An Exciting New Profession!

Welcome! If you have come to our blog, you probably got here from our website for TRS Institute, a medical transcription training program.

Medical transcription is an exciting profession and I am so glad to have an opportunity here to share my thoughts with you on this. If you are a person who loves words, is interested in new technologies, and is looking for a portable career that will allow you to work from home, you have come to the right place!

Medical transcriptionists create healthcare documentation from the dictated words of healthcare providers. We play a very important role in the healthcare delivery process, by creating the documents that tell the patient's story.

My entry in the medical transcription profession began almost 30 years ago! At that time, there were no formal training programs, you learned on the job and I was blessed to have a hospital supervisor who was willing to take someone who had some basic medical terminology and teach me. At the time, I had no idea where it would lead! I've been able to take that basic training and work in hospitals, clinics, teach what I know in college courses, work as a quality assurance specialist, lead teams as a supervisor, and even run my own business from my home. In the past six years, my life has been truly blessed to be a part of TRS, first in the production section of our company as the transcription manager, moving to a Vice President role, and then moving to be solely focused on the educational section of our company. Should you choose to enter this profession, the possibilities are literally endless!

I look forward to sharing thoughts and ideas with those who read here. Stay tuned as well to hear from our staff and students as they share their thoughts on this blog! We look forward to your comments!

Kathy Rockel, CMT, FAAMT
Vice President
TRS Institute