Medical transcription offers jobs to Mindanaoans
DAVAO CITY-Hope springs for medical and non-medical professionals in Mindanao
In its Mindanao-wide Consultation Meeting held last 11 April in Davao City, the Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines (MTIAPI) revealed that medical transcription industry players are poised for business expansion in Mindanao’s “next-wave cities” such as Davao, General Santos, Butuan, Zamboanga and Tacurong which offer cheap occupation rentals while at the same time reach to jobseekers in the provinces who can’t afford for a medical transcription career in Manila.
“We are barely scratching the US market”, said Myla Rose Mundo-Reyes, President of the Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines (MTIAPI), in referring to the Philippines’ share in the global medical industry.
The Philippines, she said, is only serving one-percent of the total medical transcription market in the United States as against Canada and India, two of the world’s leading MT service providers.
The insufficient number of qualified workers remains at the top of MTIAPI concerns as the country’s 10,000 medical transcriptionists can’t suffice the demand of general, business, legal, accounting and hospital transcription fields in the US.
Reyes added that while the US remains the top market for medical transcription, other areas in the European and Caribbean regions are also catching up in terms of growth in demand.
“TADI (Transcription Alliance of Davao, Inc) shares MTIAPI’s desire to strengthen the advocacy for uplifting the quality and image of the MT career professionals in the Philippines”, said TADI president Wit Holganza during the meeting.
MTIAPI aims to triple the current number of Filipino medical transcription workers as they projected more than 8 billion US dollars in terms of outsource and more than 726 million in offshore market opportunities by 2010.
“MTIAPI hopes to establish stronger branding, front-end awareness, and linkages with relevant international associations, as well as find partners and open up more business opportunities for our local MT companies”, said Reyes, adding that MTIAPI envisions the Philippines to become the preferred offshore and outsource destination for medical transcription. Ken Nodalo/MEDCo
Hi William – I am sorry, I don’t really have any contacts in the Industry these days.
Hi Bob,
I am also a resident of Davao, but I am currently working as a college instructor in a state university in Southern Mindanao teaching Biology, Zoology, Botany and Environmental Science courses. I am interested too, to work as a medical transcriptionist,if possible. How could you possibly assist me in securing this job for part time. I can work at home and office as well.
Hi Dave Starr – Thanks for your comment. I agree with you, things like Medical Transcription and such are the wave of the future!
Hi Bob,
A very good article to feature, this. I belive Ms. Mundo-Reyes characterization of “barely scratching the surface” is, if anything, an understatement. I hope this receives the attention thta it should.