Typing what you hear

Hi everyone,

I am in the midst of an argument with someone who thinks they know all there
is to know about transcription. I was helping someone else out on another
group about training for a transcriptionist and this other woman pipes in. I
am copying what she had to say in two posts about it. I am going to get back
to her about this, but I was wondering if I could collect your infinite
wisdom on things to set her straight. By the way, just in case no one
remembers me, I mostly lurk on this group and have been a transcriptionist
for 17 years.

Have you tried to listen to a tape and type it on your own?

I did medical transcription for a few years and I never took any
courses for it. I still do transcription of my own tapes for my
articles that I write. If you know how to type and have a medical
dictionary and a dictaphone, it shouldn't be a problem. All you do is
put the tape in the dictaphone, push the pedals, type what you hear
and use a dictionary for questionable words. I never had a problem
when doing this and I worked for both doctors and employment
agencies.



I worked as a medical transcriptionist for five years with no training
(3 years for a group of doctors and two years for two employment
agencies, doing transcription for at least 20 different medical
groups/hospitals). And then I did it at home for a while. My BIL now
owns his own medical transcription business. He never had any
training.

Anyone who has intelligence, knows how to type, has a basic knowledge
of medical termininology, owns a medical dictionary and can use a tape
recorder can teach medical transcription to themselves like I did and
like my BIL did.


Thanks so much.

--
Sue (mom to three girls)


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