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Health Programs by Subject
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Health Care Schools in Maine
According to the Maine Department of Labor, Maine's health care and social assistance workers earned a comfortable average weekly salary of $647 in 2005. Some of Maine's largest health care industries include ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities, each of which employed around 25,000-30,000 different health care professionals in 2006. If you'd like to find employment in medical coding and billing, nursing, or a related health care occupation, there are plenty of accredited nursing and medical schools where you can earn certification.
Medical classes are available for many different career paths. If you wish to become a medical assistant, you can study medical terminology, accounting, and anatomy. If you're interested in nursing, your curriculum may involve medical ethics and physiology courses. Classes also exist for currently employed nurses who need to earn nursing CEUs via continuing education. Your health care program's length will depend on the type of degree you earn; for example, medical assistant's degrees can be earned in 1-2 years, while MBAs in health care administration may require at least 2 years of master's level work.
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