Starting 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
READ MOREI’m a Single Parent- Can I Be a Pharmacy Technician?
It’s hardly a new development for a single parent to be in the market for a new job, only to find struggles because of their home and existing work commitments. In many ways, it doesn’t matter what the profession is; it will be a struggle if schooling is necessary. When it comes to pharmacy tech training, it’s no different. There are obstacles in your way if you need to take pharmacy technician training. There just isn’t any easy way around it. That doesn’t mean you can’t make it happen A little determination goes a long way, and if you really
READ MOREShould You Find an Area of Specialization for HVAC?
As you begin the journey toward your career as an HVAC technician, finding an area of specialization is one early key to finding success. To be sure, if you choose installation as your specialty in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, it obviously doesn’t mean you won’t be studying or performing maintenance and repair. On the contrary, as a technician, you will need to have a well-rounded body of work and an ability to be cross-functional in a variety of areas. But it is important as a professional HVAC tech to have an area in which you have a special amount
READ MORE5 Reasons You’re Missing Out By Not Joining the AAMA
So, medical assisting student, let’s look into the future a little bit. You’re out of school (whew!), found your first medical assisting job (yay!), and have started work (yippee!) You’re happy in your position, and have a passion for your new career as a medical assistant, and love the office you’re working in. What’s the next step in cementing your professional status? Joining the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). But you scoff. Pay money to join a professional organization? No thanks. But hear me out! As a professional (yes, you can call yourself that now!), if you don’t join
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