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Medical Arts, Allied
Health, and Health Technologies are all terms used to
describe careers in the health care profession. Jobs
in this area run the gamut from Radiology
Technologist, Respiratory Therapist, Medical
Transcriptionist, Dental Hygienist, Medical
Receptionist, Paramedics, and Surgical Technology to
name just a few. One important element in the
education and training required of these important,
highly technical, caring professionals is that many of
the general core courses and occupational core courses
are available online through GVTC.
Featured in this issue of Velocity: two graduates of
the Medical Transcription program from Northwestern
Tech who completed their courses totally online; a
student in the Medical Receptionist program at North
Georgia Tech who combined on-campus and online courses
to reach her career goals; and, the online
Mammomography program at Coosa Valley Tech which gives
Radiologic Technologists the opportunity to study and
prepare to sit for the national registry exam to
perform mammograms.
These
articles show what life-long learning is all about.
Life is full of transitions; from losing a job due to
downsizing and taking advantage of the opportunity to
start a new career, to changes in work schedules and
home life due to the arrival of children, and to
becoming more proficient and earning new
certifications in your current field of employ. When
one goal is reached, there is another to be set and
achieved. The online courses offered through GVTC
from the state’s 34 technical colleges enable
individuals to realize their goals without facing the
traditional barriers of time and place.
We
are pleased to present these articles featuring a few
of our students, instructors, and programs. To find
our more about our extensive general core and
occupational specific course offerings in the health
care field, just go to www.gvtc.org.
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Student
Success Stories:
Unique
Mammography Training for Registered
Radiologic Technologists
 The
lifetime risk of a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer
is one out of every eight women.
This statistic makes a well-trained mammographer
vitally important.
The
lifetime risk of a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer
is one out of every eight women.
This statistic makes a well-trained mammographer
vitally important.
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Medical Receptionist Program
Medical
Receptionist Saves Job and Advances Career Through Online
Classes
Ada
Arrowood lost her job twice due to downsizing by her
employers.
Ada came to North Georgia Technical
College explaining that she
had always wanted to work in healthcare and felt this was
the time; however, she did not want any of those “on-line
classes.”
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Medical Transcription Program
Online
Medical Transcription Program Serves High Demand Field
Allison
Blaschke and Angie Dyer are two of a kind! Both are
graduates of the online Medical Transcription program at
Northwestern
Technical College and both are employed with University
Surgical Associates at
Erlanger
Hospital.
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Student
Services Feature
Staff
Spotlight - Mandy Bandy
Meet
Mandy Bandy of GVTC's Student Services.
Mandy
has served GVTC and its students well for many years.
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GVTC
Updates
Spring enrollment
and course numbers:
Enrollment —
9,129 (last Spring quarter - 4,776)
Number of Courses —
727 (last Spring quarter - 405)
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do not necessarily reflect those of GVTC.
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