Friday, December 12, 2008

Online classes for medical assistants

Study online to be a Medical Assistant: MedAssistant.org Offers an Online Program for Medical Assistants. Medical Assistant Program Classes Online: Medical Assistant Terminology, Human Body Planes, Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Office Professionalism, Patient Communication, Medical Records, Basic Medical Law, Scheduling Appointments, Medical Billing and Insurance Claims, Infection Control, Surgical Instruments, Emergency Care, Clinical Equipment, Patient History and Physicals, EKG and Lab Testing, Specimen Collection and Lab Safety, Introduction to Patient Medications. Online Medical Assistant Clinical Labs: Virtual Phlebotomy Lab (Collecting a Blood Sample), Virtual Injection Lab , Medication injections, Measuring A Pulse, Introduction to CPR and Basic Ultrasound. Required Course Medical Assistant Textbook: All students entering our medical assistant distance education program are required to purchase the textbook: Outline Review for the Medical Assistant, by Marsha Perkins Hemby (second edition). This text contains all the materials and CD-ROM required to successfully complete our Medical Assistant distance education program. The text is available at Amazon.com for about $50 (used copies are often available) or at the publisher www.prenhall.com