Every recent report on the economy tells the same story with regard to the employment outlook. For many industries, the outlook remains bleak. Yet, throughout the devastating recession we still endure, the Medical industry continues to show solid, unwavering growth. The imminent retirement of the Baby Boomer generation pretty much guarantees that those in the medical field will continue to be in high demand.
This is a likely reason why you’ve decided to pursue a career in medical billing and coding at the Allen School Online. But do you ever allow yourself to dream a little bigger? The basis of understanding you’ll gain through your training here and subsequent immersion into the offices of doctors, surgeons and hospitals could act as a springboard for an even more intensive career in medicine. Now, it’s not for everyone to aspire to rise up through the ranks from billing specialist to nurse, to nurse practitioner to eventually a medical doctor. Nonetheless, it is not outside the realm of possibility. It is likely that some of our Allen School Online grads will feel compelled to use their training as a springboard into full on medical careers. I know many of you are probably thinking, “well, that couldn’t be me” and “my grades were never strong enough to get into med school”. To you I say, consider Naomi’s story.
Naomi (that’s her in the pic above) is currently enrolled in med school and studying to become a doctor. But, she didn’t start out with that as her career plan in high school or even in college. Yet, at her blog,
www.get-into-medicalschool.com she shares her story and tips on how through hard work, perseverance and unshakable belief in yourself, you too could achieve what may seem like an impossible dream. Even as most of you may not be driven to become doctors, I still recommend checking out her blog and gaining some inspiration from her story and her drive to succeed. It almost certainly mirrors your own! And for those of you who may be interested to learn what’s involved in taking this bold step in the future,
Naomi’s “how to take the MCAT” page is chock full of great info.
We continue to be un-surprised by report after report confirming what Allen School Online students already know – that jobs serving the healthcare fields are never in short supply. This is probably one of the main determinants that factored into your decision to pursue an Allen School Online diploma. True to form, the latest report, courtesy of Time.com confirms that indeed, healthcare industry jobs top the list of safest, most recession-proof jobs.
Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines are calling for an end to routine mammograms for women in their 40s and for women 50 to 74 they suggest a mammogram every other year. This controversial new guideline was handed down by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a group of nongovernmental experts convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review published literature and develop recommendations for the use of clinical preventive services. Coming on the heels of the controversial Stupak Amendment limiting coverage for abortions that was inserted into the House healthcare bill in the eleventh hour at the behest of Catholic Cardinals, this new guideline seems to many to be a part of a broader campaign to hack away at hard-won women’s rights. 
