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Medical Assistants

Medical Assistants. Represented by: Nastashia Exie & Ruth. Career. Medical assistants enjoy an exciting, challenging career that is essential to patient care in medical offices and clinics. Medical assisting is one of the nation’s fastest growing careers through 2012.

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Medical Assistants

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  1. Medical Assistants Represented by: Nastashia Exie & Ruth

  2. Career Medical assistants enjoy an exciting, challenging career that is essential to patient care in medical offices and clinics. Medical assisting is one of the nation’s fastest growing careers through 2012.

  3. Education in Medical Assisting The educational requirements for a medical assistants are a high school diploma, or the equivalent. Recommended high school courses include: Mathematics Health /Biology Typing/ Bookkeeping/ Computers And Offices skills

  4. Requirements in Medical Assisting Volunteer experiences in the health care field is helpful. Participating in a per health enrichment program is an excellent way to learn what its like to work in the field. Pre Health Enrichment Programs: Paid/unpaid internships Summer/ full years Clinical/non-clinical work study On the job training

  5. Special Skills in Medical Assisting Active Listening Clear Speech Reading Comprehension Social Perceptiveness Computer/Writing Skills

  6. How Long It Will Take To Complete These Requirements 1 year in a certificate and an diploma 2 years in an associate degree

  7. Salary Range in Medical Assisting Medical assistants vary depends on experiences, skill level, and the location. Median annual earnings of medical assistants were $20,610 The middle 50% earned between $20,650 and $28,930 a year. The lowest 10% earned less than $18,010 and highest 10% earned more than $34,650 a year.

  8. …. Salary Continues Colleges, universities, and professional schools earn $27,490 Outpatient care centers earn $25,360 General medical and surgical hospitals earn $25,160 Offices of physicians earn $24,930/$26,620 Offices of other health practitioners earn $21,980

  9. Working Conditions in Medical Assisting • Well lighted, clean environment • Constantly interact with people • Having to handle many responsibilities at once Hospital/Clinics Office

  10. Job Outlook Medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations as the health services industry expands due to technological advances in medicine, and a growing and aging population. Growth will be driven by the increase in the number of group practices, clinics, and other health care facilities that need a high proportion of support personnel, particularly the flexible medical assistant who can handle both administrative and clinical duties.

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