Concorde Blog
Celebrating Surgical Technologists Week
Sep. 18, 2017
The Association of Surgical Technologists Board of Directors dedicated the third week in September to recognizing surgical technologists in 1984. National Surgical Technologist Week has been celebrated every year since as an opportunity to promote...
Bedside Manner and Professionalism
Sep. 14, 2017
The old prevailing wisdom is, bedside manner doesn’t matter for health care professionals. But, does it? We want all of our students and graduates at Concorde to be happy and successful health care professionals. So,...
Staying Focused in the Digital Age
Sep. 12, 2017
The rise of gadgets in the digital age has led to a decline in human attention span which, by some accounts, is now less than that of a goldfish. Conversations now take place in the...
When a State Doesn’t Require a Degree
Sep. 8, 2017
It can sometimes be confusing. In certain health care fields, different states require different forms of health care certification. Fields such as Dental Assistant or Medical Assistant require passing a health care certification exam in...
Habits of Ineffective Job Seekers
Sep. 6, 2017
We’ve often used this space to detail to Concorde students and alumni the correct way to land that first job and get started in your health care career. But, in seeking out the right path...
Celebrating Fruits & Veggies
Sep. 1, 2017
Did you know that September is Fruits & Veggies – More Matters Month? At Concorde, we want all of our students, faculty and associates to be healthy. You need all the energy you can get...
Establishing Your Personal Brand
Aug. 30, 2017
Do you remember the commercials a few years back asking people whether they were a MAC or PC user? There were personas, character representations, of how each user sounded, looked and acted. It’s part of...
What is Wonderlic Testing?
Aug. 28, 2017
If you’re a fan of NFL football, chances are you’ve heard of the Wonderlic test. But, did you know it’s also used in health care education? We use the Wonderlic Scholarship Level Exam (SLE) here...
How Tattoos Can Impact Your Career
Aug. 24, 2017
Today’s Concorde blog topic is one that 10-15 years ago we’d never have considered. Tattoos are becoming more and more common among the up-coming generation that will make up the workforce. We decided to look...
Concorde Rated as a Top Online College
Aug. 22, 2017
Concorde was honored by OnlineCollegePlan.com, which listed us at No. 13 on its recent list of the Top 100 Best Online Colleges. Concorde was in the company of many established and renowned institutions as Oregon State,...
Meet Concorde MA Graduate Tracy Ebert
Sep. 19, 2017
Though Tracy Ebert didn’t go to college until later in life, she said she always knew she wanted to work in health care. At some point, it only seemed natural for her to become a...
Yoga’s Emergence in PTA & OTA
Sep. 15, 2017
The practice of yoga is practically as old as time itself. It only recently, however, has been considered an emerging field for the Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physical Therapist Assistant. “Yoga’s popularity has grown in...
How to Handle a Toxic Coworker
Sep. 13, 2017
Anyone working in any career, let alone a health care career, has had to deal with the toxic co-worker. Those stressed-out, antisocial colleagues who prefer to keep everyone at a distance. Not only can they...
How MOAs Deal With Insurance Companies
Sep. 11, 2017
When Lisa Anthony starts to discuss how a Medical Office Administrator (MOA) deals with insurance companies, she begins by injecting a little humor. Perhaps it’s to laugh to keep from crying? “How does the MOA...
Meet Justin Ivie, Lamplighter of Distinction
Sep. 7, 2017
Justin Ivie knew he wanted to have a career in a medical field long before he retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force in 2015. He served as a pararescueman...
N. Hollywood Christens New RT Honor Society
Sep. 5, 2017
Concorde’s North Hollywood, Calif. campus celebrated the inaugural induction of The Lambda Beta National Honor Society for Respiratory Therapy. The nationally-recognized Lambda Beta National Honor Society promotes, recognizes and honors scholarship, scholarly achievement, service and...
Re-focusing Heading Into the School Year
Aug. 31, 2017
We know that, for our Concorde students engaged in health care studies, there is no such thing as summer vacation. Classes at Concorde start every month with class terms starting and ending year-round. Still, summer...
Career Options for a Dental Hygienist
Aug. 29, 2017
We at Concorde want all of our Dental Hygienist students and graduates to enjoy long and rewarding careers. That doesn’t have to mean working directly in patients’ mouths in a dental clinic, however. Many dentists,...
Handling the ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Question
Aug. 25, 2017
Anyone who’s been through a health care interview, or any job interview, has heard the question. And, if you have yet to partake in a health care interview, you will. Tell me about yourself. It...
Day in the Life of a PTA Instructor
Aug. 23, 2017
There simply aren’t enough hours in the day, according to at least one of Concorde’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) directors. “A day in the life of a PTA instructor involves much more than an eight-hour...
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