the one immediately after explaining why you were thanking me...... My Eudora (or cable company - one of them should step up and take the blame) drives me crazy with this. YOU ARE WELCOME, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Aliceanne At 04:41 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: >Well thank you.... ;o) > > > > ~Trisha~ >NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > " You laugh because I am different. >I laugh because you are all the same. " > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ >-- Re: Education for MT > >I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. >I am going to save this for networking. > >Aliceanne >At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: > >27dd74.gif > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 What are things that drive you crazy? Opening this message before opening the one immediately after explaining why you were thanking me...... My Eudora (or cable company - one of them should step up and take the blame) drives me crazy with this. YOU ARE WELCOME, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Aliceanne At 04:41 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: >Well thank you.... ;o) > > > > ~Trisha~ >NMTC list owner ~*~ MedTrans co-owner > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ > " You laugh because I am different. >I laugh because you are all the same. " > ~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~oOo~~~~~ >-- Re: Education for MT > >I like your response. It is thorough and explains the indiviual differences. >I am going to save this for networking. > >Aliceanne >At 03:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, sandlewood wrote: > >27dd74.gif > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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