Questions for transcriptionists

JustWeave · 04-22-2009, 08:54 AM

TKTC- I think my local community college has MT classes. I'm looking at AAMT "approved" schools since they seems to have an employment edge. That may come in handy later.

Kitt- Thanks for your insight.

tkrik- I thought about just coding before. I don't remember why I decided against it. Maybe I should reconsider. I'm in the process of teaching myself to type. I'm pretty accurate but very slow. Speed will come in time with lots of practice I'm told.

JustWeave · 04-22-2009, 09:22 AM

The other day I was thinking through the transcription process when a concept stopped me in my tracks. So tell me if my slow brain figured this out right.

While Doc drones on in a language I don't fully understand, I have to listen to what he says, quickly type it with correct spelling while Doc says it, and continue to hear what he says while I'm typing prior said info? My last remaining brain cell is gasping for air after reading that.

I would probably be okay if I was fed two or three words at a time, then stopped the tape to type, then a few words, stop and type, ect. Somthing tells me if anyone hired me like that they would soon fire me too. Typing speed would not matter as the constant stop and start of the tape would slow me down too much. I'm looking for 10-15 hours a week of work not 60.

Do I have this figured out right?

tkrik · 04-22-2009, 10:11 AM

Weave - You use a foot pedal to start and stop the dictation. It really isn't as bad as it sounds and you get used to the drs dictating, their style, their language usage, the eating while dictating, flushing toilets, etc. LOL

JustWeave · 04-22-2009, 10:19 AM

Flushing toilets?! Ewwwwwwwww. I think I'm going to be really sick.

I knew the foot pedal stops and starts the tape. I just figured doing so after every 2-3 words would be way too slow a pace to keep me happily employed.

tkrik · 04-22-2009, 10:23 AM

You can slow down the speed at which they are talking. When I was typing for a rehab hospital I had to do that. The ladies at the clinic that I type for I used to have them at a slower speed but as I got used to their voices and such I was able to play them at normal speed. On my good days I can type as they talk without stopping and backing up.

JustWeave · 04-22-2009, 10:38 AM

You can slow the tape down? A lot or just a little?

tkrik · 04-22-2009, 10:41 AM

As much as you need. You can even make it sound like Charlie Brown's Grandma if you want. LOL. You can also speed it up to sound like the Chipmunks but I wouldn't recommend that.

Kitt · 04-22-2009, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkrik

Weave - You use a foot pedal to start and stop the dictation. It really isn't as bad as it sounds and you get used to the drs dictating, their style, their language usage, the eating while dictating, flushing toilets, etc. LOL

That's exactly right

Kitt · 04-22-2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkrik

as I got used to their voices and such I was able to play them at normal speed. On my good days I can type as they talk without stopping and backing up.

I could too. You get used to it.

JustWeave · 04-22-2009, 07:49 PM

Well my interest in becoming a MT just went from hanging by a thread to looking at schools again.

Thanks for your input.

I have my school choices narrowed down to six I think. I'm starting to make a list of questions I want answered by each place. Are there any questions you can think of that I should make sure I get answered? All six of my school picks are AAMT approved.

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