Quick Facts
- Career Step was recognized as an "Inc. 500 Company" - ranked the 335th fastest growing privately-held business in the country, according to Inc. Magazine.
- Career Step has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the state of Utah by the Mountain West Capital Network for each of the past nine years.
- Career Step's online skills assessment testing service has become the most widely used recruiting tool in the medical transcription industry.
- Career Step partners with dozens of prominent, nationally accredited community colleges that offer Career Step's programs to their students under exclusive licensing agreements.
- Career Step has provided distance education services to tens of thousands of students from all 50 states. Over the years, Career Step has placed graduates with over 700 companies.
- Career Step is approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP), a joint committee established by AHDI and AHIMA for certifying and approving medical transcription education programs.
- Career Step's programs have been featured on the Wall Street News Hour, and many other journals and magazines, including HOME Business Journal, Opportunity World, Home Business Connection, and Inc. Magazine.
- Career Step is registered as an educational institution in the State of Utah under the Utah Postsecondary Proprietary School Act (Title 13, Chapter 34, Utah Code).
- Hoovers.com reports that Career Step "gives its students a leg up into the medical transcription trade."
- Career Step's training is offered to students internationally through its sister schools in other countries to meet the specific needs of their respective markets.
- Career Step is a leading online healthcare education company, offering training courses in medical transcription and medical coding and billing as well as technology solutions to companies throughout the healthcare industry.
- Career Step Founder Andrea Anaya was named as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Utah 2009 awards program. This award recognizes the commitment and dedication Andrea has shown to building her company.
- Career Step was recognized in the 2009 Utah Fast 50 awards as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the state of Utah. The Fast 50 awards recognize the innovative business practices of those companies that have experienced significant growth over the last 5 years.
- Career Step was awarded a 2008 Best of State award in the Education/Training Institution category. This award recognizes the value Career Step brings to the state of Utah.
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Preparing for the CMT Exam
Career Step training and the Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) credential are recognized by employers as the marks of qualified, competent, and experienced medical transcriptionists. The credential helps you stand out as a quality medical transcriptionist within the industry, and you can quickly prepare to excel on the CMT exam with Career Step's CMT Exam Prep course.
Have you already earned your CMT credential? To recertify, all CMTs must earn at least 30 continuing education credits every 3 years. Instead of spending days to earn just a few credits at expensive conferences, take Career Step's affordable CMT Exam Prep course and earn 33 CECs in just 75 hours of course work! See below for a breakdown of the CECs you'll earn.
Benefits of Earning the CMT Credential:
- Industry recognized quality and professionalism
- Improved income stability
- Greater career security
Taking the CMT exam is similar to many other professional certification exams and requires hours of preparation and study. The exam covers a broad range of medical transcription related knowledge and performance, and developing a study plan on your own can be difficult and daunting. With Career Step's preparation course, you'll have all of the tools you'll need in one convenient place to ensure that you're fully prepared for the exam.
The Career Step CMT Exam Prep course reviews everything you'll need to know to excel on the exam. Each module, or course subject, is tailored to fit specific sections of the exam:
AHDI's Exam Breakdown:
- Medical language
- English language
- Anatomy and physiology
- Disease processes
- Medicolegal issues
- Transcription performance
- Editing performance
- Proofreading performance
Career Step's Prep Course Modules:
- Building Blocks of Medical Terminology
- English Language and Grammar
- Anatomy and Disease (4 modules)
- Medicolegal Issues/Ancillary Information
- CMT Practicum - covering all types of transcription, editing, and proofreading in various specialties and difficulties
- Final Exam/Practice Test
The Career Step CMT Exam Prep course makes preparing for the CMT credentialing exam easy! Enroll today to start your path towards professional recognition!
CMT Recertification
Here's a breakdown of all the credits you'll earn based on each section of the course:
| Career Step Module | Number of CECs |
|---|---|
| Building Blocks of Medical Terminology | 2 Clinical Med |
| Anatomy and Disease—Block 1 | 2 Clinical Med |
| English Language and Grammar | 8 MT Tools |
| Anatomy and Disease—Block 2 | 2 Clinical Med |
| Anatomy and Disease—Block 3 | 2 Clinical Med |
| Anatomy and Disease—Block 4 | 2 Clinical Med |
| Medicolegal Issues and Test Prep | 5 Medicolegal |
| Transcription Practicum | 10 Professional Development |
| Total: 33 CECs |
After completing the CMT Exam Prep course, you'll only need 1 Medicolegal CEC and 6 Technology and the Workplace CECs to recertify.
For more information on what each Career Step module entails, please visit our About the CMT Prep Course section.
Career Step's CMT Exam Prep course is a perfect solution for CMT's looking for an affordable and effective way to earn the CECs needed for recertification. Enroll today to earn the credits you need!
