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outhwest Georgia Area
Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) is pleased to present the seventh
edition of Health Careers in Georgia. This publication is
produced through the partnership of the Georgia Statewide AHEC Network.
We would like to thank all the people who contributed time, expertise,
information and resources in support of this publication. The
researching and publishing of Health Careers in Georgia is funded
significantly by a grant from Healthcare Georgia Foundation. Created
in 1999 as an independent, private foundation, the Foundation's mission is
to advance the health of all Georgians and to expand access to affordable,
quality healthcare for underserved individuals and communities.
Other funders besides the six AHECs are the Medical College of Georgia and
the State Office of Rural health. The financial aid information was
provided by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. Photographs were
contributed by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic Medicine, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, South Georgia
Medical Center, University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine,
Darton College, Albany Technical College, Emory University, Grady Memorial
Hospital, John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Morehouse School of
Medicine, Georgia Academy of Technical Wellness, Medical College of
Georgia, Athens Technical College, Mercer University, Palmyra Medical
Centers, and many Albany healthcare providers. Thank you to the
North Carolina AHEC Program for material from their 2004-2006 edition of
North Carolina Health Careers. |
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Editor: |
Melanie Reinhardt |
Researchers: |
Tim King
Nealy Stapleton |
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Assistant Editors: |
Pam Reynolds
Zina Whitaker |
Photographer: |
Todd Stone |
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Graphic Designer: |
Marilyn Nobles |
Typesetter |
Anne Carter |
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Volume 7, 2007-2009 |
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© Southwest
Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) |
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All rights
reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval
system, without written permission from SOWEGA-AHEC. |
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Special thanks to the expert readers who reviewed and edited the career
pages. |
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Geanetta Agbona,
CPC
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Alver Horton, EMT-P |
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Coastal Georgia Community College |
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Moultrie Technical
College |
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John S.
Amos, OD, MS
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Christopher Hovorka, MS, CPO |
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University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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Georgia Institute
of Technology |
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Cassandra
Arroyo, MS, PhD
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Joyce Y. Johnson, PhD, MN, RN |
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Georgia
Southern University |
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Albany State
University |
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Bonnie Ballard,
DVM |
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Melissa C. Jones, PharmD, BCPS |
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Gwinnett Technical College |
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Southern University |
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Barbara A.
Barrineau, RN
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Kandice Johnson, PhD |
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Southwest
Georgia Technical College |
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Kennesaw State
University |
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Nancy T. Beamon,
MS, MT(ASCP)
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Wallace Koehler, PhD |
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Darton College |
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Valdosta State
University |
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Bernita C.
Berry, PhD, MSW |
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David A. Lake, PT, PhD |
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Savannah State University |
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Armstrong Atlantic
State University |
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Daniel S.
Blumenthal, MD, MPH |
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Gerald R. Ledlow, PhD, MHA, CHE |
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Morehouse School of Medicine |
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Georgia Southern
University |
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Sara J. Brayman,
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA |
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Alfred E. Lupien, PhD, CRNA |
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Brenau University |
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Medical College of
Georgia |
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Debra Brown, RN |
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Brandi Mabrey, RT(R), RDMS, RVT |
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East Central Technical College |
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Darton College |
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Scott A. Brown,
DVM, PhD |
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Jane Mashburn, CNM, MN, FACNM |
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University of Georgia |
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Emory University |
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L. Gene Burke,
CST |
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Chris Masters, CMT/NCTMB |
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Augusta Technical College |
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Savannah School of Massage |
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Carol A.
Campbell, DBA, RHIA |
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Chesley Mercado,
EdD, MT-BC |
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Medical College of Georgia |
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Georgia College & State University |
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Sharon K.
Chestnut, CMD, RT(T) |
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Corine
Myers-Jennings, CCC-SLP |
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Medical College of Georgia |
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Valdosta State University |
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JoAnn Coco-Ripp,
CTRS, PhD |
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Lori R. Muskat,
PhD |
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Georgia Southern University |
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Argosy University/Atlanta |
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Chuck Connor,
MA, LAT, ATC |
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Edward O'Brien,
PhD, PE |
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Valdosta State University |
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Mercer University |
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Heather Copan,
MHE, OTR/L |
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Ellen P.
O'Keefe, PT, DPT |
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Middle Georgia College |
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Athens Technical College |
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Dawn Couch
Moore, MMSc, RT(R) |
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Mike O'Rear,
PhD, PE |
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Emory University |
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Chattahoochee Technical College |
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H. William
Craver, DO, FACOS |
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Colleen Patton,
MMS, RN, PA-C |
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Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
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South University |
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Jill Dennis,
MEd, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA) |
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Theresa Reese,
PhD, CRC |
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Thomas University |
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Thomas University |
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John Downes, DC |
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Pricilla T.
Ryals, CDA, RDH, EdS |
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Life University |
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Albany Technical College |
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Barry S.
Eckert, PhD |
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Nanette B.
Sayles, EdD, RHIA, CCS, CHP, |
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Armstrong Atlantic State University |
FAHIMA |
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Macon State University |
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Suzanne M.
Edenfield, RDH, EdD |
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Armstrong Atlantic State University |
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George S.
Schuster, DDS, PhD |
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Medical College of Georgia |
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Janice G. Edwards MS, PhD |
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University of South Carolina |
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Ilsa Schwarz,
PhD, CCC-SLP |
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University of Tennessee |
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Chet Evans, MS, DPM |
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Barry University |
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Joseph J.
Sistino, MS, MPA, CCP |
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Medical University of South Carolina |
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Ronalynn Faircloth, EdS |
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University of Georgia |
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Tyra D.
Stalling, MSHS, MT(ASCP), (NCA) |
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Dalton State University |
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Joan Fischer, PhD, RD |
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University of Georgia |
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Amanda
Timberlake, MS, RD |
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Life University |
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Sharon L. Fischer, MBA |
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South University |
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Ann Marie Vann,
MEd, RT(R)(T), CMD |
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Medical College of Georgia |
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Karen H. Frith, PhD, RN |
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Georgia College & State University |
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Stephen T.
Warren, PhD |
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Emory University |
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Sharyn D. Gibson, EdD, RT(R) |
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Armstrong Atlantic State University |
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William Wood,
MS, CPhT |
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Columbus Technical College |
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Deborah S. Gilbert, RHIA |
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Dalton State University |
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Debbie Grimes, MT, MS |
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Pickens County High School |
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Steven J. Harrison, MS, CMI |
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Medical College of
Georgia |
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Glenda Hatcher, BSN, RN, CMA |
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Southest Georgia
Technical College |
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Donna Hodnicki, PhD, APRN, BC, FANN, |
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CLNC |
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Georgia Southern
University |
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