• Another Transcription Scam Shows Its Ugly Head
Back in May we wrote about transcription training ripoffs, companies that sell useless materials to people that want to work from home. We just received this comment from Zo:
“The Future MT course is a complete rip-off. They send you a poorly written book (it is by a well-known textbook publisher, but is still poorly writen), and a CD with some dictation on it. Then you are on your own. They don’t teach you any medical termniology or anatomy, it’s not even in the book – you are expected to just know it, so if you don’t have a background in healthcare, you are pretty much screwed. Luckily, I have taken college level classes in both as preparation for nursing courses, but even I am having trouble with some of the modules. You submit your answers via email to some mass inbox, and you are expected to get on the website and grade your work yourself. The answer key, however, has absolutely no explanations, so if you don’t understand why you missed a question, you are again screwed. I thought I was getting a good deal and even researched the company with the Better Business Bureau, but this course is seriously thrown together by some outsider who knows nothing about the field. STEER CLEAR!!!”
I just don’t know how companies like that live with themselves. And for that matter, I don’t know why the BBB, the State’s Attorney General’s Office and other’s don’t make an effort to shut companies down that rip people off like that.
Actually in our new book, Undress For Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money From Home (comes out mid-March) we have a chapter called something like “Don’t Get Mad, Get Even.” You’ll find more detailed helpful ideas for getting a refund if you’ve been burned too.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:45 am
The book Future MT uses is written by the staff of Health Professions Institute (HPI), which is the top name in the field of medical transcription. HPI is extremely reputable; in fact, the founder of the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) also founded HPI. Their materials are used widely among the most respected institutions. HPI is also the author of the advanced SUM program which is another widely used training course in medical transcription. The key element is that this course is taught using real physician dictation. Many other products use canned dictation and/or actors.
Future MT’s medical transcription training is a self-paced home study course. Yes, students are able to self-grade their work, which is the most effective study method for distance education. Studies have shown that when students merely receive a grade for their work, the majority of students will just continue on to the next lesson without reviewing their progress. When students self-grade, statistically they are more likely to review their progress more thoroughly, thus resulting in a higher retention rate.
The major benefit of distance learning is that you have the flexibility of time to study on your own schedule. If you ever have questions about why you got an answer incorrect, you can contact our mentors anytime for their assistance and advice by mail, email, fax, or speak with a live person during business hours at 888-675-8615. Students receive unlimited support through our mentors who all have CMT designations and many years of professional experience. They help assist our students with any questions they have throughout the entire course. Students who apply themselves and take advantage of this huge resource, will always have somebody to ask for assistance.
Some students do thrive better in a more structured learning environment like that of a local college or university where they meet in a classroom on a regular basis. For students who prefer this, we always recommend that they research local colleges and universities before considering our training. For those who prefer a more flexible schedule through distance education, we work toward always providing the most productive learning methods that work for the majority of our students. Another great aspect about Future MT is that there are no time restrictions for students to complete our training, so former students who had to take off from the course for a year or two for any personal reasons can pick right back where they left off and continue working toward their Certificate of Completion.
If any past students, like the one who made this statement about our company wishes to continue their studies with Future MT, they may call our company today and speak with a live mentor who would be happy to help them as much as they need. If anybody would like to speak with us directly about anything else concerning our company we would be happy to talk to you. Future MT Inc. has been a licensed corporation in good standing in the state of Florida since 2002. In addition, a full report from the BBB on our company can be found by searching for Future MT on BBB’s website or at the current link at: https://www.bbb.org/online/consumer/cks.aspx?ID=103062513292433241
Sincerely,
Future MT Inc.
http://www.futuremt.com
888-675-8615
December 11th, 2009 at 9:31 am
FutureMT is awesome and I have learned so much through their course. If you need to be spoon fed, then yeah, don’t take the course, you should probably look into a local college course where you can sit in a classroom and be lectured to all day and spend thousands of dollars.
As with any online education, you have to apply yourself and do a lot of the work yourself. That’s how you learn. On the flip side it also provides you more flexibility. Like with anything good in life–the harder you work at it and the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. The cool thing with this course is that if you ever have a question, you can ask and there is a certified CMT waiting to assist you. The lady that always helped me was really awesome and so eager to help!
One of my other friends took a course through one of the bigger name online MT courses and didn’t even get the help of a certified CMT when she needed it, and definitely spent waaaay more than me!
Anyways, sounds to me like you just had a bad experience. I’m very sorry for you, but I found the course prepared me really well. To each his own I guess.
Ali
December 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I keep read sites that talk about becoming hassle free or adding more features, and seeing your information is encouraging, because it is not so easy as they say it is..
July 2nd, 2010 at 4:52 am
Were you able to get a job with the FutureMT training?