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How to Become a Medical Transcriptionist by George Morton CMT
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Publisher: Teresa Castaldi (5/1/1998) ISBN: 0966347005 Paperback: 140 pages Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches Average Customer Review: based on 13 reviews.
HOW TO BECOME A MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST gives a balanced overview of the profession from an insider's perspective - facts and information that you won't find in "get-rich-quick" magazines, advertising or sales pitches. Here are some of the subjects addressed in this valuable book: - 11 unique skills that make a successful medical transcriptionist. Do you have them? - Is there a future in medical transcription? - The medical transcriptionist's income and workplace. - The pros and cons of medical transcription. - All the different educational approaches compared. Which is the best for you? - Home-based medical transcription.

Customer Reviews
The bare basic I really don't know anything about being a medical transciptionist and for me found this book to cut through the chase and get to the meat of this great career. The author puts no punches, and lays out this career exactly as it is. For those with rose colored glasses and a dream of instant wealth, this book will help you see through that fog.

Needed a good proofreader-- ironically. George Morton, How to Become a Medical Transcriptionist: A Career for the Twenty-First Century (Medical Language Development, 1998) I have a problem with any book that stresses accuracy repeatedly while sporting even a handful of spelling and grammatical errors, much less one where you can't go ten pages without encountering another awkward phrase, punctuation gaffe, or outright typo. While this sort of thing is becoming increasingly more common in the professional publishing world-- much, one would think, to the chagrin of professional publishers-- it has always been the province of the self- and vanity-published. How to Become a Medical Transcriptionist, published by a teacher and conductor of seminars, sits solidly in the latter category, and it shows. There is some good information here, and this book is more detailed, and filled with more useful information, than most others I've read on the subject. Yet it's hard to take much of it seriously when the author is exhorting you to be detail-oriented. If you can get past that, you will find a great deal of useful information here; if you can, though, is this the right profession for you? ** �

Cuts to the chase George Morton did MT education a great service by writing this book. I was a perspective student, tired of trudging through all the commercial hype available on the internet regarding a career in MT. What I needed was a concise description of the day-to-day reality of transcription work. Morton provided it! He dispells the romantic visions of the perfect work-at-home-over-a-cup-of-coffee job; he describes the commitment required in obtaining an excellent foundation in medical terminology and pharmacology in order to perform transcription professionally and responsibly. He comments on the challenges of obtaining your first job when your resume is devoid of experience. He explains the grueling hours that can be involved in keeping up with private contracts to maintain happy customers. But he reinforces the truisms behind the IT-hype as well. You can work part-time. You can work from home. You can start your own profitable business - just be prepared to work. I loved this book for its impartial description of MT work - Thanks George!

Honest Writing I am just starting a medical transcription training course and this was one of the first books I bought. The book is very honest and straigh-forward and he doesn't try to sugar coat the aspects of the job. Gave me an honest look at what to expect.

A Decent Review of Medical Transcription This book is not "what you'll need to become a medical transcriptionist", as in books and equipment. Rather, it is a general "What is Medical Transcription?" along with things to think about while studying to be one. I bought this book expecting the former but I'm not disapointed I read it. It explains the current situation in Medical Transcription as a job and answers questions like, "Is Medical Transcription right for me?" It also talks about the job itself and what one should expect - where does one work? are people paid well? However, I am looking for a book that helps one study on their own to be a Medical Transcriptionst. Most courses seem pricey so I decided to just begin studying on my own. There are tapes of Medcial Dictation (with their transcripts) available on eBay. Unfortunatly, this book did not help too much in this regard except to ephasize the necessity of being competent with Medical Terminology and the importance of being certified by the AAMT. If you're thinking about being a medical transcriptionst and want to read a gentle introduction to the field then this book is great but don't expect to read the exact steps to take for completing your own education.