School of Health Sciences Blog
This healthcare blog features healthcare articles and infographics about career and educational paths within the healthcare industry. Written by healthcare faculty and students at Rasmussen College, you’ll be sure to find relevant information about careers and educational paths in the medical field.
Consider a Career in Health Sciences
Do you remember being asked as a child, "What do you want to be when you grow up?". If you answered, "A nurse!" or "A doctor!", here's some additional points to consider about these fast growing occupations.
Exploring Medical Lab Technician Jobs and Salaries
Check out the latest from our What Should I Do With My Life video series as we discuss the wide open career field as an MLT.
Medical Assistant Job Opportunities
This video from our "What Should I Do With My Life" series we speak with Lynn Skafte, the Medical Assisting Program Coordinator at Rasmussen College as she explores the variety of different medical assistant job opportunities within the healthcare industry.
What You Need To Earn A Pharmacy Technician Degree
Healthcare is an industry that sees constant change and innovation every day.
What Is Health Information Technology?
This video uncovers the commonly pursued healthcare career as a health information technician.
Google Health Expires. What Wasn't Prescribed?
What went wrong with Google Health?
Jobs and Salaries in Health Information Technology
The National HIM/HIT Program Director at Rasmussen College is featured in this video blog about jobs and salaries in health information technology.
HIM Salaries and Job Opportunities
The National Director of HIM and HIT programs at Rasmussen College is interviewed in this video blog. She answers essential questions about HIM salaries and job opportunities.
How Do You Become a Health Information Management Practitioner?
This video defines the role of a health information management practitioner, while outlining the required path to begin a career in this exciting healthcare role.
What Is A Pharmacy Technician?
In this video, the Director of the School of Health Sciences at Rasmussen College, Lorrie Laurin, helps us uncover the answer to the question, "What is a pharmacy technician" while sharing some basic information about the career paths and responsbilities of a pharmacy technician.
A Look Into Health Sciences Classrooms at Rasmussen College
Check out some candid shots of our health sciences classrooms here.
How To Become A Medical Administrator
The School of Health Sciences Director at Rasmussen College speaks about Medical Administration educational and career paths.
Pharmacy Technician Job Requirements You Should Know
Watch this video to learn more about pharmacy technician job requirements.
Cultural Awareness As A Medical Assistant
When working in the healthcare field a medical assistant will come across many different types of diversity.
Video Blog: What is Health Information Management?
We sat down with Hertencia Bowe, the National Health Information Management Program Coordinator for the School of Health Sciences, and she unveiled some great information about careers and degrees in Health Information Management.
Earn Your Medical Laboratory Technician Degree To Be The Star Behind The Scenes
The healthcare industry may be one of the most exciting fields in the job market today. This is exactly why going to school to earn your Medical Laboratory Technician Associate's degree will allow you to get started down a promising career path.
What is Medical Administration?
Watch the latest "What Should I Do With My Life" video series which shares information about medical administration degree programs and career paths.
Medical Jobs: Inside a Hospital
Learn more about various medical jobs within a hospital through this engaging infographic.
Common Elements of a Medical Administration Job Description
Join the Director of The School of Health Sciences at Rasmussen College and host Allie Gray Freeland in the latest installment of the What Should I Do With My Life Video series featuring information about a medical administration job description.
What is a Pharmacy Technician?
Join the Director of the School of Health Sciences at Rasmussen College in the latest installment of the What Should I Do With My Life video series. This video features information about pharmacy technician degree programs and career paths.
Get Into the Action of an Operating Room as a Surgical Technologist
One of the best features regarding the healthcare industry is that there are so many avenues an individual can pursue
Pharmacy Technician Degree: Giving a Chance to Help Others
Earning your Pharmacy Technician Associate's degree will prepare you to work within the pharmacy field as an important aid to customers and other members of pharmacy staff.
Becoming a Medical Assistant Puts You On The Fast Track In A Profitable Industry
Looking to earn a diploma and assist others once you've completed your studies? Get your foot in the door of one of the leading industries in the country - healthcare - by going back to school to earn a degree as a medical assistant.
The Truth Behind Sunscreen
It is essential for own health to shield yourself when you're out in the sun. Learn more about the myths and truths about SPF.
How Modern Science Would Change Traditional Fairy Tales
What would some traditional fairy tales look like in a world chock-full of modern science?
What Medical Lab Technician Courses Can You Expect?
What should I do with my life? Host Allie Gray Freeland interviews health sciences expert to uncover the courses in a medical lab technician degree program.
Medical Assistant Career and Educational Path: Five Key Questions and Answers
Here are the top questions and answers related to medical assistant career and schooling that will help you answer the question: "Is this career path right for me?"
Medical Assistants - The Key to Patient Care and Beyond
Looking to break into the healthcare industry but want to be shielded from what happens behind closed doors? Going back to school for your Medical Assistant degree means you'll be the first person a patient sees when they arrive for a scheduled appointment.
Health Information Technician Careers: Where To Begin
As a health information technician, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of all patient health information for a healthcare organization.
Common Medical Prefixes and Postfixes
This infographic explores common medical prefixes and postfixes and their meaning.
Examining Google Health
Learn more about Google Health, Google's new spin on digitized healthcare records.
Health Sciences Degrees: Pursue a Career You Can Feel Good About
This article uncovers steps to take to start a career as a healthcare professional through the pursuit of health sciences degrees.
Medical Laboratory Technician: Put Your Skills to Great Use
Learn about the growing career option in the healthcare industry -medical lab technology, a career path that can be pursued through a Medical Laboratory Technician Associate's degree.
Health Information Technology Degree Programs and Careers
The job of a health information technologist is critical to providing quality health care. Health information technologist is responsible for recording symptoms and medical history, previous medical exam reports and treatment plans, laboratory test results, and other doctors' diagnoses. Learn more about educational and career paths as a health information technician
Medical Assisting Degree and Career Basics
Earning a Medical Assisting degree could provide a great segue into a healthcare career. Learn more about career paths, education requirements, and job requirements of a medical assistant...
Spotlight on Pharmacy Technician Certificate and Degrees
Learn more about steps for obtaining a pharmacy technician certificate or degree, job outlook, and important responsibilities in this insightful article on pharmacy technicians.
Health Information Management Careers on WFTX Fort Myers
Rasmussen College, who offers Health Information Management degrees, discusses health information management careers and the future of the medical field on WFTX Fort Myers.
Health Information Technology Careers on WREX Rockford
Rasmussen College discusses the Health Information Management degree program, careers in health information management, and the future of the medical field on WREX- Rockford.
Six Best Online Resources for Pharmacy Tech Students
It is important to keep up-to-date on drug resources as a health care professional. By the same token, as innovation increases, it is essential for technicians to have multiple resources available to support their work. Read more about the six best online resources for pharmacy technicians...
Heath Information Management (HIM) History: Past to Current Day
Discover the history of Heath Information Technology (HIT) through the 21st Century.
My Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) Exam Anxieties
Read about one student's journey from self-doubt to self-actualization.
Uninsured in America: A Look at Those Without Health Insurance in the U.S.
Uninsured in America: A Look at those Without Health Insurance in the US
Certified Medical Assistant: Promising Career of the Future
Job opportunities are on the rise in Certified Medical Assisting. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in this industry is projected to grow much faster than average, ranking medical assistants among the fastest growing occupations between 2008 and 2018 - seeing a 34 percent increase within the decade.
Career Spotlight: Medical Assistant
The Medical Assistant profession is a very misunderstood profession in health care. People often ask: What exactly is a Medical Assistant? Do they serve as a nurse, a nursing assistant, or a physician's assistant? This is the question that I asked Certified Medical Assistant, Melissa Cole.
Career Spotlight: Surgical Technicians
Some people get queasy at the sight of blood or seeing invasive medical procedures. For those who don't say "Ewww" or "Gross!" at the sight of blood, a career in surgical technology may be for the job for you.
Common Medical Errors
This article will list common medical errors and how operating room staff can prevent them from happening.
10 Facts and Myths about H1N1
The words "swine flu" and "H1N1" buzz through daily conversation, media outlets, social media and web forums. With all the hype about this disease, there is sure to be a twisted sense of fact and fiction. This sense of misinformation is causing people worldwide to avoid public places, eating pork and even force individuals to wear face masks. Where does the truth about this disease really lie?
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