Medical Assistant Programs
Medical Assistant jobs are the hottest healthcare careers in today's marketplace. As a Medical Assistant, you can share your compassion and care with patients in your choice of medical situations - from primary care physicians' offices to specialists' offices to hospitals. Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. Their duties vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner's specialty. In small practices, medical assistants usually are "generalists," handling both administrative and clinical duties and reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area, under the supervision of department administrators.
The Schools and Universities listed below offer the following programs:
- Medical Assisting / Assistant
- Administrative Specialists
- Health Care Administration
Argosy University
Twin Cities - Minnesota
Argosy University offers an Associate of Science (AS) in Dental Hygiene program. The mission of this program is to provide the community with qualified dental hygienists prepared to perform
effectively and productively within the allied health arena. Enrolled students will experience an integrated curriculum providing opportunities for building skills in assessment, cognitive, and lifelong learning, as well as technical skills.
HoHoKus School of Business, Medical and Technical Sciences
Four campus in New Jersey
Students learn both the "back-office" clinical and "front-office" administrative skills that today's medical profession demands. The program is an intensive 9-month (day classes) or 11 ½-month (night classes) course that emphasizes the following areas: anatomy & physiology, clinical laboratories, medical terminology and patient relations/emergency care procedures, among others.
Vatterott College
Illinois - Iowa - Missouri - Nebraska - Tennessee
The degree program is designed to prepare the graduate for entry-level employment as a Medical Assistant. Graduates of this program will have the necessary skills to obtain employment in both administrative and clinical areas and any similar positions within the health care field.
