How one medical school in New York changed the lives of thousands of students

“You can have whatever you want in life if you just help enough people get what they want,” wrote the classic of American motivational literature Zig Ziglar. This principle is the main secret of success of the founders of the school of health professions Concord Rusam.

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Founded in 2007 year licensed school Concord rusam For more than a decade 12 has been helping its students get a number of medical professions in demand in America. Among its graduates are those who have only a high school diploma, and those who immigrated to the United States, having already received a medical education at home. The company's president, Yuri Kurashvili, and the school’s director, Zinaida Freink, who themselves had once come to the United States from St. Petersburg, have helped thousands of new Russian-speaking immigrants find their place in American life in nearly a half-decade. And this is just the beginning, confident in the school. Concord rusam has already announced a new autumn intake, which means that dozens of new students - many of whom come from post-Soviet countries - will be able to obtain a sought-after profession in the healthcare sector in the next six months.

Licensed school Concord rusam is located in a vibrant part of Manhattan, a stone's throw from Wall Street. A bulletin board in the lobby is covered with letters, cards and photographs of graduates—groups of smiling men and women waving at the lens. The school is deceptively quiet - the curriculum is being taught in a large classroom Registered Nurse.

The lesson ends, pupils of different ages, English-speaking and Russian-speaking, come out of the class, they hold in their hands notebooks and handouts. A few more people remain in the classroom: they have surrounded the teacher, who patiently answers questions in Russian and in English. A camera is hanging above the desks: students who cannot attend lectures in New York but who want to study nursing in virtual Concord rusam.

School director Zinaida Freink. Photo by Denis Cheredov

School premises shows дdirector Zinaida Freink. After just 5 minutes of communication with this energetic woman, it is clear that she is a perfectionist who does not miss any details.keeping everything under control in school. In a small audience, handouts for the next lesson lie in smooth stacks: future medical assistants (Clinical Medical Assistant) study anatomy.

“Handouts help students a lot,” says Zinaida. — All the most important things are presented here in an accessible form, with many diagrams and tables. And saving on textbooks - you yourself know how much they cost.”

Indeed, some textbooks cost $ 40 in the store, others $ 60, and the price of some books reaches $ 150. Buying all the textbooks on the list that other schools give out is very, very expensive, and people who recently arrived in the United States often simply cannot afford it.

Director comments on: “I myself came to America in 2001, having worked as a doctor for 25 years and having experience teaching at a nursing school. I went through a program for retraining doctors to become nurses - I sat at night over textbooks, looking up every word in the dictionary. And there is not only a different language, there is a different way of thinking, and you need to change the medical thinking to the nursing one. Now we are helping students with this.”

In the room opposite, a hospital ward is recreated. In the bed lies a “patient” - a mannequin on which students train. There's a wheelchair against the wall, a walker, crutches nearby—safely transporting patients is one of the long list of skills needed by future patient care professionals at any level: from HHA (Home attendants) and CNA (Certified Nurse Aide) - and to PCT (Patient Care Technicians). A stand with an IV, a machine for taking an ECG - the mannequin clearly has a busy “life”.

The mannequin clearly has a busy “life,” they joke at school. Photo Concord Rusam

In the next audience recently held a lesson for future specialists in blood sampling (Phlebotomist) - There are artificial hands there. “Blood collection is one of the shortest and most accessible programs in our school,” explains the director. “In just a few weeks, our students master the technique of drawing blood, storing and transporting samples, learn the labeling of tubes, pass a certificate exam - and can begin working in a medical office or even a mobile laboratory. Without this certificate, even a licensed nurse will not be allowed to draw blood - the rules in the USA are strict.”

Here is the laboratory in the school. Photo by Denis Cheredov

Another necessary room is the school's computer lab. Here students practice taking tests and actively prepare for the licensing exam Registered Nurse: The school database stores approximately 30 thousands of questions (and, naturally, an analysis of the answers to them) that have ever been encountered in this exam. A significant advantage for students is that right in the school you can take exams to obtain national certificates Phlebotomy Technician, Electrocardiography Technician, Patient Care Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding.

“About 100% of our graduates pass all qualifying exams the first time. 70 percent find work within the first or second month after receiving the certificate,” says head teacher. And he adds: “The success of our students is largely due to the teachers. All of them speak several languages ​​(English and Russian, as well as Ukrainian), work as Registered Nurse and have licenses not only for medical workers, but also for teachers.”

The school helps students at all stages: from applying for an interest-free student loan, in order to gain professional skills earlier and start working without wasting time until the actual employment. “We are addressed by the heads of various medical institutions, who want to employ our graduates.”

Heads of various medical institutions that want to hire graduates apply to the school. Concord Rusam Photos

Often these are professionals who have previously studied with us and know the level of training. The requirements of employers are high now: everyone wants to find competent, responsible, energetic. I am happy to hire people of mature age: small children do not expect them at home, they can devote themselves to work. ”

About graduates Concord rusam Director talks with warmth, especially about those whom the school has allowed to return to medicine.

“Our compatriots often come and go to work as drivers, sellers, and builders; even those who previously worked in medicine for 10-15 years or more. We give them the opportunity to return to their familiar environment, and people simply blossom, sparkle appears in their eyes, vitality returns. We had a student - a surgeon, who worked here for 8 years as an assistant to a sculptor (mason). He completed a retraining program for medical workers and passed the licensing exam Registered Nurse, we helped him get a job in the surgical department and ... he was younger at 10. Sends photos where he stands in the operating room. Now in a different role, but he continues to do his favorite surgery. ”

At school, they are proud of the achievements of their students: someone has risen to supervising positions, someone is working directly at the 2 agency, someone prefers a more relaxed work in a day hospital for the elderly. For a decade and a half, a retraining program for doctors Registered Nurse several thousand people went through, more than a thousand have received an American diploma with our help with our help. Registered Nurse.

And there are hundreds of graduates of other programs designed for people without medical experience: Phlebotomy Technician, Electrocardiography Technician, Patient Care Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding. Among them are former conductors, athletes, artists - there was a place for everyone in the American healthcare system.

At school, they are proud of the achievements of their students: someone has risen to supervising positions, someone is working directly at the 2 agency, someone prefers a more relaxed work in a day hospital for the elderly. Concord Rusam Photos

The school director is confident that in addition to knowledge, skills and abilities, for a successful career in the USA you need to be optimistic, believe in yourself and work hard. Zinaida Freink warns those who are lethargic and suspicious - in order to succeed in America, they need to develop the necessary personal skills. It turns out that the school of health professions also becomes for students a school of personal development, and courses of adaptation to a new culture - a culture of optimism, hard work and achieving goals.

Listeners School Concord Rusam. Concord Rusam Photos

“So you asked why, after retraining as a nurse, I didn’t go to work in a hospital, but began to study at school? I was also a passionate teacher of medicine. Students' achievements are what energizes and inspires me. Thanks to Concord rusam people get settled in America faster, begin to live with dignity - we ourselves were in the starting positions, and we know how much timely help can mean,” Zinaida brings the conversation to a close.

In the office of Zinaida Freink, a motivating maxim about the materialization of thoughts hangs in a prominent place:

Get what you planned, -

Wealth, poverty, death or salvation.

Do optimists dreams come true

Pessimists have fears.

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