I believe I may have mentioned this 10,000 years ago when I began my focus on MC’s currently 6 health science programs: This is a super link to the many and varied kinds of jobs in the HIM field and so much more.
Type Ahima in google, click on Career Tools, then CareerMap. Hover over any dot or triangle for a title, then click for extensive info re: Education and training, responsibilities, skills required, salary links, it’s fantastic. Try it out! Wish everyone had one J Note the inner circle contains entry level jobs, i.e. with Pre-Med. Coder Certificate, where many of our students would begin. It expands out to Mid, Advanced and Master levels with more certifications.
Speaking of, more for your free time ( ha haaa ):
Since information sessions are all via zoom, anyone can join to hear each
Program Coordinator’s ( PC’s ) info for an hour or so. You will then know
what is being ‘advised’ to students, generally speaking. Students will
always want specific advising and this is not what the sessions are designed to
do, or we’d be there until midnight. With the chat, and for most, i.e.
huge nursing program, we stay to answer as many q’s as possible before quitting
for dinner!
If able, I attend all six ( the seventh, Polysomnography, suspended ) giving brief info, introducing myself. Some are completely self-sufficient, and I stay 15-30 minutes. Sometimes ( hoping ) each PC or Clinical Coordinator disperses their info with my previous input added to their arsenals. In some cases, I am completely involved for 1.5 -2 hours, which is fine too. The TEAS staff are also part of the sessions. They are called Learning Skills Support Specialists. Students can email them directly at lsss@montgomerycollege.edu and find their workshops in our website ( just type TEAS ).
Maureen Mirowski M.S. ( she, her, hers )
Montgomery College
Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus
Adjunct Counseling Faculty
Office: 240-567-5810
CF-151 H
