Medical Assistants Who Specialize and Branch Out into Specific Focus Fields

Certified medical assistants are serious about their career and true go-getters. They stay focused and on track to land better jobs to reach their full potential. Many eventually become medical assistant instructors at well respected vocational training institutions and community colleges, or specialize in interesting specialty fields such as forensics as a medical examiner assistant, go into cardiology, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, urology, endocrinology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, hematology, or kidney dialysis. Others use their experience and return to school to earn a degree in the art of skilled technologist or nursing occupations such as diagnostic cardiac sonography, diagnostic medical ultrasound, diagnostic vascular sonography, or massage or rehabilitation therapy. There are countless opportunities.

Take, For Example, Rose M. Rivera, CMA, CPh

ELYRIA, OH, November 17, 2010 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Take for example, Rose M. Rivera, CMA, CPh, Adjunct Faculty for Lorain County Community College and Certified Medical Assistant for Erie Coast Chest Physicians who was featured in Cambridge Publishing's Top 101 Industry Experts book. Selected from more than 400,000 executives, professionals and entrepreneurs, she truly stands out.

A dedicated healthcare professional, Rose M. Rivera is best noted for her expertise in medical assisting and coding. She recently embarked on a second career as a teacher. Now an adjunct faculty member at LCCC, she works with students in the medical laboratory and assists them with checking vital signs and conducting blood tests.

She also works for Erie Coast Chest Physicians, where she deals with patients and prepares medical histories. A factory worker for 32 years, Ms. Rivera found her calling after she found inspiration through a mentor who persuaded her to assist in a grant program. In 2007 Ms. Rivera obtained an associate degree of science in medical assisting, with a concentration in clinical studies, an associate of science in medical assisting, with a concentration in administrative studies in 2006, and an associate of arts in business in 1981. She is also a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and a certified phlebotomist. Looking ahead, she aspires to become a full-time faculty instructor in pharmacology, medical coding and medical assisting.

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Or Take Donna R. Hendershot, RDCS, NR-CMA, AA

SAN LEANDRO, CA, October 22, 2010 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Donna R. Hendershot, RCS, RDCS, NR-CMA, AA, a national certified medical assistant, she is also certified as a cardiovascular technologist, a cardiovascular sonographer and a diagnostic cardiac sonographer.

Donna R. Hendershot has distinguished hersefl based on her professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials she has earned. A cardiac echo supervisor for San Leandro Hospital for a total of 33 years, she believes that it only takes a dream, desire and motivation to succeed. She oversees all diagnostic testing for electroencephalograms and the heart, conducts public speaking engagements on heart healthcare and works alongside physicians at the hospital.

Additionally, she contributes to the Disabled American Veterans, Davis Street Family Resource, and the Lupus Foundation. She maintains affiliation with the American Society of Echocardiology, the American College of Physicians, the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, WSTV, ASC, CCI, and BASE.

Melissa R. Kasparik, NRCMA, Medical Assistant Instructor

CYPRESS, TX, August 03, 2010 /Cambridge Who's Who/-- Melissa R. Kasparik, NRCMA, current Medical Assisting Instructor at MedVance Institute and former Lead Medical Assistant for Endocrine and Psychiatry Center, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in health services. With 15 years of professional experience, Ms. Kasparik served as a lead medical assistant for Endocrine and Psychiatry Center. Specializing in endocrinology, she helped manage two healthcare facilities, staffing, payroll, training and education of staff and is currently an instructor for a medical assisting program.