{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UTC Center for Professional Education Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-professional-education","author_name":"Marah Whitaker","author_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/author\/yhm836\/","title":"College, Confidence, and a Certification: Billee Lassiter\u2019s CMA Success Story - UTC Center for Professional Education Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RD90LBIvq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/2021\/11\/23\/billee-lassiter-cma\/\">College, Confidence, and a Certification: Billee Lassiter\u2019s CMA Success Story<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/2021\/11\/23\/billee-lassiter-cma\/embed\/#?secret=RD90LBIvq3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;College, Confidence, and a Certification: Billee Lassiter\u2019s CMA Success Story&#8221; &#8212; UTC Center for Professional Education Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" data-secret=\"RD90LBIvq3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-professional-education\/files\/2021\/11\/billee-600.png","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"&nbsp; &nbsp; Early in high school, Billee\u00a0Lassiter\u00a0knew she was interested in pursuing a healthcare career\u2014possibly\u00a0as an\u00a0obstetrician. After coming to UTC and declaring a biochemistry major, she began researching\u00a0how she could earn the required patient care hours\u00a0for medical school.\u00a0As Billee discovered that CMAs work alongside doctors and communicate\u00a0with patients, she decided that she wanted to\u00a0acquire\u00a0her\u00a0CMA certification.\u00a0She&hellip; Continue Reading"}