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I started researching schools through MYCAA and found Meditec had all I needed'The main reason I chose Meditec is because of Angela. She was my advisor, and honestly she was there answering questions every step of the way. She called me, not emailed, she made sure I was going along ok, and so did Gary. I felt very well supported!!!! Faculty & Staff Meditec, Inc, is a Utah Corporation in business since 1969. It is a closely held family corporation and its stock does not trade publicly. Jari Davis ' CEO and Course author and instructor, Officer, Staff Member Educational background: Brigham Young University, education and bacteriology. University of Utah Medical Center computer science, programming, medical coding and chart abstraction and trainer ( for World Health Organization ). Set up the standards for data generation and collection for WHO and various NIH federal government grants for various medical departments. Contributed to the Utah Tumor Registry Program with Charles R. Smart, M.D. Started Meditec, Inc, providing outsourced services to medical providers in medical transcription, coding and billing. Commenced training programs for Meditec employees. Set up the entire accounts receivable, patient information system up for the Utah State Department of Family Health Services. Consulting services to many hospitals/clinics in medical transcription, coding training and billing functions. Trained MDs to use encounter forms. Formalized the training programs in early 1990s for on-line education ' competency-based learning. Feature writer for various medical/legal publications in magazines, journals and textbooks. Major contributor to medical/legal online dictionaries. 1977 ' Named Utah Businesswoman of the year by Utah Business Women's organization. 1983 ' Became the first Certified Medical Transcriptionist ( CMT ) in Utah. Chaired the Utah Chapter of the American Association for Medical Transcription ( AAMT ) and served as the President. Initiated the Idaho Chapters of this organization. 1998-2007 ' Guardian ad litem in children's program through Juvenile Court System, CASA Volunteer. Working with children in various stressful homes, discovering potential programs, which might be of assistance, recommending to the Juvenile Court authorities a course of action specifically designed to assist and benefit the affected children. Background in marketing and sales as well as medical transcription. Major course content writer for another online medical transcription school as well as a director there for several years. Technical and content reviewer for Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins in their medical transcription pre-publications. Contributor of related medical career articles for related industry publications. Education includes a degree in Human Services where she graduated with honors. Trained as an MT, she has also mastered coding and billing through a Meditec Coding and Billing Course. Currently serves as an instructor-mentor, Jumpstart Internship coordinator, newsletter writer, and primary monitor for the Meditec student forum. Her passion is in helping adult learners meet and exceed their educational and career goals, and to find a job. Her motto is that one is never too old to learn something new. Wrote the specifications for and assisted in the programming of Meditec's proprietary accounts receivable, patient management for the State of Utah, contributing a relational database to the process. Managed the US' OSHA website under another contract for 6 years ). Designs and administers websites. Trained Meditec employees for billing and coding functions. Available as instructor for on-line questions. Meditec system support. Student on-line support. Letter of Appreciation: U.S. Army, Joint Contact Point, Dugway ' from Technical Director and Chief Scientist ' February 1996 Letter of Appreciation: OSHA Director of Information Technology, April 2000, July 2000 and April 2001