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Aristus

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10. I attended one of those for-profit colleges to get training as a Medical Assistant.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 12:31 PM

Dec 2018

My first step toward becoming a Physician Assistant.

The same school later lost its accreditation. But I was lucky to learn some genuine medical skills that served me well as I accrued my required clinical experience prior to applying to PA School.

I shudder to think what might have happened if no employer had accepted my training credentials.

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National for-profit college chain abruptly closes, stunning thousands of students [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2018 OP

Did trump u even ever seek accreditation? dembotoz Dec 2018 #1

I wonder what majors were available at Crabby Appleton Dec 2018 #2

Club design and TexasTowelie Dec 2018 #3

How to properly grip the shaft and stroke. ABCs of avoiding the bush to dunk into the hole. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #5

I always have trouble managing my ball. They's too big. 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #6

B. DeVoss and her safeinOhio Dec 2018 #4

One of our legal assistants is being victimized by this. Dustlawyer Dec 2018 #7

Don't even try LogicFirst Dec 2018 #8

Good. Hard on the students, but no doubt many more Hortensis Dec 2018 #9

I attended one of those for-profit colleges to get training as a Medical Assistant. Aristus Dec 2018 #10