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wdwpixie Thanks so much ( fellow Pixie ) I will start calling on Monday!- I have sent in several applications - they say they prefer exp but I thought it was worth a shot! I completed high school in England but we do not "graduate" as such we just take our final exams and thats about it. I spoke to the lady at St Charles Community collage about the CNA course and she told me most CNA's do not work in hospitals at all so I have pretty much put that idea out of my head. I think there are that many schools that offer MA etc that I am being led to believe that hospitals over here don't train at all but from what you have said you have now given me another direction to persue. Thanks so much!

Hi, I am keen to start a career in a hospital setting. A few points: I am English but living in the USA (St Charles ) thus I have no GED I am (or will be ) a *cough* Mature Student I have just received my work permit but am not employed at the moment, but I need to change that sooner rather then later.The main areas I am interested in are: Phlebotomy Lab Assistant Histology Aide Possibly Radiology, Surgical or Ultrasound Tech Now I cannot seem to find any Hospitals that train or courses in my area, they only courses offered (at great cost) are Medical assistant. Now I was doing some more research this morning and my local community collage offers a Certified Nurse Assistant course (12 weeks) for a reasonable price. Would taking this course get me on the road I want to be or should I go for the more expensive and longer medical assistant course offered by a private school? Or would I be better off trying to get any job in a hospital eg: linen aide, house keeper etc and try to get on the job training by the hospital? Are there any hospitals in the St Charles/ St Louis area that will train people from scratch ? Any pointers would be very welcome. Thanks in advance. *Update. I just spoke to the lady from the community collage and she said that most CNA's actually work in long term care homes very few work in hospitals. Thats not what I want but I wonder if I would still benefit from taking the course? Thanks.

Hi, I am keen to start a career in a hospital setting. A few points: I am English but living in the USA thus I have no GED I am (or will be ) a *cough* Mature Student I have just received my work permit but am not employed at the moment, but I need to change that sooner rather then later. The main areas I am interested in are: Phlebotomy Lab Assistant Histology Aide Possibly Radiology, Surgical or Ultrasound Tech Now I cannot seem to find any Hospitals that train or courses in my area, they only courses offered (at great cost) are Medical assistant. Now I was doing some more research this morning and my local community collage offers a Certified Nurse Assistant course (12 weeks) for a reasonable price. Would taking this course get me on the road I want to be or should I go for the more expensive and longer medical assistant course offered by a private school? Or would I be better off trying to get any job in a hospital eg: linen aide, house keeper etc and try to get on the job training by the hospital? Any pointers would be very welcome. Thanks in advance.