Joel Said:

Is there any fun opportunities to experience medical work for a high school junior?

We Answered:

Try asking for some volunteer work @ hospitals or if you want you can look around for applying to Medical camps I know Stanford had some Medical camp in the summer but the deadline was in January, but there are plenty more you just have to look around.

Jean Said:

Can I work at home as a Medical Transcriptionist without experience working at a medical facility?

We Answered:

First of all... you can report the people who are posting irrelevant answers. (I saw an answer where you were complaining about this) ;)

I work from home as a Medical Transcriptionist. I was worried about the 2-3 years experience required by most companies. So I called them and asked them about this. Most companies will wave the experience required if you graduate from one of the top schools.

My community college offers Medical Transcription courses. They are accredited and you can apply them towards an Associates degree. Attending a community college is fine if you plan on working in a hospital or doctors office. However, many of the companys which hire at-home Medical Transcriptionists require training from one of the top 3 AAMT (American Association of Medical Transcription) approved institutions.

Pay the extra in tuition to attend an 'approved' school. Many people have received training through inadequate programs only to find out that they are unable to find a job. AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription) has a list of approved schools on thier wedsite. The top 3 are M-tec, Andrew, and Career Step. Check out: http://www.mteducationonline.c... It is an affiliate site for Career Step. Career Step is an AAMT approved program and they are partnered with many of the major MT employers. In other words, their graduates get the jobs. Career Step has a competitive curriculum in comparison to the other 2 approved AAMT schools, but I believe their course is the cheaper one of the 3. They do offer scholarships and if you take the course through one of thier partners (one of the community colleges) you can get a Sallie Mae loan.

I received a job less than a week after graduation. The platinum level offers job placement assistance. The school forums offer a vast amount of information regarding who is currently hiring, the best companies to work for, and much more.

I would be happy to answer any questions if you want to e-mail me. :) Best of luck!

Ruth Said:

Work experience as a Medical Receptionist- Should I ask or not ?

We Answered:

Just make up a resume and go in personally to hand it in or fill out an application and then turn them in together. I'm sure you have some experience somewhere. For example I was a medic in the military so I knew a bit about medical vocabulary and procedures for my receptionist job at a veterinarian's office. Make up some baloney like that. It's not rocket science after all ;-)