Veterinary Assisting Careers

You love animals! So, why not fold your love for animals into a career caring for their health and well-being? You can at PCDI's Veterinary Assisting School.

Like many online career schools that offer training in veterinary assisting, the fundamental courses you’ll study include subjects like surgical nursing and terminology, and pathology and preventive medicine. And, of course, each subject is designed to give you give you the expertise to really make a difference with animal patients of all species and sizes.

Plus, you’ll also take a deep-dive into the world of veterinary anatomy and physiology. Sounds intimidating but you’ll learn some really fascinating things about how animals function and you just might become a trivia night secret weapon.

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Fitness and Exercise Careers

The Personal Trainer and the App

You’ve seen them in just about every fitness center; old-school exercise “app”aratus. Treadmills, circuit machinery, stationary bikes and the like have all been as much cornerstones of the health and wellness industry as Fitness and exercise career professionals and personal trainers themselves. But now, thanks to smartphone technology there are a bevy of smartphone apps that are assisting fitness professionals and their clients alike.

An infographic recently developed by market research firm Lab42 titled Let's Get Physical and Digital, illustrates that 33% of smartphone owners polled use apps to track fitness and food regimens with another 31% doing the same on websites. And, a whopping 75% are sharing their fitness progress on Facebook.

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Health and Nutrition Careers

The Paleolithic Diet. An Infograhic

Have you heard of The Paleolithic Diet aka the Hunter Gatherer, Primal Blueprint, Paleo, Caveman or Stone Age Diet? It’s based on what the first humans ate: wild plants and animals. Ok, a true paleo diet may very well have been perfectly healthy at the dawn of time B.C., it takes a disciplined individual pull it off. But many of today’s health and nutrition experts feel the diet is hard to duplicate.

Those pursuing nutrition careers are well aware of the fundamentals of weight management, the mechanics of energy balance as well as the role fortified foods and dietary supplements play in the developing body and in maintaining optimal health. If helping your clients manage weight loss is part of your expertise, then the Paleolithic Diet just might be something to keep in your arsenal as a unique choice for anyone interested in getting back to their roots as a means for weight loss!

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Health Care Triple Threat

Three Hot Careers to Prepare for Now

A trend report from the University of California San Diego Extension (extension.ucsd.edu) reveals some options for hot health care careers. To snag the best opportunities, experts advise you to hone your current capabilities with education that focuses on specialized career knowledge and skills so you can take advantage of the best opportunities in these popular sectors of the industry.

Health Information Technology

When a patient visits the hospital, the staff creates a detailed medical report that contains all the physician's notes, X-rays, lab results, treatment plans and medications.

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Medical Billing Careers Get Top Billing

Reclaim Your Future: Process Medical Claims in a Medical Billing Career!

The healthcare industry is generating quite a buzz these days. The $940 billion healthcare reform bill, which goes into effect in 2014, looms large with the challenge of sweeping changes that will affect both patient and provider in just about every medical setting.

Among the mandates is the transformation of printed medical charts into electronic records. This and other mandates should create greater demand for medical billing and claims careers. For example, the bill...

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