Nursing Assistant Education on Medical Marijuana

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To date, some twenty three US states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes.  This liberalizing attitude toward what was once characterized (improperly) as a substance with no redeeming medicinal value has led to the inevitable legalization of the herb for recreational use.  Of course recreational legalization is a bit more controversial and has only been […] Read More

Top 25 Cities Where Healthcare Training School Pays Off the Most

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It is no secret that the medical field is among the top fields when it comes to projected job growth.  Many studies support the claim that job security will continue to be high for those who pursued education at healthcare training schools.  Whether you’re studying medical billing online, or working towards nursing assistant certification at […] Read More

A Subway Hack for Medical Assistant Training at Ground Campuses

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So you’re taking medical assistant training at the Allen School.  And unlike your counterparts at Allen School Online studying to become medical billing specialists from the comfort of their own living rooms, you have to commute to and from campuses around the boroughs.  This means you likely ride the subways as do nearly 1 million […] Read More

World Aids Day and the End of the Epidemic

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Rejoice oh future certified nurse assistants! For the end is in sight with respect to the scourge of AIDS, which has ravaged the world for three and a half decades.  Today, December 1st is World AIDS day, and a perfect time to look at the amazing advancements produced in the treatment and prevention of this […] Read More

Happy Thanksgiving from the Allen School Blog

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Allen School Blog Staff.  We’re giving thanks for another year of helping people begin new careers by studying medical billing classes online with the Allen School.  We’re also very grateful for all those who study to earn nursing assistant certification and medical office assistant training at our ground campuses.  We’re thankful […] Read More

Medical Assistant Training Wintertime Pro Tip

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Here’s a little factoid of significant value to anyone who is either seeking certified medical assistant training or is already employed as a certified nurse assistant in the colder latitudes.  For those of you studying at the Allen School in NYC, this includes you. Now it may be bizarrely 65 degrees as I write this […] Read More

How Medical Assistants Explain Scary Medical Jargon to Patients

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You can be sure a first-time mother will be beside herself when the doctor says her baby suffers from “pyrexia”.  The worker with high deductible health insurance is worried about the out of pocket cost of treatment for his “recurring epistaxis”. The medical industry is probably the worst of all industries when it comes to […] Read More

Happy Medical Office Assistants Succeed

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Even with a top-notch medical office assistants degree like the one you’ll get at Allen School, it is more difficult to succeed in a career (and life in general) if you’re unhappy all the time.  Think about it, we’ve all known that perennially dour person.  You know the one.  He or she is always wearing […] Read More

Diseases Come and Go – Medical Assistants Always Remain

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Found this fascinating graphic that helps visualize the top 10 causes of death in 1900 and again in 2010.  Put side by side it is just amazing to think how many once-fatal illnesses medical science has eradicated in the course of the last 100 years.  The same post at Sploid.com (a favorite geeky site of […] Read More

Don’t Forget to Vote Today Nursing Assistant Trainees

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OK, well neither should medical assistant trainees nor medical billing and coding students forget to vote.  Really, anyone reading this blog post needs to know that today is Election Day here in the US and the mid-term elections include races for every seat in the US House of Representatives.  Here in New York, the Governor […] Read More