WK7 DISCUSSION HP-216

What Does Your Future Hold?

You are on the cusp of completing what may very well be your first academic adventure. Now is the time to plan your next. The Associate degree is the logical place to begin. Associate degrees in Health Professions require 20 courses and 60 credit hours. Each of the six courses you have completed count toward the Associate degree. That leaves only 14 courses and 42 credit hours left. If you have any prior general education courses those may very well count.

Health Professions has several Associate degrees and is planning more for the future. Be certain to meet with your Student Advisor advisor to learn what they are. You can choose to continue the EHR path. the coding path, or the medical administrative assistant path. You can take a break and focus on employment opportunities. We will be here when you are ready.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

· Outline what is available to coders/billers as far as a career path

· Share, if you are comfortable, your future educational path

· Contemplate what obstacles you may face in your career path

· Describe what degree level you would like to reach