Your Healthcare Career Starts Here
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Train to Become a Medical Assistant
Medical Assistants continue to be one of the most employed and essential healthcare professionals today. If you enjoy helping and serving people and are filled with compassion, then getting your medical assistant training from Taylor College may be a good option for you.
Taylor College’s Medical Assisting program allows you to study when it’s convenient for you. While the majority of the curriculum in this program is online, you’ll also gain important in-depth, hands-on experience with on-campus training that includes practical application of clinical skills, patient consultation, and medical office protocols. In addition, a 160-hour externship in actual medical facilities will prepare you with the on-the-job skills you will need as an important part of any medical team.
Your Role in Medical Assisting
You deserve to have an enjoyable and rewarding career and to find medical assistant jobs that fit your career goals. Why not start with a health care job that offers great job stability, a good job outlook, and rewarding emotional and financial benefits?
Medical Assistants (MA) are key players in helping to manage the office. The medical office is a fast-paced environment that requires the assistance of qualified medical personnel. MA’s multitasking abilities enable them to meet the demands of both physicians and patients alike.
Most Medical Assistants work in physicians’ offices, health care centers, or clinics. There are also many medical assistant jobs available in hospitals, medical laboratories, and long-term care facilities.
The door to medical assistant jobs can be open to you through a Taylor College education. As a medical assistant, you will gain valuable skills and training including:
Clinical skills:
- Taking medical histories and recording vital signs
- Preparing patients for examination
- Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens
- Performing basic laboratory tests on the premises
- Preparing and administering medications as directed
- Phlebotomy
- Performing electrocardiograms (ECG)
Clerical skills:
- Updating and filing patient medical records
- Completing insurance forms and handling correspondence
- Handling Billing & Bookkeeping
- Scheduling appointments, answering telephones, and greeting patients
- Arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services
- Purchasing supplies and equipment
Program Highlights
- 36-week standard program length
- 160 hours in clinical externships
- Hybrid (On-ground and Distance Education)*
- Graduates earn a Diploma
Key Courses
- Anatomy and Physiology Foundations
- Introduction to Medical Assisting
- Clinical Examination Procedures
- Medical Office Procedures
*Hybrid programs combine a supportive, hands-on, campus-based education environment with the independence and flexibility of online learning.
Taylor College is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
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