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Our Guide to a Career in Healthcare

 

If you're interested in working in the healthcare industry, but unsure of which career you’d like to explore, these resources may help you learn more about Penn Foster's online healthcare training programs, and the jobs they help prepare you for. 
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Your Medical Billing & Coding Salary Guide
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Your Guide to Medical Assistant Duties
How to Become a Dental Assistant

How to Become a Dental Assistant (Guide & Salary FAQs)
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Video: Highlighting our Healthcare Programs

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What Healthcare Career is Right for You?
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Medical Billing & Coding Diploma Helps Grad Enter Growing Field
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How to Decide What Skills You Need for the Job You Want
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Podcast: Meet Dental Assistant Graduate Severina Jimenez

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Podcast: Meet Optician Graduate Yulanda Edgin

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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Pharmacy Technician
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Medical Assistant Diploma vs. Degree

Our Most Popular Healthcare Programs

In Demand
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Medical Assistant
Career Diploma

Prepare for a career helping others in a doctor's office or clinic with Penn Foster's accelerated, online Medical Assistant Training Program.

11 months As low as $59/mo
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Medical Billing and Coding
Career Diploma

This online, self-paced program can train you to start working toward a medical billing and coding career.

10 months As low as $59/mo
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Pharmacy Technician Professional
Career Diploma

Prepare to become a certified pharmacy technician in as little as 8-12 months with Penn Foster’s ASHP-accredited online training program.

13 months As low as $59/mo
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