How Do You Decide Which Medical Transcription School To Trust?
When it comes right down to it, signing up for an online medical transcription school is a matter of trust
. You trust that the school is going to make available to you the resources to learn how to become an excellent medical transcriptionist. You trust that they will have teachers available to help you with questions. You trust that their reputation with employers is such that you'll be able to find a job after graduation.
That's a lot of trust. How do you know who to give your trust to?
We're all used to trusting what our gut instincts. We see what a company says about itself. We see testimonials from past students. We see a price we can afford.
How do you know that you're getting it right?
One way to know is to look at what third parties have to say. I don't mean student testimonials either. For medical transcription, I mean sources such as AHDI, which reviews courses and only approves those which meet their high standards.
I also mean the opinion of potential employers. When it comes down to it, you need employers to trust your medical transcription training. Graduating from a program employers trust is a big step in finding that first job. Otherwise you get stuck in the loop of "no one hires without experience, how do I get the experience?"
Your goal is to get an education that will help you to work quickly and accurately as a medical transcriptionist. If you work at home, chances are that you will be paid per line rather than hourly. If the school you choose doesn't train you well enough, you aren't going to earn very much money when you start working. You won't be able to complete enough lines to get your pay rate up to where you want it to be.
That's why you need to go beyond pretty pictures and testimonials on a website and see what others think of a particular medical transcription training school before you start paying for it. Find that school that meets your needs and has AHDI Approval and you'll know that you're getting a decent education.
Don't be afraid to contact the school and ask questions about their program before you sign up. There's nothing wrong with making them work a little to gain your trust and your money. You should feel confident that any medical transcription training program you sign up for will provide you with the information and tools you need to become a well trained medical transcriptionist ready for work in the real world.