Medical Assistant - Diploma

If you enjoy working with people and have an interest in health and medicine, a promising career as a medical assistant is within your reach at Kaplan Career Institute-ICM Campus. Medical assistants are often called upon to help patients feel at ease and explain the health care provider's instructions.

Due to the country's aging population, evolving trends in the health care industry, and scientific and technological advances being made worldwide, the need for skilled professionals in the medical field has never been greater. In fact, medical assistant is projected to be one of the fastest-growing occupations in the nation over the 2004-2014 period.

Business Administration - Medical Assisting Management - Associate's

Due to the increasing number of medical assistants required to care for our nation's aging population, medical assistants with management training will have a competitive advantage when seeking management and supervisory positions. Get the medical assisting management training you need at Kaplan Career Institute-ICM Campus.

In addition to core courses offered in our medical assistant program, the Business Administration: Medical Assisting Management program offers you the opportunity to learn skills that can prepare you for managerial roles. You will take courses in business and personnel management, medical coding and insurance, computers, and business communications. You may pursue further specialization in our Medical Assisting Management With Patient Care Services program.

Business Administration - Medical Assisting Management with Patient Care Services - Associate's

Working with patients in a clinical setting, such as a hospital or nursing home, requires special patient care skills that may not be required in a doctor's office or clinic. Obtain these skills through Kaplan Career Institute-ICM Campus's Medical Assisting Management with Patient Care Services program.

In this specialized career track, you will take the same core courses required in our medical assisting management program. In addition, your curriculum includes an additional quarter with five additional courses to develop your skills in patient care services. Those courses include:

• Basic patient service skills
• Patient care and safety
• Restorative care
• Home health and special care services
• Gerontology

Secretarial Science Studies - Medical Office Administration - Associate's

Most health care offices have a lot going on: doctors and nurses care for patients while secretaries and receptionists make appointments, answer questions and monitor patient traffic in and out of the office. Behind the scenes, there are lab tests to perform, evaluate and record; medical records to update and file; and insurance companies to handle. A well-trained administrator can make all the difference in keeping things running smoothly so that patients receive the quality health care they deserve.

In addition to general office administration skills, you will be required to learn medical terminology so you can perform important job responsibilities like transcribing dictation, preparing correspondence and assisting the physician or medical scientist with reports, speeches, articles and conference proceedings.

Occupational Therapy Assistant - Associate's

Occupational therapy is a challenging career field that can be extremely rewarding. If you would enjoy helping people overcome mental, physical, developmental, or emotional obstacles, you should consider a career as an occupational therapy assistant.

While on the job, occupational therapy assistants may be called upon for the following tasks:

• Administer and interpret tests such as manual muscle and range of motion
• Adapt environments for the handicapped
• Design, fabricate and apply orthotic and prosthetic devices and equipment
• Help clients improve basic motor functions and reasoning abilities using specifically designed exercises
• Teach daily living skills to help clients lead more independent, productive and satisfying lives

Accreditation

• Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
• Accrediting Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)