Career Description...

Medical Assisting is the nation's second fastest growing health career. Doctors view the medical assistant as a vital partner for increasing medical office productivity. 

The certified medical assistant (CMA) is a multiskilled practitioner who works under the physician's supervision in an office or other health care setting. Certified Medical Assistants are proficient in both administrative and clinical tasks.

Medical Assistants... 

• use computers to enter patient data
• obtain blood specimens from veins and capillaries
• give patient injections
• assist physicians with medical examinations
• process insurance claims