The Next Chapter ...
At times, the road to becoming a medical transcriptionist was a very bumpy one but I can finally say that I have officially graduated from M-TEC! The process of waiting for my final exam to be graded was both nerve-wracking and exciting.
It is a great feeling to have finally accomplished what I set out to do; however, now my focus has turned to studying and passing the RMT exam and obtaining employment. I have signed up for a 12-week RMT review course that starts at the end of this month and have begun working on updating my resume. It has been nearly 3 years since I left my job to stay home with my new baby and prior to that I worked for a communications company for 7 years. Needless to say, the entire process of job hunting and interviewing seems a bit scary. In the blink of an eye, what felt like a comfortable protective bubble of being in school is gone and replaced with the uncertainty of finding a job and working as an MT.
I could not sleep one night recently so I went downstairs and decided to go through some magazines that I had not gone through yet, and one of them was ADVANCE. While I was reading through it I came across the information regarding the virtual job fair that was coming up soon. Perfect! I have always wanted to attend an ADVANCE job fair, but they have never been within reasonable driving distance for me. I am not sure if virtual job fairs have been offered before and I missed them, but this is great timing for me!
Although the unknown has been making my head spin lately, I do feel that things are finally falling into place. The plan that my husband and I made many years ago is slowing becoming reality. Graduating from a top-notch school was the first piece to the puzzle and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I must say I have enjoyed my school-free life recently as I have been able to spend my time outdoors gardening and catching up on household duties that I let slide for so long.
There was a Web site that was shared on the message board at my school, which I found to be very entertaining and wanted to share it here. The bloopers were compiled by two transcriptionists and can be found on this Web site.
I imagine that bloopers such as these would certainly keep you on your toes! If you have any that you would like to share, please feel free, and they could also appear in ADVANCE's "Say What?" column that appears in print.