The healthcare industry is an integral part of the United States. We rely on healthcare professionals for the services they provide to both maintain our health and assist during emergencies. In recent years, a shortage of those working in the medical field has been observed and it is projected that opportunities will be available in the healthcare industry in the near future. This means there is a high demand for individuals who have the skill and determination to enter the profession for the improvement of overall health for those within the community.

Updated April 20, 2022

Sometimes it’s a thankless job, but as a healthcare professional you know the moments when you are a part of people’s lives. Whether it’s recovering after a surgery, talking to patients' family members, helping a scared patient navigate the healthcare landscape, or providing necessary essentials to those in need. You are there for some of the most vulnerable and painful moments of people’s lives.

If you’re new to online learning, you may have concerns that taking online healthcare classes might be too different from traditional classroom instruction. However, at the PCC Institute for Health Professionals, we design our online courses with student success in mind, taking care to discern which classes are best suited for online learning—and which are best delivered in the classroom. We do everything we can to make our healthcare classes as user-friendly as possible. We know that once you get familiar with our online learning, you’ll be amazed by how easy taking online healthcare classes can be!

Dr. Daniel Blickenstaff teaches restorative dentistry and has taught at PCC for 5 years and at CLIMB for one. Dr. Blickenstaff feels dentistry is a great profession and wants to share his knowledge and skills with others so that his students can succeed. Learn more about Mr. Blickenstaff below.

Courses You Teach at PCC CLIMB: Dental Restorative 64-hour Program

If you’re interested in the healing power of medicinal herbs and plants and have an entrepreneurial spirit, then starting your own herbalism business might appeal to you. Hard work and risk is involved like any other small business, but it can be a rewarding choice with the freedom of being your own boss.

Olga Hice is a Phlebotomy instructor at PCC CLIMB. She has taught at CLIMB for five years, and finds both teaching and making a difference in others' lives extremely rewarding. Read more about Ms. Hice below.

Jerry Hutchison teaches the Basics of Sterile Processing at PCC CLIMB. Jerry just started teaching at the CLIMB Center in June 2015, but he can't wait to help people start their new career in Sterile Processing. Jerry has over 20 years of leadership experience, and is excited to be teaching such a new class. Read below to learn more about Mr. Hutchison.

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Yogaraj (Ayurveda), DN-C, RH, LMT, NCTMB, CC, NAMAPM, has over 40 years of experience in holistic medicine, and is one of the foremost natural healing experts in North America. Khalsa is President Emeritus of the American Herbalists Guild, and is a respected teacher, writer and lecturer. (Read full professional bio on his website.)

K.P. Khalsa teaches in the Functional Nutrition and Herbalism programs at the PCC Institute for Health Professionals.

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) are an integral part of the health field, and require a certain type of individual to be successful. Becoming a CNA will be a lot of work, but has the potential to be incredibly rewarding for those who decide it is how they want to spend their career.