FAQ

Medical Transcription is the conversion of audio files into word (text) files or format.

Any person with good written English is capable of becoming a highly skilled medical transcriptionist. No age bar or qualification restrictions.

No medical or science background is necessary. Eligibility: Good written English skills. (There is a difference between spoken English and written English. In the field of medical transcription we have to listen to the audio files and type. So what we need is written English. We don’t have to be perfectly fluent in spoken English). Housewives, VRS Individuals, Students, Engineers, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Doctors, Science/commerce/arts Students, Graduates/undergraduates, etc, can apply.

Yes, You can work from home as a Medical Transcriptionist and even choose your own flexible working hours.

Good written English and Good Listening skills are the basic requirements. Everything else is part of our innovative training.

A Computer (desktop or laptop) with an internet connection at home. All the training softwares and material and will be provided by Transdoc.

Of course. A certificate will be issued upon completion of the course successfully. We will courier the certificate to you or send it by post (what ever is convenient).

The future of medical Transcription is very bright. Medical Transcription industry in India is growing at a very fast pace. There is a big shortage of qualified well trained medical transcriptionists. It is estimated that this industry has the potential to grow much further with the new health care initiatives and investments in USA. The need for medical transcriptionists is growing with each passing day. There are very few well trained MTs available in India as compared to the job availability. The ratio of well trained MTs and MT related jobs available is approximately 1:4.

Not possible. Voice recognizing systems or speech recognition utilities have limitations and technical drawbacks. The field of medical transcription is so vast that it is impossible to summarize the entire professional matter into any type of software. More over the field is ever changing and English is not the first language of most doctors in the USA, which makes voice recognizing systems and speech recognition utilities impossible to replace medical transcriptionists (humans).

We give 100% job assistance to all students who successfully complete their training within the stipulated time period which is 6 months from the date of commencement (enrollment)(Level A-3 months and Level B-3 months).The evaluation and certification of a candidate can be done even after 6 months (discretion rests with Transdoc) but no placement assistance will be provided in such cases.

The option to work at home comfortably is the biggest benefit by itself. Saving travelling costs is another benefit. Remember, money saved is money earned. You save time travelling to a company and the same time can be utilized to do more work at home and thus earn more money. Many companies are now offering medical benefits, paid time off, pension plans, life insurance, etc. In short, medical transcription is a fantastic career, which can be relied upon for years to come.

Medical transcription is not a job. It is a career and you can rely on it for financial support for life. A candidate gets promoted from one level to another with experience and with each promotion the work becomes easier and easier since we grow in knowledge and gain speed. The salary increases with each promotion. Medical transcriptionist – Proof reader (Level I)- Proof reader (level II) – Editor Proof readers are also known as QAs (quality analysts)

No need to travel to an institute and waste time. Save travel expenses. Learn MT in a stress free atmosphere of your home. Choose your own learning schedule to view our high quality, extremely result oriented and easy to understand training videos. Let us compare the fees, duration and the earning potential of some other professional courses with medical transcription. a) Courses like nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy, dentistry, etc approximately cost 2 to 8 lacs with salary starting from Rs. 6000 to Rs. 8000 initially. b) Networking or hardware courses cost Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 60,000 with salary starting from Rs. 4000 to Rs. 5000 only. In comparison MT jobs pay you much more because of just one simple reason: these jobs are outsourced from other countries like USA or Canada and the conversion rates of their currencies (dollars into rupees) are very attractive.

The earning depends on a number of factors: The number of working hours, the quality of work (accuracy), the number of lines typed etc In medical transcription, we get paid for the number of lines we type. (65 characters=1 Line). Even punctuations and spaces are counted are characters. The quality or accuracy is another important factor. The doctors repeat almost the same matter in almost all files e.g. same kinds of instructions, same kinds of tests, same kind of treatment or medication, etc. A smart MT, copies and pastes whole paragraphs from the previous files of the doctors in the new files, thus achieving more line count in very little time. By working smart, besides the typing speed, skills, techniques available, a MT can earn lucratively in very little time. The Income of a well trained MTs ranges from 15000 to 60000 per month or more depending on their sincerity and the number of hours they work. Salary depends on the experience, application of knowledge, and typing skills. There are many who earn much more because of their dedication and sincerity. See detailed information in the salary section.

There is no age bar. You can choose to be a medical transcriptionist at any age and start a high paying job.

We, at Transdoc use the latest and best technology and methods to teach our candidates which includes P2P, VoiP, latest Video Conference Networks, latest 4G/FiberOptic 30 Mbps High-Speed Bandwidth, (These are expensive but the best) which enables any student from anywhere In the world to log in and join live classes in just seconds. Webinar was never this easy. HD video with crystal clear voice quality. No complicated outdated URL and cheap softwares. Good training is a combination of good trainers and effective and simple, easy to understand training methods. We have the best trainers, some who have spent many years in the USA and Canada (American or Canadian citizens) coupled with the latest softwares and technology.

Students must have the following (can buy from sellers if not): A Pentium 4 or dual core PC installed with Windows XP/2000/Vista/ Win 7 ultimate or Win 8 operating system with sound card (USB sound card or Logitch USB headphone) and minimum 512 MB RAM (2 GB is preferred), 40 GB Harddisk space, good quality headphone with mic (USB is preferred), broadband or 3G with at least 1 Mbps speed, sufficient backup, etc.

Students must first join the course at Transdoc (live online MT course or regular classroom course) and must complete the course successfully. Students must attend all the classes and practice the work allotted to them, learn from mistakes to produce 99% accuracy. We strive to focus on English language skills, typing speed, listening comprehension skills, software usage, accuracy points, etc. We give 100% job assurance once a student achieves the required accuracy.

Depends on the number of hours the candidate devotes to practice Medical Transcription and the sincerity level. Success is 99% perseverance and 1% intelligence.Approximately, it takes 1-3 months. A candidate (registered trainee) will have access to the training Level A and Level B for 3 months each.This period can be extended if the reasons for extension are valid and genuine but at the sole discretion of the Transdoc management team. EVALUATION/TEST PATTERN Duration: 3 hours First Attempt: Four files to be transcribed. (2 files will be from the practice files already given to the student/candidate during the training program and 2 new files) Second Attempt: Four files to be transcribed. (1 file will be from the practice files already given to the student/candidate during the training program and 3 new files) The evaluation tests are always conducted on a Saturday (3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.)

See detailed information in the syllabus section.

We offer candidates complete professional support, guidance, counseling, suggestions and options to successfully start their home transcription career (work as a home based medical transcriptionist or home transcriptionist) that allows you to work in flexible working hours and earn high income (excess of Rs. 100,000 to 600,000 p.a.)

We offer candidates complete professional support, guidance, counseling, suggestions and options to successfully start their home transcription career (work as a home based medical transcriptionist or home transcriptionist) that allows you to work in flexible working hours and earn high income (excess of Rs. 100,000 to 600,000 p.a.)

CLICK TO JOIN Transdoc offers you the medical trancription course that is specially designed by experts of the Industry (Americans and Canadians) for candidates who want to learn and work from home as Home-Based Employees or HBT without going to an institute, office or a company.

After joining the training program, students must sincerely complete the course. We may ask the student to redo their assignments if the quality is not satisfactory (low accuracy). Medical Transcription is not easy and training requires sincerity and hard work. Understanding the accent of the foreign doctors is a challenge and can be mastered only with regular practice. On an average it takes 1-3 months to complete the training (depending on the grasping power of the student, sincerity, number of hours put in for practice etc). The course can be extended further but at the sole discretion of Transdoc. We do not sell or rent any hardwares, softwares, books, licenses or third-party apps and so will not take any claims or responsibilities of its usage, expiry, damage or warranties. Students must make full effort to solve their computer/internet/hardware/any other technical issues from their respective sellers/vendors/computer engineers. Because of our long term commitment of various payments and service agreements with various vendors, staff, trainers, web designers and developers, publishers, ISPs, hosting services, advertisers, recruiters, etc. and also fixed monthly overheads and recruitment cost for every student, it is not feasible to refund the fees to students after joining or especially after providing technical support, after giving access to MT training or after attending even a single class . Students must agree to this clause to proceed further. No refund under any circumstances; if any issues arise, the Transdoc team will solve it to the best of its ability. Transdoc will deal only with students in case of any issues /complaints/ concerns but not any of their representatives like relatives, friends etc. All legal disputes with Transdoc are subject to Mumbai jurisdiction only. Transdoc assures you 100% job assistance (either home-based or company based across India) subject to successful completion, evaluation and certification of the training course. We will send you the certificate via courier after the successful completion of the course and successful completion of the final theory and practical tests or evaluation. Refresher Course students cannot avail placement and other benefits as they are not our regular students. The students should practice sincerely and appear for an evaluation test (classroom or online) within 4 months from the date of commencement of the training course. The students are instructed to appear for their evaluation only after proper practice since there are related costs involved and it is time consuming. The students can be re-evaluated once again at the sole discretion of Transdoc if for any reason they are not up to the mark. The students/candidates have 2 chances to appear for the test/evaluatioin. If the student/candidate cheats in any way in the 1st chance (attempt) then he/she will be disqualified for the 2nd chance (attempt). (Eg: Copying and pasting from the practice files, getting someone else to do the test files, using voice to text softwares, etc). In such cases even if the 2nd chance is given to the student/candidate which is at the sole discretion of Transdoc then no job assistance will be given to the student/candidate even if the student/candidate passes/clears the test. This is to ensure a moral code and to avoid malpractices. Students must work sincerely once they start actually working in a company and not quit abruptly and unprofessionally without intimation as the reputation of Transdoc is also at stake. They should appear for the job interview or give online interview or test which Transdoc arranges for them. If a student/candidate fails to qualify for the job because of a genuine problem, Transdoc will make a second attempt. (2 job placement attempts will be made by Transdoc). A third job placement attempt can be made but this discretion solely rests with Transdoc. Students must take all the necessary steps to arrange a proper infrastructure to study and work from home eg: at least 2 Gh intel PC,1 Gb Ram, foot pedal (optional), headphone, broadband internet with at least 1 to 2 mbps speed, internet security tools like Norton or e-scan, etc. By joining and accessing Transdoc medical transcription online training program or by taking professional guidance or any kind of support, students agree to the above mentioned terms and conditions and are bound to them legally.It will be thus considered that they have read all the above terms and conditions and unconditionally agree with them by filling in the inquiry form or contacting us in any way.