Success Stories

Read about some of TxMTI's successful graduates:

• TxMTI success story: Christin Lange
• TxMTI success story: Barbara Rowell
• TxMTI success story: Allison Jester

TxMTI success story: Christin Lange

Being a medical transcriptionist stimulates Christin Lange’s brain.

“There’s never a dull day. There are always new vocabulary words to learn and new procedures to type about,” says Lange, who lives in Pflugerville, Texas.

A friend’s mother suggested a career in medical transcription when Lange was unhappy in her full-time job at a bank and was uncertain about her career path. She graduated in 2003 from what’s now known as the Texas Medical Transcription Institute. Lange says her instructors adeptly provided the knowledge she needed to successfully enter the medical transcription field.

“I really enjoyed the information was given and how it was taught,” Lange says. “It was never too much to take in at once, but just enough to stay challenged and interested.”

Four years after graduating from training program, Lange puts in 30 to 50 hours a week as a medical transcriptionist. Her hours vary, depending on what else is happening in her life at the time and how much income she wants to generate that week.

“There really isn’t another opportunity like this out there,” Lange says.

TxMTI success story: Barbara Rowell

Working for herself as a medical transcriptionist, Barbara Rowell of Bastrop, Texas, enjoys more career freedom than she ever has. Since graduating from the Texas Medical Transcription Institute in 2005, the empty-nester has found a new lease on her work life.

“I have more confidence in myself and am much happier than I have ever been as someone else’s employee,” says Rowell, who has two children and two grandchildren.

Rowell decided to enroll at what’s now known as the Texas Medical Transcription Institute after performing transcription when she managed an OB-GYN office. Medical transcription appealed to her because she could work from home, be her own boss and gain more control over her income.

In the training program, Rowell appreciated many elements, including the knowledgeable instructors and the inclusion of reference books in the price of tuition.

“For anyone considering enrolling in the Texas Medical Transcription Institute training program, you probably will not find a better program anywhere, especially at the price. The time it takes to complete the course and get started working full time as a transcriptionist is nominal,” she says. “All you have to do is apply yourself during the course, and you have a guaranteed job when you graduate.”

And Rowell’s job is portable. She can work from anywhere in the world as long as she get online through a high-speed Internet connection. Rowell chooses to work eight to 14 hours a day, six or seven days a week. She adjusts her daily hours to fit her schedule and her needs.

“It depends on what I’ve got going on and how big I want my paycheck to be that pay period,” Rowell says. “There is a lot of money to be made in this field if you want to put in the hours.”

TxMTI success story: Allison Jester

After bringing two children into the world, Allison Jester decided to make her own world more manageable. She left her job as a biochemist to pursue an ideal at-home career: medical transcription. After graduating in 2004 from what now is called the Texas Medical Transcription Institute, Jester works about 15 hours a week as a medical transcriptionist – allowing her to generate income and to avoid sending her children to day care.

“It has been a miracle for my family. Now, I can stay at home and still make the extra income we need,” says Jester, who recently moved from Austin, Texas, to the Dallas suburb of McKinney. “I never miss any special moments in my children’s lives.”

Jester manages to squeeze in her medical transcription work when, for example, her husband’s at work or the kids are napping.

“It really is an at-home job that works. You get all the equipment and books you need to start when you are done with the course, you get a job and you start getting paid immediately,” she says. “You always know what your pay is going to be, unlike sales or some other at-home jobs.”

Jester compliments the caring and understanding staff at the Texas Medical Transcription Institute. “They really want you to succeed at their company,” she says, “and that matters a lot.”

It also matters a lot that Jester finds the work flexible (you can do medical transcription in your pajamas) and interesting.

“Every patient whose records I type has a new story and situation,” she says.