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Medical Assisting

Diploma


Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and optometrists running smoothly. The clinical duties of medical assistants may include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, giving injections, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during patient examinations.

This program introduces students to the overall operation of the physician's office. Students are trained to assist the physician in the examination room, to perform routine laboratory procedures and to handle financial records, correspondence, insurance forms and other administrative functions.

Total Credits: 48


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