A career as a health care professional can look many different ways, from processing care and treatment information in an office environment to providing treatment to patients in a clinical setting. ANU offers a variety of health science programs to get your career started in this fast-growing field, no matter what your interests.
Get Hands鈥揙n Experience with a Medical Externship
Many of our health science programs allow students to learn through hands-on medical experience in聽externships. These externships are highly praised by students because the experience prepares them for the jobs they want after they graduate and gives them an opportunity to further themselves in those careers.聽Chrissy Holstein, a student who completed the聽Phlebotomy+ ECG program,described her externship at Saltville Medical Center as 鈥渇antastic.鈥� 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 just do venipuncture. We did capillary [punctures] and urine samples; we spun the samples down; and we prepared collections for the lab pickup,鈥� she explained.
Another student,聽Heather Lynch聽from our聽Medical Assisting Associate’s Degree program, landed a job with Southwest Virginia Community Health System after her externship with them. When talking about her new job and how well her externship prepared her, she says, 鈥淭hey gave me the computer and within 30 minutes, they left me on my own,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was very comfortable.鈥�
For other students, the externship helps solidify their potential career choice.聽As explained by聽DeVonda Chilton, who studied in our聽Pharmacy Technician Program,聽 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 sure I knew where I wanted to be until I started my [externship]鈥� When I started my [externship], I knew this was exactly where I wanted to be鈥ou see so much by working in the immediate care, and I鈥檝e learned so much from working there.鈥�
Take Advantage of Flexible Medical Online Classes
Along with the experiences students have outside the classroom, the flexible online classes and encouraging staff make it easy for busy students to attend class and obtain the support they need to make the most out of their time at ANU.聽, a student who studied in our聽RN to BSN Program, liked the convenience of the online classes because it 鈥渁llowed [her] to actually do it at home, or on [her] lunch break.鈥�
Debrah Elvish聽was a student at ANU who was enrolled in the eUniversity聽Health Information Management program. 鈥淚 loved [my experience here!],鈥� she says. 鈥淭he people are fantastic; they are [always available] if you have questions.”
No matter what health science program you enter, here at ANU, you can rest assured that you will have the knowledge you need to succeed.
This program is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools and the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs and prepares you for the nationally recognized聽Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification.2/3
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