Medical assistants held about 329,000 jobs in 2000. Sixty percent worked in physicians' offices; 15 percent worked in hospitals, including in- and outpatient facilities. The rest were employed in nursing homes, offices of other health practitioners and other healthcare facilities. US Department of Labor—Medical Assistant Outlook!
Distance Education programs are now helping to train students to begin their career as a Medical Assistant. It is estimated that by the year 2007 over 80% of Medical Assistants will have recieved their training online via distance edcuation.
