Medical Assistant Training Programs

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Medical Assistants play a crucial part in current health care environments. There is a high demand across the country for medical assistants that have trained and completed a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited medical assisting program. In fact, medical assisting is one of the fastest growing careers in the field of health care and jobs are expected to increase by nearly 34% by 2018. To put that statistic into perspective, this career will grow three times faster than to average career over the next seven years. You may be interested reading more about becoming a medical assistant.

As of March 25th, 2011 there are 595 CAAHEP accredited medical assistant programs in the United States. Additionally, there are a number of other medical assistant schools that offer programs accredited by the ABHES. If your goal is to become a certified medical assistant, pay close attention to the school that you choose to enroll at as you must complete a a program that is accredited by one of these governing bodies. If you complete a medical assisting program at a non-accredited school, you most certainly will not be precluded from employment, but you will not be eligible to sit for the certified medical assistant exam.

Medical assistant schools offer academic and clinical training in anatomy, physiology and pathology, pharmacology, medical terminology, keyboarding and computer applications, record keeping and accounting, coding and insurance processing, laboratory techniques, clinical and diagnostic procedures, medication administration, office practices, first aid, patient relations, medical law and ethics and HIPPA.

Medical Assistant Schools

Find an online medical assistant school or campus based school near you and request information regarding their diploma and/or associates in medical assistant programs. You may want to further explore schools that offer online medical assisting degrees as they are emerging as popular options for students looking to balance their work and education. You’ll find CAAHEP and ABHES accredited medical assistant programs. Again, CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation is important if you are considering becoming a certified medical assistant or CMA, as attending a program accredited by one of these agencies is one of the requirements to sit for the certification exam.

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