Danielle Hunter has always loved providing aid to other people, and after helping some family members through health issues, she realized she could make a career out of it. She turned to CCWA and enrolled in the clinical medical assistant certification course in summer 2021.
The labs throughout the course helped bring Danielle out of her shell and gain confidence in her abilities in a medical environment. Her teacher also helped her connect with the class and learn the material. Danielle says the course instructor was upfront and honest about life and the class, and helped guide the students.
The certification Danielle earned made it much easier for her to find job openings, and she received an offer from the GI department at the VCU Children’s Pavilion. She worked through many challenges to earn that role—managing being a mom and arranging childcare so she could pursue classwork, needing support and maintaining mental health. But, she says, she conquered a big goal by completing her certification. Now, she is that much closer to her dream role.