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What is Medical Transcription?Medical transcription is a now well-established field, with huge oppurtunity of growth & earnings. It is a process in which sound files and recording of Doctors / Hospitals using Dictaphones are converted into text formats. Is Medical Transcription easy to learn?Yes, because Shamim Khan's Essential Medical Transcription is written according to the syllabus approved by American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). This is supported by the online practice material available on this website. Full support will be given thru this site for online students, & via Pakistan Institute of Medical Informatics to Karachi students. Do I need any previous education and experience?You must be willing to learn and must be able to read, write and understand directions in English language. No experience required. How much work is available?The demand of Medical Transcriptionists is rapidly increasing in the third world countries because Medical Transcription companies here are providing the quality MT work at much cheaper cost. So, the USA and the European countries are turning towards us to save their money and time. The quantum work is so much that it will take years for our country to handle a small percentage of it. When I am finished with the course, how will I find work?Since PIMI (S Khan's partner) is a training institute, many companies which are doing Medical Transcription approach us with their demand for proficient Medical Transcriptionists. We always keep our students' profile with us, and recommend them to the appropriate companies. If I go abroad, what will be my scope?There is a need for qualified Medical Transcriptionists throughout the world. What is the potential for advancement in this field?As a Medical Transcriptionists, your earnings will grow with your experience. You can employ others when you get more work than you can handle. You can also grow as Director, Health Information Management (HIM) with post graduation in the field. How can I start my own home set-up?We also provided home set-up consultancy in addition to the home Medical Transcription kits, which have everything you require to start Medical Transcription work, except the hardware. We also provide services to install the software in your PCs, set-up the work at your premises and give technical advise. Special discounts are available for our students. How do I know this course gives me all the answers?A lot of time has been spent in formulating this course and gathering relevant information. We constantly update our data in accordance with AHIMA'S newsletters and other teaching authorities. We are fully aware of the latest developments in our field and we make sure that our students are part of it. We gear you up fully so that you can compete anywhere or take up any challenge head on. Would I be able to attempt Certificate of Medical Transcription (CMT)?Since, our course module and practical lessons are the same as being taught world over, we see no difficulty for you to have a go at CMT or any other certificate examination in the USA or elsewhere. Why does a Doctor take-up a Medical Transcription course?We invite doctors to join this lucrative and dynamic field of information technology because we sincerely feel that doctors must blend their knowledge with IT in order to survive effectively in the present scenario. It will able be a second line of defence for them in their less medically viable patches. By doing this, they not only can work as a Medical Transcriptioist, but also can rise to become quality controllers, editors or administrators of Medical Transcription companies with their experience and proficiency, thereby, expending their job spectrum. You can only be best from good in your own field.
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