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Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble auditions Sunday, March 8

Larry Van GuilderFebruary 27, 2020Arts 865, Our Town Kids, Our Town Teens

The Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, official dancing Ambassadors of Goodwill for Knoxville and Tennessee, has announced open auditions for new dancers at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, at Dancers …

Knox students excel at Furman

Sandra ClarkFebruary 26, 2020Our Town Teens

Furman University students with Knoxville connections made the dean’s list for the 2019 fall semester. The list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of …

City Parks and Rec Job Fair

Paige M. TravisFebruary 26, 2020Inside 640, Our Town Teens

The city of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department will hold its second annual Job Fair on Sunday, March 8, 2-5 p.m. at the Cal Johnson Recreation Center, 507 Hall of …

Emerald Youth opens fourth site for older teens

John CrooksFebruary 21, 2020Inside 640, Our Town Teens

Emerald Youth Foundation and Overcoming Believers Church officially opened a new location to serve students and young adults in east and south Knoxville at a ceremony Feb. 20. Bad weather …

Calling & Career Ministry opening at OBC

John CrooksFebruary 20, 2020Our Town Teens

An opening celebration is planned for a calling and career ministry in East Knoxville through a partnership between Overcoming Believers Church and Emerald Youth Foundation.
Representatives of Overcoming Believers Church and …

Girls to get taste of engineering at Oak Ridge event

Betsy PickleFebruary 19, 2020Our Town Teens

More than 600 girls from area schools will attend Introduce a Girl to Engineering Thursday at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
The students, including more than 80 from …

Community invited to discuss disparities

Josh FloryFebruary 19, 2020Our Town Kids, Our Town Teens

Please join us for a Community Conversation on Disparities in Educational Outcomes 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5. A presentation and breakout sessions will address: discipline, student supports, school culture and …

CAK salutes three college-bound athletes

Sandra ClarkFebruary 5, 2020Our Town Teens

Christian Academy of Knoxville celebrated three students signing on Feb. 5 to play college sports. Ried Estus, director of athletics, released this information:
Zander Tonkin will play football at Elon University …

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If one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2020 is to start a new career, Pellissippi State Community College has options to help you meet that goal in just 12 months.

Pellissippi State is launching Career in a Calendar Year in January for Medical Office, a concentration in the college’s Administrative Professional Technology program.

By attending accelerated classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights as well as some online courses, students who start in January can earn two certificates in the medical office field by December.

“This format appeals to many of our students,” said Program Coordinator Regina Buckley.

Students who take the prescribed three classes in spring 2020, two in summer 2020 and four in fall 2020 will finish the calendar year with their two certificates, as well as 27 credit hours toward an associate degree in Medical Office, a concentration in the Administrative Professional Technology program.

While 27 credit hours are shy of the 60-61 hours needed to complete the associate degree, students who complete the 27 hours will have two Pellissippi State certificates that enable them to work in the medical office field: Medical Insurance Coding and Reimbursement and Electronic Health Records Specialist.

They also will have the education and skill set required to sit for three national certifications: National Healthcareer Association Certified Billing and Coding Specialist, Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist and Microsoft Office Specialist.

These certificates and national certifications can springboard students to medical office careers such as coding, billing and insurance specialist; compliance specialist; electronic health records specialist; hospital unit coordinator; office manager and scheduler.

“Medical offices depend on health care administrators, those important people who are tasked with nonclinical patient care,” Buckley said.

The 27 hours of Career in a Calendar Year count toward Pellissippi State’s associate degree in Administrative Professional Technology as well. Those students who wish to go on to complete the associate degree can choose from traditional, online or accelerated classes.

The associate degree program also provides a built-in internship in a medical office setting to give students real-world experience before graduation.

The deadline to apply to Pellissippi State for spring 2020 is Jan. 13. Classes begin Jan. 21. To apply, visit www.pstcc.edu/admissions. For more information about studying Medical Office at Pellissippi State, contact Regina Buckley at rbuckley@pstcc.edu or 865.694.6413.