How to Earn Contact Hours for PA School What is a PA? PAs (Physician Assistants) are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient’s principal healthcare provider. With thousands of hours of medical training, PAs are versatile and collaborative. PAs practice in every state and… Read more »
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What Can a Medication Aide Do?
What Can a Medication Aide Do? Written by Haya Eshtayeh BA A medical facility needs several employees in order to run. You find Receptionists, Technicians, Physiologists, Doctors, Therapists, Nurses and many more working there; some help with administration and others with taking care of patients. However, there is one particular job that deals daily with… Read more »
Compassionate Care When They Need it Most: A Journey in Hospice Care
Hospice Care is defined as a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient’s pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. In this article, however, we want to throw out sterile definitions and take a closer look at what it… Read more »
Medical Assistants Need Lots of Compassion to work in Rheumatology
Medical Assistant Duties in Rheumatology High quality health care does not just happen. It requires the assistance of a person who can follow the directions of a doctor or a registered nurse while also making the patient feel comfortable and assured; especially at a department that deals with movement disorders. Rheumatology is a branch of… Read more »
Join the Fight Against Covid-19
Join the Fight Against Covid-19 By Zainab A. CCMA, NCPT, NCIVT The sudden need for healthcare professionals after the novel coronavirus that is COVID-19 broke out here in the Unites States of America is astounding. Everywhere you look there are more and more hospitals and clinics looking for healthcare workers to help with the ongoing… Read more »