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Medical Assisting Program Students Learn Hands-On Skills for Phlebotomy Blood Draws

United Career Institute Medical Assisting program students learn the proper phlebotomy technique for drawing a patient’s blood. Phlebotomy is an essential skill for students to learn and practice in their medical assistant classes because drawing blood is a very common procedure in medical facilities. If you’ve ever had blood drawn yourself, you know how important … Read more

Haley Sance – Student Highlight

Haley Sance chose United Career Institute because she was not interested in going to a large, four-year school. She was interested in the medical field, but wished to start off slowly in order to narrow down her options. She wanted the comfortable, small school environment that United offered. Her favorite part of attending United Career … Read more

Amber Berdar – Student Highlight

United Career Institute is the first post-secondary school Amber Berdar has attended. Before coming to school here, Amber had just graduated from high school. She heard of the school during a job fair at California University of Pennsylvania, where she met our High School Admissions Representative, Meghan Murray. Amber decided to become a medical assistant … Read more

Externship Highlight – Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services

Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services has been established in the Uniontown area since 1969. Its current site coordinator is Mary Jane Miller, Lead Psychiatric Nurse. She says, “Our services operate primarily by providing outpatient mental health services to the community, including adult and children services. We at Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services agree not to discriminate in … Read more

Medical Assisting – Program Highlight

With the ever increasing demand for medical professionals, becoming a Medical Assistant can be a great career path for anyone who wants to break into the healthcare field. At United Career Institute, we designed our healthcare training programs to meet the needs of local employers, so you can gain the education and skills necessary to … Read more