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July 24, 2007
Distance Learning Program: Medical Transcription Training Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Heather Stanga (hstanga)@houstonlighthouse.org)
The Lighthouse of Houston
phone: 713/284-8438
fax: 713/284-8451
The Lighthouse of Houston is now offering their popular medical transcription training program as a distance learning program. With a 35 year track record in teaching medical transcription and a placement rate of 100% for students completing the 18-month program, this Lighthouse of Houston course provides a path to a professional career where individuals with visual impairment can excel.
With the aging of the baby boomers, healthcare careers are expected to be in high demand. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts that "job opportunities will be good. Employment of medical transcriptionists is projected to grow faster than average…through 2014."(1)
The National Center for Health Statistics data on blindness and employment are daunting, with 70% estimated as unemployed. (2) This program alleviates one of the largest barriers to employment and training…LOCATION. The student does not have to relocate or arrange daily transportation to attend daily training sessions. Following the 18 month training program, students would be ready to enter the workforce in either an on-the-job training position or in an entry level medical transcription position.
This distance learning program uses phone conferencing, web conferencing, and email to receive lectures and assignments from instructors. This dependence on only proven technologies allows the student to focus on course content rather than "learning" the distance software. All technologies used are compatible with both screen readers and text enlargers, with extensive testing completed for JAWS and ZoomText.
How to be a part of the program? Call us NOW! Classes are forming and will begin as soon as our target enrollment is reached. The estimated start date is October 15. Contact Shelagh Moran at 713-284-8490 or smoran@houstonlighthouse.org for additional information on the program.
1.) Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Medical Transcriptionists, on the Internet at(visited February 23, 2006).
2.) National Center for Health Statistics, 1998 National Health Interview Survey - Disability Supplement, 1994 and 1995.
Posted by Nancy at July 24, 2007 03:10 PM