Author: dspence
Experience Day – October 2024
September 3, 2024
Discover Your Future at Our Experience Days! Are you ready to take the next step towards an exciting and rewarding career? Join us for our College Experience Days at Community Care …
The Role of Medical Assistants in Healthcare: A Closer Look at a Vital Profession
March 15, 2023
Medical assistants play a crucial role in the healthcare industry, providing essential support to doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals. They perform a variety of clinical and administrative duties that …
February Black History Month – Dental Inventors
February 8, 2023
It’s February and we’re celebrating Black History Month by highlighting Black leaders throughout history! Dr. George Franklin Grant was the first African American professor at Harvard. He was born in Oswego, …
February Black History Month – Dental Specialists
February 1, 2023
It’s February and we’re celebrating Black History Month by highlighting Black leaders throughout history! Roscoe F. Lee was the first African American certified as a diplomate of the American Board of …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 25, 2019
An annual campaign to increase national awareness to breast cancer is held every October. Public events are held involving the Susan B. Komen organization, the American Cancer Society, and even …
Summer Health Concern: Cardiac Arrest
June 6, 2019
Along with all of the fun associated with being out of school, there are solid statistics that prove more accidents, such as cardiac arrest, happen during the summer months. Accidents …
Breast Cancer Awareness Part 2 | Early Detection Studies and Practices
October 28, 2014
For decades there have been three main screening tools used to detect breast cancer in its early stages: breast self-exam (BSE), done monthly by the individual; clinical breast exam (CBE), …
Breast Cancer Awareness Part 1 | Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer
October 22, 2014
When normal body cells replace themselves for routine body maintenance and repair, they “know” when to stop dividing. Cancer cells do not. Cancer is uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which …
Treating Cancer with Bacteria Shows Promise
September 11, 2014
I teach microbiology –the study of microorganisms, like bacteria – in the third phase of the Medical Assisting program at Community Care College. You could say I know a lot …
Starting A Business
April 27, 2021
Finding Your Why in the Business World Starting a business can be daunting. There’s no escaping it. Whether you’re trying to come up with a marketing plan, figuring out finances, or …