Advantage of being an MT: Flexibility
I want to become a medical transcriptionist for many reasons. Becoming a medical transcriptionist would allow me to work in my own time, be able to spend time with my children, provide for their needs while helping my husband financially support us and be able to pay student loans. My husband works full-time at Target, but his hours are never the same. Since his hours are never the same, it is almost impossible for him or me to get another job.
Potential employers want to know availability and we cannot do that with his work schedule. I already have two associates degrees, but there is not any work here I am qualified for since I do not have any experience. I also have two children under the age of two that I take care of, one of which has Cystic Fibrosis. It is important to me that I am able to stay home and take care of not only both of them, but especially my daughter. Not very many know people have even heard of Cystic Fibrosis let alone know how to take care of a child with this disease. My daughter has to take a lot of medications, enzymes, breathing treatments, and chest percussion’s. I need to be at home with her, but my husband and I both have student loans, a mortgage, and credit cards that we need to pay, not to mention other bills as well. We also have to sell our house because we cannot afford it anymore on one income.
Becoming a medical transcriptionist would allow me to take care of all of these needs. Some advantages I consider of working in the MT industry are the flexibility of hours, the opportunity to work at home, working in a career, and the feeling of being able to provide for my family. It is such a great feeling to have when you are financially stable. I do not have to commute and I save on gas. I could spend most of the day with my kids and work at night while they are sleeping. This means more to me than anything knowing that a silent killer disease is taking my daughter. I want to make every second count with her. To be completely honest, the opportunity to get a paid scholarship for training influenced me to train with Future MT. Since I already have two associate degrees, I cannot afford any more student loan debt.
As far as benefits that Future MT offers, I like that there are two guarantees. There is the money back guarantee, and there is the employment service guarantee. These two guarantees prove to me that Future MT will work for me. This bargain is hard to come by. Some educational or career goals I would like to see myself achieve in the MT industry in the next couple years is to become a professional and be able to prove myself worthy of working for whoever it is I am employed by. I may also wish to work as an independent contractor and expand my horizons working as a medical transcriptionist.
WRITTEN BY: Monica Rood
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