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On 8/22/2003 at 14:28 Kathy Woodall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hello Joy, here is the info which I am planning to put on the site.  I
>have
>my registered name now, and the site is being created as I write.  It will
>be www.kaysclass.com.  Here is further info, I hope this helps.
>
>Welcome to the home page of Kaysclass.com.  My name is Kathy Woodall, and I
>am very excited to offer an online medical terminology and transcription
>class
>in real time, via oral communication, through the I-Vocalize chat client.
>
>The class will consist of an in-depth study of the suffixes and prefixes
>which make up the largest part of the terminology used by physicians.  Once
>these
>basic word roots are understood, we will begin a system by system
>approach
>to the body, incorporating what we have already learned, with terminology
>applicable to each system.  As we do this, we will be discussing proper
>usage techniques, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure, as they
>apply to
>medical reports.  You will also be typing actual reports (minus any
>references to specific patients), as you progress in the class.
>
>I am happy to be able to present this four to five month class, which will
>meet twice weekly at times to be announced, for an introductory price of
>$300.00
>per student.  This fee can be paid out, with the understanding that you can
>be dropped from the class at any point that your payment is not received.
>For more details on payment arrangements, please refer to the "Payments"
>link below.
>
>To register for this introductory class, or if you have questions, please
>feel free to email me at [log in to unmask]  (This is not quite set up
>for
>email yet, but will be soon.  In the interim, feel free to use
>[log in to unmask]) I only have space for ten people in any
>given class, so your quick response to this offer will ensure your place in
>the class.
>
>PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
>
>My interest in the medical field started early in life, with a desire to
>become a nurse.  However, being visually impaired prevented me from
>realizing this
>goal.  When I later became a single mom, I began looking for ways to save
>money on daycare while working full time.  I took an eight-month
>transcription
>course at the Lighthouse for the Blind in Houston, Texas, which led to my
>first night job at Methodist Hospital.  Over the next 23 years, I have
>worked
>at hospitals in  the Houston area, the Veterans' Administration Hospital in
>Little Rock, as well as a small hospital in the community where I presently
>reside.  I have also worked in physicians' offices specializing in
>neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry.  I have worked at home as a contract
>transcriptionist
>for family practice clinics, physical therapy clinics, a urology clinic,
>and
>a typing service which included emergency room work for John Petersmith
>Hospital
>in Fort Worth, Texas.  This work has given me much experience in every
>aspect of transcription, including lab reports, x-ray, hematology/oncology,
>OBGYN,
>and operative reports.  My goal for this class is to equip students with
>enough of a "comfort zone" in each system and specialty, that they will be
>able
>to compete in the ever-growing need for knowledgeable, trained medical
>transcriptionists.
>
>Hope this helps, Joy.  Please feel free to pass it on to anyone you might
>know who would be interested.  Looking forward to hearing from you again
>soon.
>
>Kathy Woodall
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>

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