How can I become a Medical Transcriptionist?
Asked by SAA
I have been working in an I.T. Firm having sufficient typing speed. In my free time, I want to earn money as a Medical Transcriptionist. My overall spellings are good. I have sharp idea about medical terminology. Would someone like to help me that how I can be an M.T and what should I do to earn money in this field. To whom shold I contact? I am living and working in Dubai, U.A.E, having ADSL Internet Connection.

Best Answer:
I am taking medical transcription online classes now...I am taking courses through Ashworth college.its a self paced school so you can get done as little as a couple months up to 2 years...I think itll be easy to find jobs and I really hope i can and that the computers taking over isn't true...I would be afraid to rely on a computer for everything but i don't know..good luck!

My friend's sister is a medical transcriptionist and has recently had her hours cut to almost nothing because of new technology where a computer listens to a doctor's dictation and types the document itself without any help from a human worker. I am just telling you this because I was once considering this as a part-time job until I had two friends tell me of people they knew that had hours cut or were laid off from it. So I have changed my direction.
Answered by jlee05