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Will there be opportunities to continue my education in the position I am hired to do?

I am a CMAA student and hope to find a permanent career as a medical administrative assistant in the helping field. #medicine #healthcare #career-counseling #career #medical #hospital #human services #cmaa

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Monika’s Answer

A Certificate in Healthcare is just the beginning of your future career in healthcare as you expand your knowledge and skills of this fulfilling industry. With this online Healthcare Certificate program, you will develop an understanding of medical roles, patient interaction and the healthcare field as a whole. If you want to work in healthcare, a 22-month online Medical Specialties degree could open many different employment doors for you, such as:
Medical assistant, Medical billing/coding specialist, Medical lab technician, Medical records technician, Pharmacy technician.

University of Virginia offers Bachelor's in Healthcare Management (Complete Your Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management Degree Online)
West Virginia University offers Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration (CERTIFICATE CODE - CG01)
Charter Oak State College (New Britain, Connecticut) offers Online Certificate in Leadership Healthcare administration.
Southwestern Community College (Southwestern Community College) offers Online Certificate in Medical Office Administration
Cedar Crest College (Cedar Crest College) offers Online Certificate in Healthcare Management
Harvard University Offers Online Health & Medicine Courses. Hope this information helps.
Thank you comment icon Good Evening Monika, Thank you for answering my question. It sounds like you have accomplished lots of education in your life time. I received my Bachelor's of Science with a concentration in Human Services and only received a minor in Business Management. I originally was trying to earn a Bachelor in Business Administration, but the analytics part was a problem for me to comprehend. Kudos to you! Sincerely, Janis S. Janis
Thank you comment icon Thanks Janis. Good Luck for your bright future ! Monika Srivastava
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Shana’s Answer

There are a lot of great options for continuing education and many organizations support their employees to do so.
1) Certification programs offered by most local universities
2) Online learning platforms, there are many free learning platforms out there to take advantage of in the industry
3) Conferences, seminars, etc.
I encourage you to create a development plan for yourself to hold yourself accountable to continuing education.
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Michelle’s Answer

Both Monika and Shana are correct. Going into the medical field...continuing education is a must. Many things change from year to year, like laws on procedures and way things are done, to what is can be done and what is no longer done. So there will be yearly/annual continuing educations (CEUs) that will need to be done. Safety, procedures, rules and regulations, to first aid, etc. They all have annual or every other year requirements that need to be done in order to keep certified, and legally eligible to keep a practice/clinic/ hospital, wherever you end up.

But it always helps to keep up on new information, procedures, news about your field. And furthering your education by getting the next level or just classes is going to help you stay on top of your field. Knowing new ideas, processes, procedures, research, etc. will benefit you and your employer. You may find yourself moving up in the field as well...from being a patient caregiver, to education (teaching the caregivers), to being a manager (head nurse/ office manager/ lab director), to going into administration to help further the rules and regulations that make your field function more effectively. My mother went from a floor nurse, to charge nurse, to educator (within the hospital) to administrator. So by the time she left the hospital and went into the Home Health field...she was an Administrator and made policies to keep the agency running smoothly.

You never know where your education will take you. Best of luck.
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