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What It’s Like in The Medical Field: Advanced Nurse Aide

2023-03-21T16:10:43+00:00

' The decision to enter the medical field is an exciting prospect. The purposeful work that takes place within this career path can take many shapes and forms. This diversity, and the number of roles one can play within this world is enough to overwhelm anyone who’s at the onset of their journey and deciding which path to commit to. One of the quickest ways to enter the medical field, and a path that many of our students choose, is becoming an Advanced Nurse Aide or Patient Care Technician. The Hawaii Medical College program to enter this career takes 252 hours [...]

What It’s Like in The Medical Field: Advanced Nurse Aide2023-03-21T16:10:43+00:00

Is Your School Legit? Why Accreditation Matters

2023-03-04T00:55:26+00:00

Accreditation matters! In recent years, attention has flocked to stories of educational institutions whose purpose was profit over students. These schools, also called “diploma mills,” are primarily interested in churning out graduates as quickly as possible so they can maximize how much they pocket from tuition payments. Recently, one institution was exposed  Stories of diploma mills and educational institutions that take advantage of students.  A recent investigation exposed multiple Florida-based nursing schools for selling thousands of fake diplomas, allowing those who purchased them to sit for national nursing exams. Those who managed to pass have been working with patients across the [...]

Is Your School Legit? Why Accreditation Matters2023-03-04T00:55:26+00:00

What It’s Like in The Medical Field: Medical Assistants

2023-01-13T18:27:51+00:00

The medical field is a diverse landscape of careers that offers limitless opportunities. These choices are so numerous that it can be overwhelming to understand which career path you might be interested in committing to. One profession that many of our students choose is Clinical Medical Assistant. HMC offers both a 15-month healthcare diploma and 24-month Associate Applied Science (AAS) program to start your career as a medical assistant.  If you’ve ever been to a doctor’s office, you’ve likely interacted with a medical assistant who finished a program like those at HMC. Medical assistants may follow a variety of career pathways [...]

What It’s Like in The Medical Field: Medical Assistants2023-01-13T18:27:51+00:00

Exploring Healthcare Careers With The Queens Health System

2022-10-07T06:58:42+00:00

We recently held a Fireside Chat with our good friends over at the Queen's Health System. We discussed the many healthcare careers and how Hawaii Medical College and Queen's are teaming up to help our students get jobs once graduating! Watch the video for the full presentation.

Exploring Healthcare Careers With The Queens Health System2022-10-07T06:58:42+00:00

How Can HMC Help Me Get A Higher Income? A Degree!

2022-07-29T03:25:58+00:00

Hawaii Medical College (HMC) offers a unique array of programs that can lead to your financial success. Receiving your A.A.S. degree from HMC increases your likelihood of getting hired, quickly, and more importantly, for higher pay than you would receive compared to just getting your diploma.  People often associate salary increases with a four-year degree. However, those who earn an associate degree can expect to see some benefits when it comes to their wages, too. And those increased earnings are likely to accumulate over time: Starting out with a higher salary (or boosting your wages in the middle of your career [...]

How Can HMC Help Me Get A Higher Income? A Degree!2022-07-29T03:25:58+00:00

Healthcare Admin in the Medical Industry

2022-07-29T03:31:16+00:00

Have you ever wondered who’s behind the scenes in a hospital or clinic? Who are the people making sure that the doctors and nurses are being assisted? Exactly who is it that’s ensuring that patients are billed correctly, and that the insurance companies handle their end of the bargain? This is the role of the Healthcare Administrator, Billing & Coding professional, and Hawaii Medical College has an amazing program that can take you there. These crucial team members work behind the scenes to make the decisions for the proper running of healthcare facilities. They help to maintain records of patients for [...]

Healthcare Admin in the Medical Industry2022-07-29T03:31:16+00:00

Billing, Coding, and You

2022-06-26T20:56:09+00:00

Are you detail-oriented? Great with math or numbers? Want to work in the fast-paced and growing healthcare field? If so, you are probably a perfect fit for our Healthcare Administration, Billing and Coding program at Hawaii Medical College. In today’s healthcare field, medical billing and coding professionals play an essential part in the Hawaii healthcare industry. As a professional medical coder, both the healthcare environment in which you work, and the insurance companies depend upon you to correctly prepare the information needed for billing and payment. But what exactly does a medical coder do? Medical Coders are responsible for translating what [...]

Billing, Coding, and You2022-06-26T20:56:09+00:00

Why Become a Clinical Medical Assistant?

2022-06-26T20:57:01+00:00

Hawaii Medical College has been on the forefront of placing people in important roles since 2007. For over a decade, they have seen the ebbs and flows that have currently led to the industry’s biggest need for medical assistants in over a decade. But what exactly is a Clinical Medical Assistant? Is this a position that’s right for you?   First of all, a Medical Assisting career is one of the fastest growing careers in Hawaii. If you don’t already have a college degree, or you’re looking to change careers without spending years in school, in as little as 15 months, you [...]

Why Become a Clinical Medical Assistant?2022-06-26T20:57:01+00:00

The Thriving Healthcare Industry

2022-06-26T20:57:11+00:00

Hawaii Medical College has been on the forefront of placing people in important roles since 2007. For over a decade, they have seen the ebbs and flows that have currently led to the industry’s biggest need for medical assistants in over a decade. Since the onset of COVID, the jobs available in the healthcare industry have exponentially increased. Hospitals and private practices are constantly advertising the need for medical assistants, billing, IT support, coders, and much, much more. It is a commonly misconstrued concept that only doctors and nurses work in the healthcare industry. This couldn’t be further from the truth. [...]

The Thriving Healthcare Industry2022-06-26T20:57:11+00:00

Changing Your Career After a Pandemic

2022-06-26T20:57:22+00:00

On top of the global COVID-19 pandemic, an unforeseen event happened to tens of thousands of Americans across the country in 2020. It was stressful, leading to things like anxiety, depression, and fear that nothing would ever get back to normal.  This event? Job loss. Businesses were hit hard by covid. Among the top were the airlines, restaurants, retail, and hospitality fields. Layoffs reached epic numbers and many small business owners were forced to close their doors permanently. Even now, many of these industries scramble to get some semblance of the way things used to be, and most are having limited [...]

Changing Your Career After a Pandemic2022-06-26T20:57:22+00:00
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