PVCC Hosts Local Medical Professionals

On Thursday, Sept. 26 at PVCC, a large
gathering of hopeful students gathered together to
hear from medical professionals. These three
professionals, Camilla Washington, a clinical
education team coordinator; Sarah Sutherden, a
billing and coding manager; and Susan Kasbadi, a
diagnostic medical sonographer, were
interviewed by Andre Luck, the career services manager
at PVCC.
Primarily talking about opportunities in the
medical field, the speakers had an attentive
audience, as well as an interactive one, receiving
several interesting questions and giving in-depth
answers.
When asked about the number of job
openings in her field, Washington stated, “quality
over quantity in nursing.” There were worries that
automation may remove some of the job
opportunities available, but it was also pointed
out by the board that hopefully this automation

will bring more jobs to places like coding work.
If you were hoping to go into the medical
field, there were a few things talked about during
the meeting that you should know. First and
foremost, the age requirements for the job is 18
years old.
In addition, the workplace has a strict no
tobacco policy, so smokers either need to quit or
need not apply.
If you were wondering how to apply for a
particular job, simply go to the human resource
website at UVA and search for whatever it is you
are looking for.
While internships are not available with the
ultrasound community, its is a fast growing
profession, that allows you to shadow a
professional to learn more about the work they
do. In addition, the billing and coding wing has
internships available to choose from.
Finally, clinical rotations at PVCC are
required, so sign up for those now if you haven’t
already.