Hey GJ, you got a reply from Rex, probably buried by now but you have one.


I emailed you but you probably thought I am spam , so will catch your eye here.

GJ - Don't get down on yourself. I think it's awesome that despite everything you are going back to school. You should be very proud of yourself.

As for learning the cells, when I was in nursing school I got this great anatomy coloring book. It was so helpful to me. It was definitely hands on. Of course this was pre-internet days (early 80's). LOL. You may be able to look some of it up on line.

Also when you learn a new format, type it a few times. This will help you remember the format as you are actively learning as opposed to just reading.

Highlight whatever you need to, just don't over highlight. LOL.

As for the importance, it's the background knowledge. Sometimes something that a doctor dictates doesn't click - "She has a history of prostate cancer." Based on what you learn you know she did not have prostate cancer and can take the appropriate actions based on where you work. At a lot of hospitals, they tell you to type it like they say it. Where I am working we put an underline and send a note to the doctor. Both ways the doctor legally has to correct the transcribed report.

Additionally, it is also the spelling and terminology that you are learning along with the anatomy & physiology.

Hang in there. You're doing great.

repetition, repetition, repetition.....

I would read, take notes. Go to class, take notes. Read my notes, combine them. Read again, take notes for test. And read EVERYTHING all over again for a test. Ugh....

And stupid me, I went for two advanced degrees and did it all that way! Now how dumb am I????? Managed to get through it, but drove me and my friends crazy in the process.

It's great that your prof's working with you to help you with this. Keep plugging away. ITA that you need to understand the contextual relationship of what the doc says. Sometimes they're just as dumb as us with what they say or write.

I havent finished getting my certificate for medical transcription yet...stupid MS keeps acting up everytime I want to go back to school, or my mom will have some sort of medical problem that makes it inconvenient for her for me to go to school.

I'm guessing understanding the terminology is important, especially if you work for a transcription company that works for a lot of different doctors. Those kinds of places, you would transcribe all sorts of stuff from different medical specialties.

If you're going to be working for one doctor, or one group of doctors and doing it privately, you'd probably mostly just need whatever terms would be used mostly in their particular specialty.

As soon as I can get my certificate completed, I'm hoping to work for an orthopedic doctor. I've always liked stuff that has to do with the different bones of the body. I figure I'll try to work for a doctor who does a specialty that interests me.

I wouldnt mind neurology too, but I'm a bit afraid that I'd start self-diagnosing myself with all the different neurological stuff that I'd probably be transcribing.

Hey GJ, just thought of this as I was being cognitively challenged (LOL) grammar is extremely important as well. Knowing where to put commas and not where the doc puts them or pauses is important. Punctuation can certainly change the context of the sentence.