One Course Can Launch a New Career in Healthcare

If you’ve ever wondered, “Could I work in healthcare?” — you’re not alone. Perhaps you’ve worked in another field and are seeking a career that feels more fulfilling. Maybe you’re curious about how hospitals, clinics, and insurance systems work. Or maybe you’re the first in your family to think about a healthcare career and just need to know where to start.

The good news? You don’t need a nursing degree or years of schooling to begin. At NMSU Global Campus, you can take a single, short online microlearning course that could be the first step toward a career in the growing healthcare industry.

Start With a Clear Goal: Where Could You Be in 12 Months?

Healthcare offers many roles that don’t require direct patient care — from administrative support to technology and data. Within a year, you could qualify for positions such as:

• Healthcare Administrative Assistant: Organize patient records, appointments, and insurance forms.
• Medical Claims Processor: Review and manage health insurance claims.
• Telehealth Support Agent: Assisting patients and medical providers in virtual care.
• Health IT Data Coordinator: Work with systems that track healthcare performance.

These are meaningful, stable careers where you can build real experience and grow into more advanced roles later.

The Best First Step: One Course at a Time to Build Your Foundation

If you’re new to the healthcare industry, start with the U.S. Healthcare Fundamentals course, which is part of Cognizant’s partnership with NMSU Global Campus.

This online microcredential introduces how the U.S. healthcare system works and where you can fit in. You’ll learn about:

• System basics: providers, payers, and consumers
• Insurance essentials: plan types, cost sharing, and key benefits
• Healthcare laws: major policies like the ACA and 21st Century Cures Act
• Emerging trends: digital health, data, and telehealth

It’s a practical on-ramp that helps you answer: “Where could I fit in healthcare?”

For Career-Changers: Turn Your Experience into Opportunity

If you’ve worked in customer service, finance, education, or office administration, you already have transferable skills. The healthcare system relies on those who can organize, communicate, and handle information accurately.

Taking an online micro-course like the Manage Member Services course shows employers you’re serious about the field and ready to apply what you already know in a new context.

For the First in Your Family: Build Confidence, Step by Step

Being the first in your family to enter the healthcare field is a significant milestone. It’s a way to open doors for yourself and maybe even inspire others to follow. These short healthcare microlearning courses are designed to meet you where you are: flexible, affordable, and 100% online.

You’ll earn a digital badge from NMSU Global Campus and Cognizant, a respected name in healthcare technology — proof you’re gaining relevant skills that can lead to your first healthcare role.

Stack Your Success: Keep Learning as You Grow

Once you’ve taken your first course, you can explore additional microlearning courses and go on to earn a professional microcredential in:

• U.S. Healthcare Essentials: Understand how the U.S. healthcare system is structured and funded, including how medical claims, coding, and regulations work.

Each credential adds a layer of understanding — and momentum — to your future career in healthcare.

Why This Path Works

• Short courses, big impact: Learn key concepts quickly, without committing to a full degree.
• Designed for working adults: Microlearning courses are 100% online, flexible, and self-paced.
• Recognized industry partner: Courses developed with Cognizant align with real-world healthcare jobs.
• Build as you go: One course or certificate at a time — each adds value to the next step in your career.

Your Next Step Starts Today

Every career begins with one decision. Yours could start today. Whether you’re changing fields, exploring your first professional path, or becoming the first in your family to join the healthcare workforce, NMSU Global Campus makes it simple to begin.

Your path to healthcare starts with curiosity — and one course could turn that curiosity into a career.