We Care Online Staff Highlight - Irene Balderrama-Martinez

This month we get to meet Irene.  

Irene Balderrama-Martinez has worked in the healthcare industry for 30 years. She is a die-hard University of Arizona fan and alumni, along with many family members, who have embraced the health sciences in various careers.  She has worked for Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital and Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital, as well as University Medical Center and the College of Medicine in various departments including Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Orthopaedic Surgery and more recently as an administrator in Family Practice and Urgent Care Clinic.

Irene is instructor for our new program, Medical Transcription - Scribe course.  After many years of training Medical Transcriptionists/Scribes in outpatient clinical settings, as well as in the acute care setting, Irene looks forward to teaching We Care Online students with the goal of healthcare documentation integrity as we strive to support healthcare providers in the evolving use of EMR software and the Federal Meaningful Use guidelines.  

When not reading avidly, she enjoys free time with her family. For questions about the courses she teaches email: irene@wecareonlineclasses.com