AAMT and Prometric announce the launch of the ‘Registered Medical Transcriptionist’ Credential

New International Credential to enhance training & career prospects for young Indian medical transcriptionists

American Association for Medical Transcription, in association with Prometric, announced the Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT) credentialing exam – a newly developed global ‘level-1’ credential in the arena of Medical Transcription. This program is aimed at helping the existing talent pool to scale up and meet the global standards and quality benchmarks. The two organizations also announced a special ‘India price’ for AAMT’s existing Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) exam.

Medical Transcription is a booming industry with exponential growth prospects and opportunities for committed players. While globally the industry potential is around USD 30-33 billion, in India it is around USD 300 million. Currently, there are around 18,000 medical practitioners in the country and this is expected to almost double within the next 2-3 years.

Previously, the lack of globally recognized programs in this domain hampered the evolution of proper talent and career prospects in the industry. With the introduction of RMT, a level 1 exam, on top of the existing CMT exam offered by AAMT, both of which are globally accepted credentials, it will now encourage students as well as existing MT professionals to acquire knowledge and brace up their skills in the field. This will not only help them to perform better while on job, but will also open a whole new world of opportunities and offer long-term career prospects for them.

Source:http://www.mtindia.info/