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Medical offices, clinics, and hospitals need medical assistants MORE than EVER! Join the "Community of Caring" by starting a rewarding career as a medical assistant! We provide important resources, such as career and self-study guides, certification and scope-of-practice info, active message boards, schools, and job listings in every state to help you get started.
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An Easy Recipe: Take A Wonder Pill!
What if I could give you an easy recipe to follow how to become a perfect medical assistant, or could give you a wonder-pill that instantly makes you a perfect medical assistant, would you be excited?
Yes, of course you would!
A wonder-pill would be great. But you realize it—there is no such thing... in fact, it takes hard work, a burning desire, interest, persistence, and dedication that comes from deep within to become great at what you do, but hardly every perfect.
Types of Medical Assistant Training:
There are two types of medical assistant programs, two-year career training programs which result in an Associate’s Degree and a one-year, or accelerated medical assistant program resulting in either a certificate or diploma.
However, formal training in medical assisting, while generally preferred, is not always required. There still are doctors, usually single family practice physicians, who prefer to train their medical assistants right on the job. When the medical assistant trainee signs a contract with a doctor, in a way, the doctor also signs one with her, by promising to give her the training she needs, a job where she will be challenged and possibilities to excel.
A Better Student:
Even though nobody is hardly ever perfect there are several important steps one can follow to become a better student. Being prepared means knowing what to expect, which means, having a slight advantage over those who are not prepared! Here is what medical assistant students can expect in a typical medical assistant curriculum.
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1. Anatomy and Physiology
(a) All the body systems
(b) Common pathology/diseases
(c) Diagnostic/treatment modalities
2. Medical Terminology
(a) Basic structure of medical words
(b) Word building and definitions
(c) Applications of medical terminology
3. Medical Law and Ethics
(a) Legal guidelines/requirements for healthcare providers
(b) Medical ethics and related issues
(c) Risk management
4. Psychology
(a) Basic principles
(b) Developmental stages of the life cycle
(c) Hereditary, cultural and environmental influences on behavior
(d) Mental health and applied psychology
5. Communication
(a) Principles of verbal and nonverbal communication
(b) Recognition and response to verbal and nonverbal communication
(c) Adaptations for individualized needs
(d) Applications of electronic technology
(e) Fundamental writing skills
6. Medical Assisting Administrative Procedures
(a) Basic medical office functions
(b) Bookkeeping and basic accounting
(c) Insurance and coding
(d) Facility management
7. Medical Assisting Clinical Procedures
(a) Asepsis and infection control
(b) Specimen collection and processing
(c) Diagnostic testing
(d) Patient care
(e) Pharmacology
(f) Medical emergencies
(g) Principles of radiology
8. Professional Components
(a) Personal attributes
(b) Job readiness
(c) Workplace dynamics
(d) Allied health professions and credentialing
9. Medical Assisting Externship
(a) A minimum of 160 contact hours
(b) Placement in an ambulatory healthcare setting
And Remember!
(a) Document all important role changes during your externship and while you work
(b) Record significant accomplishments and new skills continually
(c) Participate in career development activities, such as reading journals and job articles
(d) Sign up for ecational seminars and in-services
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