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Medical Assisting Degree Programs
Medical Assistants are multi-skilled healthcare professionals who perform routine clinical and administrative procedures for healthcare settings such as physician’s offices and outpatient clinics.
The SBBCollege Associate's medical assisting degree will train students to be responsible for clinical duties like measuring vital signs, administering injections, and performing venipuncture procedures.
Medical assisting degree graduates will also become familiar with the administrative duties of running an efficient medical office such as maintaining patient medical records, processing insurance forms, and arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services.
In addition, medical assisting degree students will gain an understanding of medical terminology, anatomy, pathology, and basic concepts of pharmacology and psychology.
On the administrative side of the job, medical assisting degree students will learn important medical office management responsibilities, such as document coding and handling of insurance forms. They will discover how to successfully combine their clinical and administrative skills as they address multiple situations that may arise in a variety of healthcare environments, including medical offices, clinics, hospitals, physicians’ offices or insurance billing offices.
Medical assisting degree graduates are qualified for entry-level positions in medical offices, clinics, hospitals or insurance billing offices and also eligible to sit for the Registered Medical Assistant exam.
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Medical Assisting Degree Classes
The medical assisting degree courses include:
- Medical Insurance and Coding
- Electronic Health Records
- Body Systems I, II & III
- Drug Fundamentals and Administration
- Medical Office Procedures
Medical Assistant Careers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment of medical assistants is projected to increase by 35%, in line with the general increase in demand for healthcare professionals. Medical assistants are given a wide range of duties from managing administrative and clinical duties to performing basic laboratory tests.
Areas of opportunity:
Nearly two-thirds of all professional medical assistants work in doctor's offices. Other employment opportunities can be found in hospitals, inpatient and outpatient facilities, and the offices of health care providers such as chiropractors and optometrists. A medical assisting degree is great preparation for this kind of work.
Industry areas:
- Clinics
- Hospitals
- Group Practices
Apply Now!
Our admissions associates are ready to talk to you about how our medical assisting degree program can help to shape your future career. They can discuss the program in detail, talk you through the application process and let you know about the finance options that are available.
We have programs that can meet your needs and suit your circumstances. Don’t delay; contact our admissions department now for more details about how SBBCollege can change your life forever!
Program Highlights:
- Hands-on training
- Industry standard equipment and resources
- Financial aid for those who qualify
- Career planning assistance
- Job-placement assistance
