Erin Messer is an adjunct instructor at United Career Institute Irwin. She has an MBA, a Doctorate in Pharmacy, and is currently earning her Doctorate in Education. She started her career working in research & development for a pharmaceutical company and eventually moved into a medical affairs role. Erin has also worked in long-term care … Read more
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
Martina Mullen has been a student at United Career Institute’s Irwin campus since January 2020. She is currently enrolled in the Medical Assisting program. She chose Medical Assisting because she knew she wanted to go into the medical field, but wasn’t sure which direction to start in. On top of nearly perfect attendance since the … Read more
Lisa Mitchell-Cole is an instructor in the Practical Nursing program at United Career Institute Mt. Braddock. She has been an instructor for four years. Before United, Lisa worked on a busy labor and delivery unit for 4.5years and has two years’ experience as a telemetry/step-down nurse. You can now find Lisa teaching theory for Maternity, … Read more
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
United Career Institute Irwin would like to introduce one of our medical assisting students, Tillie Lishego! After discussing the different courses with her Admissions Advisor, Lynda Mayes, Tillie knew medical assisting was the program she wanted to pursue. Because she has never attended a post secondary school before, she was asked why she chose United … Read more
United Career Institute School of Nursing instructors teach practical nursing program students the proper procedures for performing tracheostomy suctioning. This critical procedure clears the tracheostomy tube and is essential for proper breathing. Sterile techniques should be used to keep the patient free of infection. Practical nurses are essential members of the healthcare team because they … Read more
“I wanted to go for Medical Assisting when I was just out of high school. However, I was living with my fiancé at the time and could not afford the class. When I decided to go back and went for coding, I didn’t have faith in my skills or brains to even think I could … Read more
Mallory Strauser is a Medical Insurance Billing and Coding student at United Career Institute in Fayette County. She works at Shop N Save but knew this work wouldn’t be fulfilling long tern and decided to further her education. Mallory knew that she wanted to be part of a healthcare team, but knew that the clinical … Read more
Before April’s Student of the month, Elizabeth LaRue Compton, decided to join the United Career Institute family, she was a culinary arts student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a kitchen manager for the Ohiopyle House Café. However, her children inspired her to reach for more and to better herself. Liz was interested in the … Read more
