can i get a degree as a medical assistant if i have hepatitis c?

Question

i was diagnosed with hep c about 6 mths ago im 28 and really wanna go to school to be a medical assistant!will having hep mc stop me from reaching that goal?

Answer 1

I can give you a definite answer on this question. Yes you can get a medical degree even if you are or were infected with hepatitis c. I'm currently 21 and am going for a degree in medicine to be a doctor with a specialty in infectious and rare diseases. I've had hep. c since two weeks after I was born--blood transfusion--I'm currently in remission. Whether or in remission or not you can still work in the health fields as a medical assistant, doctor, nurse, anything. I asked my doctor a while back cause I wondered the same thing. He said as long as you get good scores on the MCAT your in. Good luck I wish you the best.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'm sorry for your illness. I wish you nothing but luck and love. Now to answer your question, honey you can go to school and be whatever you want to be, so long as God lets you live to see that day. It's against the law for an employer not to hire you because of your illness.(see eoe) thats discriminatory. You do on the other hand have to tell them your illness due to the fact of you working around patients. Sometimes children, babies, elderly, and pregnant women. It may be hard for you to find a job, but they won't tell you thats the reason why you're not hired. They'll make up some ****. I wish you the best of luck out there

Answer 4

Due to United States law, no one can prevent you from receiving an education on a basis of gender, race, medical statue, maritial status, etc., but an employer may not hire you if they feel it would be a hazard to the patients and staff. If, this is the case, there are many other things you can do in the medical field that do not involve direct contact with patients, such as education and research.

Answer 5

Health workers have to protect their patients. For instance, going to work when you have the flu would be negligent on your part as a caregiver, because you are exposing your patients to unwanted pathogens. While it is true that most Hep C is transmitted through blood products, there is always a chance you could infect them.

My suggestion? Work in another field.

Answer 6

Can you get the degree? Absolutely! Can you actually work once you're qualified to? Well, that's questionable. Since it isn't transferrable by casual touch and/or through air, you should be okay. Talk with a doc you're interested in working with or the HR people at a local hospital and see what they say.

Answer 7

Not until you get it in remission. Have you started taking the meds?

If you are going to handle blood, then NO it isn't a good idea. Fine some nice easy office job. Besides, you need a stress free, relaxing job. Hep C will give you chronic tiredness.

Answer 8

I think you should be given a degree, but an undertaking should be given that you attend patients with Hep C only.
Best of luck.

Answer 9

You are not precluded from any job if you have hep c. Universal precautions should always be used, to protect you and to protect your patients. Best wishes to you.

Answer 10

I do not think it will be a problem for you to go to school for training, but I do think that a medical employer would be concerned about your status and not hire you. I would also advise you that you legally must disclose this information on any employement application, because Hepatitis C can be tranmitted from person to person.

I would choose another area of study. Something that would not require you to expose innocent people to your infection.