New Public Health Threat – Be Aware Nursing Assistant

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It seems like we’re writing posts like this one with increasing frequency.  I am referring to posts wherein we bring an emerging public health threat to the attention of our students taking nursing assistant courses. This time we’re reporting on the emergence of a respiratory virus known as Enterovirus D68.  This illness has hospitalized patients […] Read More

Back to School for Adults (Healthcare Training School that is)

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Its back to school time!  “Hooray” shout countless moms and dads who have had just about enough of their children’s summertime shenanigans! But it is not just a time of the year to think about sending kiddos back to school.  If you’re an adult who is in need of a career change and seeking a […] Read More

Happy Labor Day from NYC’s Favorite Healthcare Training School

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To those of you enrolled in NYC’s favorite healthcare training school – the Allen School – with designs on entering the labor force after training for a rewarding and lucrative new career, this blogger wishes you a happy Labor Day!  Lest we forget the reason for this important holiday while we’re beaching, barbecuing, partying and […] Read More

Moving Your Medical Assisting Career Forward

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Indecision, shame, procrastination, pride, excuses, cavalier attitudes, ingratitude – these are all things that can stymie your efforts at moving forward in life and in your pursuit of medical assisting training for a new career.  This chart says a great deal in very few words, offering the 10 things one must give up in order […] Read More

4 Daily Steps to be a Successful Medical Coding Online Student

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Motivating yourself, stepping up, staying focused and being critical.  These are the four things that, if done every day, will help a person to be much more successful in their career according to a recent article by the Business Insider.   These four tips come courtesy of James Caan, CEO of Hamilton Bradshaw Group who clearly achieved a […] Read More

Epic Diversion from Healthcare Training School

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Everyone knows studying to earn your nursing assistant certification or your degree in medical assisting requires a good deal of effort and work to accomplish.  After all, they’re not giving away excellent jobs with solid long-term prospects to any old untrained fool.  And speaking of untrained fools, America’s favorite untrained nuclear power plant safety officer, […] Read More

Medical Billing Online Students Must Update Old Browsers

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There has been a lot of discussion here at the Allen School blog lately about the impact of Microsoft’s phase out of Windows XP and the imminent farewell to support for Windows Vista and 7.  These are important issues that impact medical billing online students who connect to their school and studies over a computer/internet […] Read More

From Medical Assistant Certification to President of the AMA!

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Did you hear the one about the nursing assistant who spent two years as the President of the American Medical Association after completing her medical assistant certification?  How about the 32-year-old nursing assistant who has 25 years of experience in the field?  Believe it or not, hiring managers all have their favorite stories about fantastic […] Read More