At 36 years old, I am many things — but the role I am most proud of is being a mother to two beautiful daughters. Motherhood has given me the greatest sense of purpose I have ever known. Becoming a wife and a mother was always my lifelong dream, and every decision I made about ...

Becoming an AAPC member was one of the most defining decisions of my healthcare career. When I first entered the healthcare field more than a decade ago, I knew I wanted to build a path rooted in accuracy, integrity, and continuous learning. AAPC represented all of those values. It offered not only a respected professional ...

Healthcare has always been personal to me. Long before I learned about codes, claims, and compliance, I stood beside patients as a physiotherapist, helping them take their first steps after injury and regain hope after pain. In those moments, I understood what healthcare truly means — it’s not just treatment, it’s transformation. Yet, as I ...

In 2009, exhausted from call center jobs and searching for something better, I enrolled in a medical coding program at Concorde Career College. Ten months later, I sat for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) exam and failed. Six weeks after that, I retested, passed, and became a CPC-A — ready for a new career. Or ...