Medical assisting is an exciting and challenging program of study which prepares the student to work in a wide variety of health care environments including hospitals, physicians' offices, clinics, laboratories and state health facilities.
The medical assistant is an important link between the patient and the health care delivery system and provides essential support in the areas of patient care, medical and lab procedures, records management and office administration. Students will be exposed to practical administrative, interpersonal and clinical skills which will prepare them with the technical ability and versatility needed to establish careers in the field of allied health services.
Those who have worked in the profession for a few years often wonder if they should go on and become a nurse. Others continue in the medical assiting field for many, many years. Not because of the pay (there still is a big gap between the medical assistant's wages and that of a nurse), but because of the stong relationships they forge with the doctors and other health care staff and also with their patients, which almost always is a long term relationship. In a hospital it is more likely that doctors, nurses and patients come and go within a very short time! And although all health care occupations are very rewarding, nurses hardly ever know their patients as well as medical assistants do. Therefore it can be said, that being a medical assistant is NOT about the money, but about helping people and actively contributing to the local community.
Learn how you can become a medical assistant not far from you or even online. To learn more about educational requirements, and practical tips for handling emergencies, and proper documentation visit Medical Assistant Net on the Web. There is lots of additional "scope of practice for medical assistants" info at that web site.
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
What is a "Degree"?
The following question keeps popping up: "What is a degree?"
A degree is earned through a certain number of years of education from a college. Of course, before college comes high school. People who graduated from high school can further their education via traditional college education or distance education from online college courses.
Colleges and universities in the United States (USA) offer a four level approach to education which are:
1. Associate of Arts Degree (A.A., often via community colleges)
2. Bachelor's Degree (B.A., via traditional college, also called undergraduate degree)
3. Master's Degree (M.A., also referred to as graduate degree)
4. Doctorate Degree (Ph.D., the highest degree)
To sum it up in simple terms, the A.A. degree is the least rigorous. It takes about 2 years to get. Next comes the B.A. which can take up to 4-5 years to achieve. The M.A. is awarded to students who have obtained their bachelor's degree. It can take another 1-2 years after the B.A.! After that comes the doctorate degree, which is the highest degree awarded in the U.S. and takes the longest to achieve. It is the most rigorous and indepth of all other degrees.
Prospective college students should keep in mind that different colleges have different graduation requirements. Also their cost can differ greatly. And before embarking on any college degree program it's a good idea to also check on their college credit transfer policies and (as mentioned) their graduation requirements.
To see our top 10 featured onine schools that lead to allied health professional diplomas such as in clinical and administrative medical assisting, or medical coding and billing, and higher degrees in the health care arena visit Medical Assisting Career Schools!
To learn more about educational requirements, and practical tips for handling emergencies, and proper documentation visit Medical Assistant Net on the Web. There is lots of additional "scope of practice for medical assistants" info at that web site.
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A degree is earned through a certain number of years of education from a college. Of course, before college comes high school. People who graduated from high school can further their education via traditional college education or distance education from online college courses.
Colleges and universities in the United States (USA) offer a four level approach to education which are:
1. Associate of Arts Degree (A.A., often via community colleges)
2. Bachelor's Degree (B.A., via traditional college, also called undergraduate degree)
3. Master's Degree (M.A., also referred to as graduate degree)
4. Doctorate Degree (Ph.D., the highest degree)
To sum it up in simple terms, the A.A. degree is the least rigorous. It takes about 2 years to get. Next comes the B.A. which can take up to 4-5 years to achieve. The M.A. is awarded to students who have obtained their bachelor's degree. It can take another 1-2 years after the B.A.! After that comes the doctorate degree, which is the highest degree awarded in the U.S. and takes the longest to achieve. It is the most rigorous and indepth of all other degrees.
Prospective college students should keep in mind that different colleges have different graduation requirements. Also their cost can differ greatly. And before embarking on any college degree program it's a good idea to also check on their college credit transfer policies and (as mentioned) their graduation requirements.
To see our top 10 featured onine schools that lead to allied health professional diplomas such as in clinical and administrative medical assisting, or medical coding and billing, and higher degrees in the health care arena visit Medical Assisting Career Schools!
To learn more about educational requirements, and practical tips for handling emergencies, and proper documentation visit Medical Assistant Net on the Web. There is lots of additional "scope of practice for medical assistants" info at that web site.
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Medical Assistant Diploma vs. Degree
From my experience, and many seasoned medical assistants agree, a medical assistant degree is not necessarily the key to better pay or faster promotions. Reality is, most doctors and practicing health care providers don't care whether their medical assistant has a degree or diploma. Their main concern is to have a medical assistant that can do the job well and pay only as much as they have to in wages.
If a medical assistant with a diploma can do the same job as their counterpart with a Medical Assisting Applied Sciences degree--either way, that's good enough for the doctor, however, a medical assistant with an associates degree in medical assisting has a definite advantage when it comes to continued studies into other top paying healthcare professional careers. Some of their earned college hour credits can be transferred and applied toward a higher or different degree in the future, such as, for example nursing (RN), or Health Care Management (HIM) and that is where the time and money spent on the degree will be well worth it!!!
So, now that you know the difference and advantages between going for a medical assistant diploma vs. a medical assistant degree it's also important learn details about benefits of voluntarily sitting for industry recognized medical assistant certifications.
Continue your research about qualified medical assistant training to earn a MA Diploma or AAS Degree to start your medical assistant career path on the right foot. To learn more about educational requirements, and practical tips for handling emergencies, and proper documentation visit Medical Assistant Net on the Web. There is lots of additional "scope of practice for medical assistants" info at that web site.
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