People always say, “Having a baby will change your life.” I did not know how much it would change my life exactly, nor did I know how much my life would change when I married a man who dreams of one day living the self- sufficient life. For both of these reasons, I have decided to pursue becoming a medical transcriptionist. “Babies in daycare have ear infections twice as much as those who stay at home.” Statements like these coming from my doctors, along with the flu cautions across the nation and a desire to be a good mom, compelled me to stay at home with my newborn daughter. Having been used to working all my adult life, I find myself a 31-year-old stay at home mom, disillusioned, broke, and ready to work, but only from home. I have worked mostly in medical scenes for the majority of my research career.

I worked with a psychiatrist in a psychiatric setting, four doctors in a family medical center setting, and a psychologist in a Harvard cognitive neuroscience lab setting. I am used to scientific terminology from working in scientific research as a research assistant and later coordinator and from working in a psychiatric hospital with a medical team. My most recent job, the job I left to stay at home with Ada, was as a Behavior Specialist. My work in the mental health hospital required me to write in the medical records of patients, so I am familiar with documents which are located in the medical record and also the importance of those documents. Along with a BA in Psychology, I also have a Master’s and Georgia certification in Middle School Science Education.  I have taken many science courses, including Biology, Psychology, Physiological Psychology, and Drugs and Behavior which give me a good background to begin a career in medical transcription.

Not only will working as a medical transcriptionist allow me to stay at home with my daughter during the day, but also, I can work from a farm setting.  My husband and I hope to live on a farm in the near future as part of our desire to become self-sufficient. Gaining experience in medical transcription will allow me to work from a remote setting and still have time with my daughter, earn income, and have intellectual stimulation. These are the advantages and motivators I see for a job in medical transcription. When I was in middle school, I taught myself how to type using Apple’s program, “Type!” I became a very quick typist because I would race the computer and it had to be accurate. I liked typing so much that I would come home from school and race the computer for fun. Nerdy, yes, but it has sure saved me a lot of time and effort in my career to have the valuable skill of typing. I was asked to do some transcription at one of my jobs. I was able to use the foot pedal and transcribe a doctor’s conversation with a group of people. I found that I enjoyed doing it and could do it all day as a job if asked.

The Future MT’s medical transcriptionist schools are attractive because it has real physician dictation, different accents to hear, and most importantly, the CD-Rom is loaded with hands-on examples I can type and instantly receive feedback. The CD-Rom is divided into the different medical fields. In the explanation of the course, I enjoyed viewing the screen shots of what I will actually see on the c.d. I could imagine myself using the pedal and typing in accordance with all the different scenarios of the c.d. Speaking as a teacher myself, I think this experience is the best type of experience to have when learning a new skill. I think Future MT is a good fit for me because I can go at my own pace and there is only one final cost. I see myself working as a medical transcriptionist in 2010, hopefully in 3-6 months. One day I may have my own business in MT, maybe 10 years from now, but currently, I just need some employment as soon as possible. Thank you for reviewing this essay and having a full scholarship available. If I won the scholarship, I would be extremely grateful because currently I am not making any money and would treasure the scholarship as a gigantic and much needed opportunity which would have my full effort and dedication.

WRITTEN BY: Julia Harris

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