A few words should be written about the state of the medical transcription industry today. The industry has gone from one offering virtually no training options a couple of decades ago, to one that has attracted an increasing number of quasi legitimate participants focused on wringing hard earned money out of unwitting buyers. To be fair, some of these training programs are well meaning, albeit ill prepared to deliver a training experience that will yield a positive career outcome.
Remember – you can spend just as much time and money (and in many cases much, much more) on a second or third rate program as you can on a first rate program.
In my experience, I have found that most people who select one of these lesser options do so for one or more of the following reasons:
- Effectiveness of their marketing messages
- Perceived Low Price of the Program
- Lack of available Information Regarding Legitimate Medical Transcription Training options
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When evaluating any medical transcription training program consider what your ultimate goals are. Many people who express an interest in medical transcription training have two primary goals:
- To get a good job upon graduation
- To work from home as a medical transcriptionist upon graduation
Both of these goals depend on the ability of the training program you choose to deliver a marketable education and to facilitate a number of positive post-graduation employment opportunities.
So when you consider the cost of a program that is fundamentally incapable of delivering on either of your goals, then what initially seemed like a great value turns out to be one of the most expensive and frustrating experiences you can imagine.
Ultimately you should do your homework and ask the hard questions. Look at the evidence of how medical transcription employers view the training program you are considering. Look at whether the program is approved by AHDI. In the absence of compelling objective evidence, you should question their ability to deliver anything but a lot of headaches.
