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Time to Completion

Certificate and diploma programs generally take 9 months-to-1 year to complete.

Associate's degree programs last 2 years and provide other general education curriculum.

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School Accreditation

Regardless of where you complete your medical assistant training, make sure your school is accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies if you want medical assistant certification:

  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
  • Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

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What You'll Study

Medical assistants need to know everything from accounting to pharmacology, so a well rounded administrative and clinical education is necessary. You'll also get plenty of real-world practice during your externship in a hospital or doctor's office. Medical assistant courses include:

  • Clinical and diagnostic procedures
  • First aid
  • Human anatomy
  • Keyboarding and computer applications
  • Laboratory techniques
  • Medical billing and insurance coding
  • Medical law and ethics
  • Medical terminology
  • Medication administration
  • Office practices
  • Patient relations
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology
  • Recordkeeping and accounting

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Spotlight Schools

Apollo College

Apollo College provides practical, real-world education. Our medical assistant programs prepare students with clinical instruction, class lectures and practical experience through an externship in a medical facility.

Select a Campus:Portland, OR | Spokane, WA

Keiser University

Graduates from Keiser University's medical assisting programs are multi-skilled, able to handle both administrative and clinical duties.

Select a Campus:Online

Sanford-Brown Institute

Sanford-Brown Institute's medical assisting program is designed to provide its students with the skills to assist physicians by performing administrative and basic clinical duties in an office or medical center.

Select a Campus:New York, NY | Trevose, PA | Garden City, NY | Iselin, NJ | Atlanta, GA | Landover, MD | Houston, TX | Northloop West, TX | White Plains, NY | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Jacksonville, FL | Tampa, FL