| Medical Assisting Train as a Medical Assistant in a CAAHEP or ABHES Accredited Medical Assisting Program. |
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Medical Assisting Administrative duties can include answering phones, maintaining patient medical records, filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments, arranging hospital admission and lab services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. Clinical duties vary according to state laws. Clinical duties may include taking medical histories, taking vital signs, explaining procedures, and assisting physicians during examinations. They can also include the collection and handling of lab specimens, instructing patients about medications, administering medications and more. Graduates of medical assistant training programs can pursue careers as medical assistant, nursing assistants, and emergency room technicians.  Medical Assistant Career Outlook The CMA Certification - The Gold Standard of the Medical Assistant Profession Degree vs Diploma? What Will I Learn in a Medical Assistant Program? Medical Assistant Salary and Career Advancement Certification can help with future career advancement, as well as lead to higher salary and more employment opportunities. There are various associations -- such as the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and Association of Medical Technologists (AMT) -- that award certification credentials to medical assistants. The certification process varies by association. It is also possible to become certified in a specialty, such as podiatry, optometry, or ophthalmology. Medical assistants may also advance to other occupations through experience or additional training. For example, some may go on to teach medical assisting, and others pursue additional education to become nurses or other healthcare workers. Administrative medical assistants may advance to office managers, or qualify for a variety of administrative support occupations. >> Read: A Day in the Life of a Medical AssistantAll Medical Assisting programs listed on this site are accredited by either the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). |
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Fortis College Dothan, Foley, Mobile, Montgomery
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| Arizona | ||||||
| The Bryman School Phoenix
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| Kaplan College Phoenix
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| California | ||||||
| Everest College Alhambra, Anaheim, Gardena, Los Angeles, San Bernadino, San Francisco, San Jose
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| Heald College Concord, Fresno, Hayward, Milpitas, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Salinas, San Francisco, Stockton
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| Kaplan College Salida, San Diego, Stockton, Vista
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| Colorado | ||||||
| Everest College Aurora, Colorado Springs, Denver
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| National American University Colorado Springs, Denver
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| Westwood College of Technology Denver North
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| Connecticut | ||||||
| Porter and Chester Institute Branford, Enfield, Stratford, Watertown, Wethersfield
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| Florida | ||||||
| Fortis College Pensacola
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| Keiser University Ft. Lauderdale, Lakeland, Melbourne, Pembroke Pines, Sarasota, Tallahassee
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| Southwest Florida College Ft. Myers, Tampa
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| Georgia | ||||||
| Medix Smyrna
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| South University Savannah
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| Westwood College of Technology Atlanta
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| Hawaii | ||||||
| Heald College Honolulu
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| Idaho | ||||||
| Apollo College Boise
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| Illinois | ||||||
| Everest College North Aurora, Burr Ridge, Skokie
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| Illinois School of Health Careers Chicago, Rosemont
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| Westwood College of Technology Chicago, Calumet
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| Indiana | ||||||
| Brown Mackie College Ft Wayne, Merrillville, Michigan City, South Bend
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| Kaplan College Indianapolis
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| Iowa | ||||||
| Kaplan University Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Mason City
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| National American University Overland Park
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| Kentucky | ||||||
| Southwestern College Florence
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| Louisiana | ||||||
| Medix School Monroe, Shreveport
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| Maryland | ||||||
| Medix School Towson
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| Minnesota | ||||||
| Argosy University Twin Cities
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| Herzing University Minneapolis
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| National American University Roseville
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| Rasmussen College Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Mankato, St. Cloud
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| Missouri | ||||||
| Everest College Springfield
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| Midwest Institute Earth City, Kirkwood
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| National American University Independence
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| Kaplan University Lincoln, Omaha
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| Hesser College Manchester
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| Berdan Institute Wayne
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| Dover Business College Clifton
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| National American University Albuquerque
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| Brookstone College Charlotte
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| Miller Motte College Cary, Wilmington
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| South College Asheville
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| Ohio | ||||||
| Brown Mackie College Akron, Cincinnati
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| Fortis College Centerville, Cincinnati, Columbus
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| Kaplan College Dayton
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| Miami Jacobs College Dayton
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| Southwestern College Cincinnati, Dayton, Franklin
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| Oregon | ||||||
| Apollo College Portland
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| Everest College Portland
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| Heald College Portland
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| Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Kaplan Career Institute Harrisburg, Pittsburgh
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| Thompson Institute Philadelphia
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| Fortis College Columbia
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| Miller Motte College Charleston
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| South University Columbia
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| Colorado Technical University Sioux Falls
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| National American University Sioux Falls
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| Tennessee | ||||||
| Miller Motte College Clarksville, Chattanooga
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| South College Knoxville
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| Texas | ||||||
| Kaplan College El Paso, San Antonio
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| Texas School of Business Houston
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| Westwood College of Technology Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston
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| Utah | ||||||
| Everest College West Valley City
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| Stevens-Henager College Logan, Ogden
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| Virginia | ||||||
| Medical Career Institute Newport News
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| Miller Motte College Lynchburg
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| Washington | ||||||
| Everest College Bremerton, Everett, Renton, Vancouver
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| Rasmussen College Green Bay
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