Hey Cecily,
Do you know if this school is acredited?  If they are perhaps I could get 
rehab to pay for it.
Thanks,
Virgie and Lady Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: Medical transcription class


> Hi Cecily,
> Thanks so much for this information.  I will save it and when I can do 
> something about it I will.
>
> Virgie and Lady Hoshi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecily Ballenger" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 12:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Medical transcription class
>
>
>> Virgie, the class is $75 per month. It used to be $50 but it's recently 
>> gone
>> up $25. The class is quite long because there's a lot of material. There 
>> are
>> 20 units of study and some of the units are long, could take about four
>> weeks to complete one unit. The class is twice weekly, three hours a
>> session. Then there are reviews of the units which are recorded on MP3 
>> and
>> placed in the students' FTP folders. I can't exactly say how long it
>> actually takes to complete the course. It depends on if there are a lot 
>> of
>> interruptions, etc. I've been taking this course since about April of 
>> 2006.
>> I had to do some of it independent study as I wasn't really able to get 
>> into
>> a class because I was working and the classes were during the day. I did
>> start out with me and another gal meeting with Kathy on Saturday 
>> mornings,
>> but then this gal decided that she didn't want to do the class any more, 
>> so
>> it was just me. So I did independent for a while and then Kathy suggested 
>> I
>> join a class since I was no longer working. Now our class is joining 
>> another
>> class that is about three units ahead. So we'll have to catch up with the
>> other units, so that is a little bit of the independent study. We're in
>> about the eighth unit now, so that means there is still quite a bit to go
>> before we finish the course, and even then, we may still have assignments 
>> to
>> work on and finish. Then there's the AHDI test. Used to be AAMT, 
>> something
>> like Association of American Medical Transcriptionists. Now it's 
>> Association
>> of Health Documentation Integrity. So, there you have it.
>>
>> Cecily
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of VIRGIE UNDERWOOD
>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 5:13 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Medical transcription class
>>
>> Hi Cecily,
>> Can you tell me how much this medical transcription class costs and how 
>> long
>>
>> does it take to complete the class?
>> Thanks,
>> Virgie and Lady Hoshi
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Cecily Ballenger" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: Medical transcription class
>>
>>
>>> If anyone is interested in taking the course, just sign up at
>>> www.medtransclass.com <http://www.medtransclass.com/>  and Kathy will 
>>> give
>>> you a call and help you get started. It is a lot of fun, but a lot of 
>>> work
>>> too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cec
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  _____
>>>
>>> From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>>> Behalf Of Vicki and The Rors
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:01 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Medical transcription class
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cecily, And how many units are there?  And, good for you!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vicki
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For You are my rock and my fortress;
>>> Therefore, for Your name's sake,
>>>         Lead me and guide me.
>>> (Psalms 31:3)
>>>
>>>
>>
>