Medical Assistants are unlicensed healthcare workers who perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. Formal education of medical assistants usually occurs in vocational schools,technical institutes, community colleges, proprietary schools, online educational programs or junior colleges. St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants offers an excellent online distance education program that is now training future Medical Assistants.
Helpful Medical Assistant websites:
Medical Assistant School at: http://www.medassistant.org
Medical Assistant Info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Assistant
US Labor Dept. employment info at: www.bls.gov/oco/ocos164.htm
