Medical Assistant: A Great Career for Stay-at-Home Moms
Jumping Back Into the Workforce Working as a Medical Assistant is an excellent option for stay-at-home moms looking to jump back into the workforce. Not only does this profession highlight their already developed skills, including organizational tasks and caring for those who need help, but it also gives them the flexibility to do it on their own terms. Here are 5 reasons why starting a career as a medical assistant is a great option for stay-at-home moms: Training On Your Time The 36-week program at Ayers Career College is a great option for students with families and other responsibilities. In fact, the schedule
READ MOREWomen in Trades: No Limits
Updated Dec. 2023 Fifty years ago, it was not common for women to work in trade occupations. In fact, it was not common even twenty or ten years ago. Men dominated the world of electricity, construction, heating, and even the medical industry. Fast forward to today, and there are so many more opportunities for women in the workforce. Women can be medical assistants, HVAC installers, and business owners. At Ayers Career College, we want you to know you can train for any career you want! Interested in becoming an HVAC-R technician? Go for it! Is medical assisting or the pharmacy
READ MORE4 Tips to Help You Train for a New Career While Working Full Time
Starting a new job can be pretty exciting! But preparing for a new career requires dedication, and oftentimes specific training. That can be challenging for someone already working full-time. We’ve put together 4 steps to help you successfully transition while balancing your current full-time job. 1) Know what type of training your new career will require. The first step in preparing is to determine the skill set and training that you will need to have. Transferable skills are those skills that you already have and can take from your existing job to virtually any new job. Examples of these would include supervisory
READ MOREStarting a Career in the Medical Field
…Without Going to Med School You want a job that’s exciting and rewarding, and your heart is set on a career in the medical field. You’re in luck – this is a growing industry where you will find many career opportunities of all types and levels. Thankfully, there are positions that don’t require the same long-term schooling (or financial commitment) that med school does. Best of all, they can be just as rewarding! Your options when breaking into the healthcare world are almost endless. There are plenty of workplace settings where you can focus your healthcare career. One great option is
READ MOREI’m Becoming a Medical Assistant. Should I Join the AAMA?
For medical assistants, joining the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) is one of the first things you should consider. Throughout many professions, there are professional organizations of these types, and for many people, it is an internal struggle as to whether to join them or not. Some people consider their profession a job and aren’t interested in committing a great deal of their time and money into programs that will help them in their current field, particularly when they aren’t as committed to this job as to others. Others, of course, feel drawn into their occupation and want to
READ MOREDo You Know All of the Pharmacy Technician Regulations?
Did you know that states define and regulate pharmacy technicians differently? Depending on which state you live in, you may be considered a pharmacy technician either with or without a license, which makes for a wide variety of possibilities across states. This is changing, however, as increased consistency creeps into state legislatures regarding employees of this type, although many differences still exist. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) in a 2009 survey noted that 33 states now have technician training requirements, although this means in some cases that state boards of pharmacy can approve virtually any training program
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