The course is a complete quality course. You do not have to invest any extra money into books, software, or equipment. We are up front with what you will receive, provide you with everything necessary to train to become work ready, and we are there for you every step of the way from the start of your training right up through the job placement process upon completion. We teach you from experience and do not make any promises or guarantees we cannot keep. You receive personal one on one contact with the director/developer of the course and we do not hand you off to a barrage of different people. There are no phone menus to contend with and your email correspondence is answered promptly, usually within an hour or so. We strive to not only provide you with the best possible training, but to also provide you with any assistance you may need during that training. We are not a hard sell business and we invest the majority of your tuition directly into the course and service you receive rather than on costly advertising or expensive web sites to promote our course. Many times consumers think the more you get, that it's a better deal. Well, this may be so when you're buying paper towels, but not education. What counts is not only the quality of the education itself, but in today's fast paced technological society, customer service you can count on. CAI represents that, quality education coupled with support you can count on. Also, unlike many courses, we do not include any wasteful components in the course, so we can charge you a higher price.

We also do not use marketing techniques like offering different courses or levels. This is a common practice if your main goal is to make a sale. We only teach one course and that's medical transcription. We also do not promote other medical transcription businesses or organizations by having their links on our web site to look that much more impressive. Our stamp of approval comes from the highest educational source and that's the Department of Education; the same institution that licenses your K-12 schools, vocational schools, and universities. We go through a rigorous licensing process each and every year thus ensuring you the best education possible. At CAI, we would rather lose a prospective student than offer you a course that provides minimal training. In our professional opinion, there is only one way to learn this. There should not be options like basic course, better, or best.

Our course is also fully up-to-date, which is very important when training in this profession since the medical profession changes on a daily basis. The majority of MT service companies that hire at home workers will test you prior to hiring. Our course more than prepares you to successfully pass that testing and we have proven that time and time again with so many national service companies hiring our graduates over the past ten years, commenting on the high scores our graduates receive on employment testing.

Our course comes as a whole. We do not sell it in units or modules. Offering a course in units or modules can sometimes be very counterproductive. What we give you is "everything" regardless if you pay in full or opt for a payment plan. From experience, you can't complete a course with partial instructions or reference materials. It should be done as a whole working from one part right into the next; not having to wait for the next portion to arrive or worse yet, not being able to pay for the next portion due to unforseen circumstances. We send you the whole course thus allowing you to look over the "whole" program for seven days before you decide whether this is right for you. We charge a one-time shipping/handing fee of $25.00. Many schools that break up their course into units or modules charge you shipping/handling for each unit you receive, which can add up to as much as $200.00 just in shipping costs.

Our course was developed by an eighteen year veteran of the profession, who to date also operates her own national medical transcription service offering many opportunities for graduates to work directly for the service following graduation. We also work along with many medical transcription service companies across the country, who have tested and placed our graduates over the past ten years. Many waive their experience requirement for CAI graduates and will test you upon referral. Most graduates test very well and are placed in at home positions within a short period of time following graduation.

This course is not offered by someone selling "how to books", but by someone who has worked in every aspect of this profession. All specialties and body systems are covered in the course. Completed transcripts are included for immediate correction and continuous training; no waiting to receive your corrected reports in the mail and no deadlines are given with respect to each section of the course. This allows you to comfortably progress at your own speed and allows you to pace your training according to your own schedule.

All reference materials and books are included in your training course whether you choose online or course only option. Many courses may include a substantial variety of books. This does not necessarily mean you will use all of these books, but it does mean you will pay for all of these books. Many can be specialty books that you may never use again once you finish your training. Our books and reference materials are designed to use throughout your training and will continue to use right into the actual work aspect. Many times you can purchase a book on your own for a fraction of what a course is including it. Also, many books are updated quite frequently, even every year, so when it comes time to begin working, you would have to purchase the updated version costing you money that could be better spent on other materials you may need upon entering the work force.

We take time with each and every call or email we receive. We sometimes spend hours with those just requesting information before they even enroll. The director takes a personal interest when it comes to each and every student. Sounds pretty impossible? Well, it's not. Especially if you are a person who can answer any question you may have regarding this profession and handle any concerns you may have. We also do not keep any students or graduates waiting when they need our assistance.

Our primary goal in developing this course was not profit, but to fulfill a need. This need was expressed time and time again by those wanting so desperately to train for this profession. The majority of the time it was either because a mom wanted to stay home with the children or someone was handicapped and could not work outside of the home. We soon realized this need was not being met because of the high prices being charged by many schools or the ridiculously low prices being charged by those just looking to sell a course. Because of that specific reason, the director developed this program that would not only adequately train you to work immediately following completion, but a program that could be totally affordable to many who could not afford the higher priced course or were skeptical of the low priced course.

Because our primary goal was not profit driven, our support of each and every student reflects just that. We realize the hardship of paying for any training course and we aim to provide you with any and all assistance you may need along the way to get you to that ultimate goal of becoming employed as an at home medical transcriptionist. We not only removed the expense, but also the risk. Our reputation with former graduates, present students, and many employers is a reflection of our pledge to provide you with the best educational tools along with the support you may need along the way.

We provide job placement assistance upon graduation. Although no one can guarantee anyone a job, we have achieved a 98% placement rate of our graduates in at home positions. We have many nationally based companies who test our grads and waive experience requirements.

Everything is included with your course in order to successfully accomplish your goal of becoming a work ready transcriptionist, except a computer and we do highly recommend an updated computer (less than five years old) since you will be eventually using this computer in the real MT world. For the online option, you would be required to have Internet access, as well as a sound card, Windows, and a USB port to plug in your foot pedal.There is no special software required other than a word processing program such as, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, etc. for those completing the course only offline. Any program you may already have installed on your computer will suffice to complete this course. We don't want you to spend any extra money on these things since most of the time the company you wind up working for uses a specific program and sometimes provides you with a program.

The course is comprised of book work, but the audio portion will be on CD for those opting for the course only option. As we talked about prior, this is the most up-to-date dictation (digital files) and you will need a computer based transcriber, which we do include in the course. We also include this equipment for online students along with all materials necessary to complete this program.

We require students to have the ability to type at least 45 wpm proficiently, have a HS diploma or GED, and be over 18 years of age.

That's it! There is absolutely nothing else required to get started and complete this course.

There is a mandatory examination upon completion of the transcription section. This is necessary in order for you to obtain a certificate of completion or diploma, which is key to gaining employment. This certificate attests that you have the ability to sufficiently begin working in this profession. You also need to pass this in order to use our school name as your source of training. The fee for this exam is $89.00. We do not include this in the core price of the course, as we feel that you should not have to pay for something you have not received. If you do not pass the exam the first time around, your results are gauged using industry standard guidelines. If you meet the criteria, we will re-test at that time at no further cost to you. Upon receipt of the exam, it is hand-graded, not electronically graded as some home study schools do. We believe that personal individual attention is necessary in order to fully evaluate each and every student's ability and progress. We grade your work just as a teacher would if you were attending a physical school.

As a medical transcriptionist, you will be responsible for each patient's medical information. This information will sometimes be shared between physicians and healthcare institutions. The importance of accuracy is crucial and unfortunately cannot be measured by a computer. Transcribing reports are not multiple choice or fill in the blank tests. It is more like writing essays and these essays should always be assessed individually thus making certain you are capable of undertaking such an important task. This is very intricate learning, which in turn requires intricate assessment.

Upon receiving a satisfactory grade, your certificate is issued and you can be assured that we have the qualifications, experience, and credentials to back up any recommendation we provide. This exam also provides us with the opportunity to evaluate your work readiness in order for us to refer you to national companies, who have recruited our graduates for at home placement over the past ten years. Following that evaluation, if we feel that you are capable and ready for placement testing, we will be happy to assist you with referrals for employment positions. Should any student not pass his/her examination, we then re-evaluate that student's progress and he/she may have the opportunity to participate in our mentor program, which consists of one-on-one training with a qualified instructor.