Entry-Level Medical Certifications with Formal Education

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[willen101383]

uhhh......why?

 

[Freesia88]

Did you plan to use these certifications or just collect them?

 

[NervousNerd]

^^ this

 

[FormerPhysicist]

I just studied for and passed the Certified Pharmacy Tech exam. You are not required to attend any formal schooling to sit for this exam but, rather, can study on your own. Most other medical certs understandable require formal education, if for nothing else, the practical skills associated with their given professions. For example, a certification for a phlebotomist would not mean much if said phlebotomist had never performed a single venipuncture in her life. But at there any other clinically-relevant certifications I can take without going through some ridiculous for-profit strip mall school's program?

Fun fact: in 47/50 states, a phlebotomy certification is not required for many phlebotomy jobs, although some states like mine do separate phlebotomists into levels I and II depending on certified/not certified status. If you want a job with no certification at all, you're mostly looking at tech level positions (think optometry offices) or receptionist positions in medical offices.

Edit: I just realized I didn't answer the actual question. Check your local community college for certification programs, as they're the most likely to offer short certification programs. Most decent paying allied health professions are going to require at least 3 semesters though, sometimes more.

 

[568710]

Did you plan to use these certifications or just collect them?

Got to catch them all.

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Fun fact: in 47/50 states, a phlebotomy certification is not required for many phlebotomy jobs,

Right--here in Virginia, that is the case. Nevertheless, the job market is apparently competitive enough to make certification the norm.