Thursday, August 12, 2010

St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants Reviews

Student Testimonials

"This medical assistant program is a wonderful course for anyone who has prior commitments such as a job or children. I was able to complete the lessons on a time schedule that was convenient for me without having to leave my home. This is a wonderful program! My thanks to those at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants for understanding that not everyone has the time or resources to attend a traditional educational program or college. This was not only affordable for me but also fit into my busy lifestyle. I would recommend this medical assistant program to anyone looking for a new career and doesn’t want to wait two years for a college degree."

-- Andrea, Illinois

"I just want to say thank you for allowing me and other students to go back and further our education in a manner in which you have provided. I work full time 5-6 days a week, and have my own personal business on the side. So, having the ability to still go back to school, yet work at my own pace on everything is such a blessing!"

-- Brittany, North Carolina

"I was never able to afford a formal education and your online version has allowed me a program that I could afford and take at my own pace so it did not interfere with my daytime job. Thank you very much for this wonderful experience."

-- Renee, Aurora Health Care

"The online St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants program did meet my expectations and then some, this was a great thing for me being a mom and wife and also working full time. If it would not have been for your program I would not have gotten the opportunity to do this. The program was was helpful and very user friendly."

-- Krystle, North Carolina

"I am currently a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic at our hospital. They wanted me to take this course to expand my skills and become an Medical Assistant. This was a great course and great material that I learned a lot from. Everything was very easy to understand and learn from. I very much enjoyed the course and loved being able to do it from my own home in the evenings. Thank you so much. "

-- Mandy CNA, Oregon

"This Medical Assistant program not only met, but exceeded my expectations, I was very surprised at how much I was able to learn while still being able to be at home with my children."

-- Angela, Texas

"I love this course for Medical Assistant. It is a really complete course with many very good resources in my learning process. Thanks again!!"

-- Eyra, Kansas

"I have always had a passion for health-care but never followed that path. I have been a stay-at-home mom for the past 5 years and am now ready to go back to work. This Medical Assistant program at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants was excellent. It was easy to follow and very informative. I was so fortunate to find out about medical assistant program because I could complete all classes when it was convenient for me. Thanks again. Medical assistant program has been a joy to complete. I am looking forward to use my knowledge in my new career as a nursing assistant."

-- Jennifer, California

"The reason I wanted to become a Medical Assistant is because I am already a Certified Nursing Assistant working in a hospital and I am ready to take my medical assistant training to another level and I love to help people and care for them. I do believe that this medical assistant training experience will help me to achieve the career I am looking for. Medical assistant program was very helpful and met all of my expectations. I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for this program. I would recommend medical assistant program to anyone that is interested in medical assistant field, I very much enjoyed taking medical assistant course and having time to do this and work full time was a plus. Again, thank you very much."

-- Tammy, Pennsylvania

"Medical assistant program has been a great course for me I have worked side by side with a ob/gyn doctor for over two years everything I have learned has been thru him but this medical assistant course has offered me so much I have taken my time and studied very hard and have already put this in advantage to my every day work. I can now spit out medical terms to the doctor with no problem and even know what needs to be done most of the time before he even write orders, Thank you so much for medical assistant program it has helped me very much and the text book will be a learning tool that I am sure I will refer to more then once in a while I cant say enough great about medical assistant program please email about any other course as they become available, Thanks again."

-- Michelle, Maryland

"I really liked the flexibility of this medical assistant course. I took medical assistant course while I was at college taking pre-nursing classes, and appreciated how there were no deadlines to get things done. I could work on medical assistant course at my own pace and never felt rushed to get my readings done."

-- Danielle, Student Calvin College

"As a busy mother, I was able to complete my lessons at a convenient time for me. I enjoyed medical assistant program. I thank this company for giving me a whole new educational experience."

-- Tricia, Student Xavier University

"I feel that any job in medicine would not be complete without knowing how to care for patients. I am certain that this medical assistant program with help me fulfill my duties as a radiologic technologist. Medical assistant program more then met my expectations and I would recommend this medical assistant program to anyone in the medical field."

-- Melissa, Minnesota

"I have always loved helping people and I have a love in my heart to help everyone I can. I believe this medical assistant course has helped me reach my goals."

-- Colleen, Pennsylvania

"I love the health care field! I love to help people feel better. This medical assistant program was a huge help. Nothing I would change about the program. It was very helpful."

-- Rachael, Arizona

"I enjoy helping people and have now been offered a job as a medical assistant. This medical assistant program was a great help. I would recommend it very much."

-- Tara, Earlham College

"I have experience as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician and wanted to continue taking care / assistant care to people of all ages and gender by becoming a Medical Assistant. This certificate allows me the opportunity to provide more to the Medical Practice field and takes me out of harm in the field. Medical assistant program was interesting being an online course. Medical assistant program provided me with the information and education necessary to apply with confidence because of my knowledge to MA positions."

-- Christine, North Carolina

"I think the reason this program is going to help me in my goals is because I see me myself becoming a RN and this just the start. I would have to say this program did met my expectations, it was fast and you go at you own speed and that's what I like. I would also like to take the time thank you for making this program a great program for hard working people like myself."

-- Erica, California

"I was RN in Japan. I'd like to become a nurse in the US. I believe this medical assistant program is good experience for me.I think this is good program for my future. I am glad to find this medical assistant program. It was very informative and interesting. Would recommend it very much."

-- Maki, Japan

"I want to be a nursing assistant or health care professional because I want a satisfying and fulfilling career, and I want to help people who are sick to get better. And yes, I do believe that this medical assistant program experience will help with career goals. This medical assistant program at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants has met my expectations and more! I shall continue to use this medical assistant knowledge to further my career prospects. This text book was fantastic, and explained everything I needed to know. I will continue to use the text book throughout my nursing career."

-- Deborah, England (Kent)

"I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to use this online medical assistant program. I was able to study at my own pace which helped tremendously."

-- Sylvia, Florida

"I thought this medical assistant program met and exceeded my expectations. The program was well organized and it helped a lot that it was easy to pay for to. I would definitely recommend this medical assistant program to everyone."

-- Nichole, Oregon

"The online medical assistant program at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants and MedAssistant.org definitely met my expectations and I learned so much and I like that you get to work at your own pace. The videos helped a lot to and they didn't take too long to download. I think this is a great program and will help with my career goals. I am so glad I decided to do this medical assistant program!"

-- Amy, Nevada

"I enjoyed the resources on the internet that you offered through your medical assistant program. It has been very convenient for me to be able to take this medical assistant course on-line. I want to thank you for providing this medical assistant training on-line and I have really enjoyed it and look forward to working as a Medical Assistant."

-- Stina, Sweden

"I Think this medical assistant program is a great way to take a class you can study a great deal better in your on home and at your on pace, I was very pleased with this program. Thank you.

-- Virginia, North Carolina

"I hope to be a registered nurse one day. I enjoy the whole world of medical care and cannot wait to get back into it. I loved this program."

-- Danielle, Washington

"This program is very well put together. I am very impressed, the classes, labs, videos and web links were very professional and informative."

-- Bridgett, Mississippi

"The medical assistant program was very easy to learn and understand. I just want to thank you all for making this this a very easy course and very affordable, especially to people like me who is a single parent. Thanks again."

-- Erica, Mississippi

"This will definitely help me with my career goals!! It was very helpful. Thank you"

-- Jennifer, New York

"I want to further my education in the near future by getting into a RN program. This medical assistant program did meet my expectations and it even went beyond my expectations because I was able to gain more knowledge of nursing education while doing it at home. It allowed me to access all classes at my own rate. I felt as though I could work at the very fast pace, which I prefer, compared to class time."

-- Sinneary, Minnesota

"I want to get my medical assistant certification to give me a foot in the door toward my ultimate goal to become a certified midwife. I feel that this course was helpful because not only was there an introduction/brief lesson online, there was also book work and video's that helped explain and go in-depth on the lesson. The medical assistant program met more than my expectations. I am not usually good with independent study and usually need hands on training but I'm glad I took a chance on this medical assistant program, I actually did learn and am proud of myself for completing the course."

-- Havilah, Arkansas

"I enjoy being part of the service that helps and heals those in need. I believe this will help me get closer to my goal of being and RN. The medical assistant program was great, convenient and helpful. The book is great I will keep it for years to come."

-- Sandra, Florida

"I am currently a student at Stony Brook University and I hope to continue my education by going to nursing school. I believe that being a nursing assistant will give me the opportunity to learn new things and help me become a better nurse. This medical assistant program met my expectations. I was impressed with the videos and labs and I believe the text book will be something I use on a daily basis."

-- Nichole, Student Stony Brook University

"I am currently am a Basic Life Support Provider. I am looking to further my education in medicine. I enjoy rendering care to all my patients. I believe this medical assistant program helped me explore a different view of a controlled medical environment. I enjoyed the medical assistant program. I will recommend it in the future to anyone looking to become a medical assistant. I feel it explains everything well. Thank You!"

-- Lisa, New York

"I have been in the medical field for over three years now as a social worker and I want to stay in the medical field, but not in social work. Being a medical assistant is a great way to stay in the medical field and learning new aspects of that field. This experience met my expectations completely. Everything was great. Loved the book will use forever. Great program! Thanks a bunch!"

-- Cassie, California

"This experience helped me learn a lot. It will be very helpful with my career goals.This medical assistant program was very helpful and explained things very well for me to understand and learn."

-- Kristen, Boston

"I believe this experience will help me with my career because I have the knowledge now."

-- Destiny, Texas

"I want to be a health care professional because I have a passion for taking care of others and I really love working around different types of people. I do believe this experience will help with my career goals. I feel fully prepared to take on the roll of a medical assistant."

-- Jordan, U.S. Navy

"This program was very helpful and with the step by step lessons I learned a lot. It provides good information with a lot of knowledge. I will recommend this online class to my co-workers and who ever wants to be a medical assistant."

-- Maggie, Florida

"I have been a Medical Assistant for two years now and absolutely love what I do, I love helping others and feel that this online program helped me expand the knowledge of my job. The program and classes were very helpful! I love that I can use it through out my career as a medical assistant! Thank you so much I really enjoyed the program."

-- Laura, New Mexico

"I currently work for an orthopedic surgeon and I mentioned to him that I want to further my knowledge and move up in his practice and he suggested I take your Medical Assistant program. This program was very helpful and I feel a lot more educated then I did when I first started this program."

-- Justin, Florida

"I would really like to become a medical assistant. I have two boys and my husband is currently overseas, so I would really like to have a Monday threw Friday job that would benefit me and my children. I really do think that taking this medical assistant course will help out my job opportunities. This is a really great program for people who need to do it on there own and don't have to be rushed. I will be telling people about this medical assistant program. I wouldn't change anything."

-- Monica, Texas

"The program was well written and easy to understand. Thank you"

-- Stephanie, Student Catholic Universities of America

"I would like to be a medical assistant so that I can help people, and yes this experience helped me quite a bit. It met all of my expectations. Absolutely no complaints. THANK YOU!!"

-- Patricia, Oregon

"The reason that I want to be a medical assistant or a health care provider is because I love to help people. I believe this course will help my goals to future my passion for the medical field."

-- Crystal, Georgia

"I am currently working in a medical office and I want to expand my experience and be more useful in my office. This course was exactly what I was looking for, and was extremely helpful."

-- Nicole, Montana

"I want to be a medical assistant because I enjoy helping others. As a child my mother, now a retired nurse, always was very kind, loving, and gentle when dealing with the sickly and elderly; it made an everlasting impression on me. I always found her compassion so fascinating and it led me to have an interest in working in the field of nursing, eventually. I feel that this is a great first step for me. I know this medical assistant program will assist me in attaining my career goals. Kudos, St. Augustine!! I've told so many of my family and friends about this medical assistant program and the fact that you offer other medical assistant programs. God's blessings to the amazing team for assisting those of us juggling work, family, and school!! Enabling us to have a smooth transition into different careers!! May God Bless all of you!!"

-- Felicia, Delaware

"I am very thankful for a program like yours to let people like me have a chance at a career."

-- Sara, Tennessee

"Being a single mother I thought that it would be more valuable to me to know some medical information weather it would be for my family or to open up a new career field for me. This was beyond my expectations. Thank you for this wonderful experience."

-- Heather, Florida

"This course is my first on line course. I am extremely pleased. I have sought help several times and usually had a response in hours or less. I found the book to be a godsend, the classes were fabulous I would recommend to any one. I am actually going to start the nursing assistant class as soon as I receive this certificate! Excellent school with great support!!!!! Thank you!!!!"

-- Patricia, New York

"I want to be a medical assistant because i really enjoy helping people, being able to help sick people feel better is very rewarding. I believe this will help my goals tremendously. Your program was very helpful and meet all my expectations!! Thank you for giving me this opportunity to advance my carrer in the medical field!!"

-- Amanda, Doctors Office, AZ

"I want to be a medical assistant because I had cancer when I was a young child and have always wanted to give something back to the medical community and I love helping others. I do believe it will help me with my goal. I can only say that I thought this is a very well put out program, easy to understand the curriculum and I feel like I have gained tremendous amounts of knowledge. I really enjoyed this medical assistant program and I can't wait to get started in a new job and apply what I have learned. Thank you for this opportunity."

-- Sharon, Georgia

"I would like to continue moving up in my career and having this skill will help me do that. Thank you for providing this medical assistant service!"

-- Kristen, California

"I do believe this experience will help with my career goals, as later down the road I would like to pursue nursing but wanted to get my "feet wet" with the medical assisting aspect first."

-- Marcy, Illinois

"This has been a great experience and my Doctor is so amazed at the amount that I have learned... Thank you for the great classes and teaching!"

-- Debra, Colorado

"This course gives you a solid foundation of administrative procedures and processes, and clinical procedures and processes. I would not change a thing. This course is great for the working adult who doesn’t have time to attend a traditional classroom setting, and is serious about learning a new skill set and applying it to the workplace… Thank you for offering such a great program! I will definitely recommend this course to my friends and co-workers."

-- Sheryl , Florida

"I would like to become a medical assistant because I love to work with and helping people. I feel that the medical profession is a very stable profession to be in and one that will always be around. The medical assistant program at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants program was very helpful in learning the skills and procedures that have to be taken in this field."

-- Stephanie, LA

"I took the medical assistant class to get the feel of health care. I'm planning on going on to become an RN, I just wanted to make sure this is really what I want to do before I spent all my time and money in school for nursing. I loved this program, I learned so very much and it was extremely helpful and easy to learn from."

-- Susan, IL

"I want to be a medical assistant because I want to pursuit a career in the medical field. This experience has definitely helped me with my career goals. This program more then meet my expectations. I think that nothing should be changed, this is a great program! This program has been a great help, every lesson and video given has helped me out a lot."

-- Leslie, AL

"Achieving this medical assistant certificate will help me out a lot in the future because I will be able to do the tasks I couldn't do as a just a medical receptionist. Your program was very helpful since I work as a medical receptionist full time and this program didn't have a specific class hours. I was able to follow my own pace and schedule. The program was easy to understand and there were examples followed by almost all the terms and terminology. Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity!"

-- Jee, NY

"I absolutely believe this experience will launch me to my career goals. This is a stepping stone for me as a working mother, to pursue my goal to become a registered nurse. I feel the need to take care of people in times of need and therefore my passion falls to nursing. This medical assistant program more then meet my expectations and I feel ready to begin!"

-- Ellen, MN

"This program was everything and more of what I expected. Honestly, I came into this class, already with a nursing assistant background and 3 years medical experience. Therefore, I thought it would just be a refresher course leading to higher education. But I learned so much more and feel so much better knowledge to go out and work day to day."

-- Brittany, NC

"I believe this experience will help with career goals. This program is very helpful to the students because it saves times and it is convenient... it is very very helpful!"

-- Sein, California

"To become a Medical Assistant or Health Care Professional will assist me in my current position working as a Clinical Assistant for the medical staff in the Mental Health Center . It is also a step closer for me in wanting to finish a career in Nursing. The additional training with be very beneficial in enhancing my professional skills. This program was wonderful, it covered a wide range of topics and I found it to be easy to follow and understand. I felt this was a great opportunity and a very informative course that will be very helpful in my current position as well as for the future."

-- Jamie, Medical Center Clinical Assistant, CO

"I work for a MD right now and I want to further my career in the medical field. Your program was very helpful! Everything was very self explanatory and was straight to the point.I will refer my friends and family to this school in the future. Thanks!"

-- Morgann, California

"I have been in the health care for 20 year and I think the program is great! It really gets a person ready for their job performance as a Medical Assistant."

-- Amarine, KY

"I am currently a receptionist for a very busy physician office. I enjoy working the front window but I wanted to broaden my abilities and help out in other areas of the office. I like how this program was made very simple and covered all the important information. I would recommend your medical assistant program to everyone!"

-- Susan, AL

"I want to become a Medical Assistant because I already work in a medical office and would like to do more. This program was great! and over all it was fun. I received responses really fast from my email questions. Thank you very much!"

-- Kristen, Medical Office, CA

"Thanks for this opportunity to study and learning, the online medical assistant program at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants was very interesting and is going to take me to my goals."

-- Danarys, Miami

"I feel that God has sent me in this direction. I know this experience will help with my career goals because there is a lot of information on your website that I will need to know when working at a Dr.s office. I love how I could study and test at my own pace, every one learns at different speeds, St. Augustine Educational Services understands that."

-- Danarys, NJ

"This program was great for challenging my skills and broadening my education,it was also a great way to refresh my skills and add to my skills and knowledge."

-- Debra, GA

"I really didn't know what to expect when I started the medical assistant program, but I think that what I've learned from it will definitely help me in the future. It was arranged just right so everything was in order and everything was very easy to find and understand"

-- Duran, KY

" I believe this learning experience has really helped me. I learn a lot already working in a doctors office but this program has given me so much more knowledge that I can use to achieve my goals. I couldn't ask for more! I work in a obstetrics and gynecology office so it gave me a variety of medical knowledge that I will be able to use in my career. Thank you for this experience!"

-- Brittany, OB/GYN Office, AZ

"The St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants online program was an excellent learning experience for me and I have recommended your program to many of my friends. Thank you, I really appreciate this opportunity.

-- Surendra, CA

"This program exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to enhance career goals."

-- Beverly, GA

"This program is only the beginning of my new career, and has helped me to get the confidence to become a very good medical assistant. It has also taught me the process that I need to do to be able to work in the field. Thank you for this course and know you had a big part of my new career."

-- Cynthia, FL

"I am currently in the medical field and want to advance in the company and have the proper knowledge. I believe this will definitely help with my career goals. This course met my expectations. I really enjoyed the videos that are a part of the lessons. I have no additional comments at this time, other than THANK YOU!"

-- Tracy, OK

"This program really met my career expectation. I can say that this education site is really awesome. It's really excellent as far as I am concerned. My comments are you are excellent, you guys rock!"

-- Prana, GA

"Both my mother and father are medical professionals (D.O. and R.N.), so I have a lot of background in the field and enjoy working in the environment. Also, I am attending college to receive my R.N., I thought this program would help give me a head start with classes (which it will!). Your Medical Assistant program was extremely helpful!"

-- Katherine, Texas

"I want to be an medical assistant to gain the early experience that will help with becoming a registered nurse. This program will help with career goals in my current position as a Practice Assistant in a Ambulatory Surgical Center in a Pain Management Office. This process has helped broaden my terminology to understand how the procedures are done and in explaining and generalizing the procedures to the patients. I love what I do and am glad I had the chance to further my career with your online courses and come one step closer to my ultimate goal of becoming the RN that I want to be. Thank you ever so much for this wonderful experience that I was able to do at home at my own pace."

-- Jennifer, MA

"This program was very helpful to me and to be able to work at my own pace was extremely helpful for me because I am a mom and a housewife, plus I work full time. So this work at your own pace is really great! It was easy to be able to take in more because I was studying at my own pace. This is a great opportunity for a person to be able to take this online course and still be able to work full time. For me being already in the healthcare field it was fun to really see how things worked and to be able to understand more of the tests that are done and how they are done. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to be able to do a schooling online and still be able to be a mom and work full time. Great course!"

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Online Medical Assistant Classes

Medical Assistant Program Classes Online:

Medical 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 in our online bookstore or at Amazon.com and sells for about $50 (used copies are often available).

Medical Assistant Employment Opportunities:
According to the United States Department of Labor, "job prospects are excellent for Medical Assistants. Employment is projected to grow much faster than average, ranking medical assistants among the fastest growing occupations over the 2006-16 decade. Job opportunities should be excellent, particularly for those with formal training. Most Medical Assistants work in doctors offices, hospitals, clinics or other health care settings. A Medical Assistant assists with administrative tasks and minor procedures to keep the doctor's offices and health care facilities running smoothly. Helping to drive job growth is the increasing number of group practices, clinics, and other health care facilities that need a high proportion of support personnel, particularly medical assistants who can handle both administrative and clinical duties. In addition, medical assistants work primarily in outpatient settings, a rapidly growing sector of the health care industry. Job seekers who want to work as a medical assistant should find excellent job prospects. Medical assistants are projected to account for a very large number of new jobs, and many other opportunities will come from the need to replace workers leaving the occupation. Those with formal training or experience should have the best job opportunities."

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Medical Assistant Training and Careers:

Medical Assistant profession – affording Doors to a career in Healthcare Services

Medical Assistans A Medical Assistant basically is a healthcare professional with a lot duties and accomplishment sets needed to accomplish the same. Both administrative and medical jobs that do not require much medical technique fall under the range of a Medical Assistant. Medical Assistant education got from a top-grade vocational training institution is a certain path to a prosperous Medical Assistant profession.
Schools providing Medical Assistants education burst in the market. Attaining the proper option of schools attains the difference in instruction in medical assistance. St.Augustine’s School of Medical Assistants provides commissioned and inexpensive distance Medical Assistant education online. Medical Assistant education at St.Augustine’s is perfect and doesn’t leave off some factor critical to practicing. The 24/7 online practicing installation offers classes, cognition source and practical laboratory training online.
St. Augustine’s Medical Assistants School provides distance education by web courses. Distance education is preferred by Medical Assistant aspirers who are already cultivating and taking part time. Distance Medical Assistant education affords such as nominees the flexibility of programming their learn time around their cultivating hours. The program admits arrant web courses along with practicing on laboratory accomplishments and facilities to execute laboratory jobs.
The vantage on St. Augustine’s Medical Assistant program is that, educate can carry up the course at his personal step and ease. Since it’s online, the course can be got at from anyplace in the Earth.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Medical Assistant Distance Education

Medical Assistant Career ? Opening Doors to a Profession in Healthcare Services

Medical Assistants

Medical Assistant Career – Opening doors to a profession in healthcare services.

Medical Assistant careers are gathering demand in the background of a healthcare industry boom worldwide.

A Medical Assistant essentially is a healthcare professional with multiple responsibilities and skill sets required to execute the same. Both administrative and medical tasks that do not need much medical proficiency fall into the ambit of a Medical Assistant.

Medical Assistants are indispensable in any modern day healthcare practice. Engaged under physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners. Medical Assistants attend to the complexities involved in delivering medical services.

By accomplishing administrative and other responsibilities, Medical Assistants make it easier for the practitioners to concentrate on attending to and treating patients.

Medical Assistants execute varied administrative, laboratory and clinical tasks in different health care institutions.

Often, Medical Assistants are seen as generalists who are involved with many aspects of the medical profession but do not specialize in them.

A detailed overview of the activities of a Medical Assistant is given here:

Administrative duties:

General administration which includes day-to-day activities and other tasks. These include:

• Communication – both internal and external and office correspondence.

• Patient welfare – maintenance of patient records, insurance forms, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission.

• Billing and bookkeeping.

• Maintain medical and drug supplies.

Clinical duties:

Clinical duties require discreet manual dexterity and visual acuity. A Medical Assistant has to support the medical practitioner with the following:

• Recording vital signs.

• Preparing patients for examination, explaining treatment procedures to patients.

• Assisting the physician during the examination.

• Instructing patients about medications and special diets.

• Preparation and administration of medications.

Laboratory tasks:

Laboratory tasks include:

• Collection and preparation of laboratory specimens.

• Performing basic laboratory tests on the premises.

• Draw blood, prepare patients for X-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures and change dressings.

• Disposal of contaminated supplies and sterilization of medical instruments.

Medical Assistants employed at small medical outfits may undertake both administrative and clinical duties and report directly to the office manager or health practitioner.

Larger medical outfits have Medical Assistants reporting to department administrators and specializing only in a particular area.

Medical Assistant – Essential qualities and skills:

Duties entailed in medical assisting vary with the type of health care facility, size, location and specialisation.

A pleasant disposition is a must as Medical Assistants constantly interact with patients and public. Courteous manners, a well groomed personality and an aptitude for making people feel at ease are essential.

Simple medical and clinical skills and administrative abilities are integral to the profile of a Medical Assistant.

Traditionally, Medical Assistants did not need to be certified as they learnt on the job. This scenario has changed and contemporary medical practices prefer trained and certified Medical Assistant professionals to untrained individuals.

Medical Assistant Training and Certification:

Healthcare industry is increasingly in favour of trained Medical Assistants. The need for technically sound personnel who have the flexibility of handling both clinical and administrative tasks is on the rise. The trend is an offshoot of the need felt by doctors to concentrate on treating patients rather than on other functional details.

Certification is a mark of the individual having been trained and qualified in the profession.

A Medical Assistant certificate stands as a certainity of successful training. Also, securing a Medical Assistant certificate assures higher professional satisfaction and recognition. Compared to uncertified individuals, the formal education and the Medical Assistant certificate help them in advance faster in their profession.

The Medical Assistant certificate can be secured by both experienced and inexperienced individuals. Experienced professionals may not have to take a certification exam. Inexperienced candidates though will have to undergo rigorous training from an accredited vocational training institution.

Medical Assistant certification or registration will put the individual a step ahead from counterparts.

Medical Assistant registration and certification are the same. It’s just that different certifying bodies have different terms for referring to a Medical Assistant cerificate.

With many Medical Assistant schools mushrooming in the market, it is important that one acquires education and secures Medical Assistant registration from a reputed and reliable source.

Medical Assistant Education:

Medical Assistant education obtained from a high grade vocational training institution is a sure way to a successful Medical Assistant career.

Schools offering Medical Assistant education abound in the market. Making the right choice of schools makes the difference in education in medical assistance.

St.Augustine’s School of Medical Assistants offers accredited and affordable distance Medical Assistant education online.

Medical Assistant education at St.Augustine’s is comprehensive and does not leave out any element crucial to training. The 24/7 online training facility provides classes, knowledge resources and virtual laboratory training online.

Distance Medical Assistant education:

St. Augustine’s Medical Assistants school offers distance education through online courses. Distance education is favoured by Medical Assistant aspirants who are already working and studying part time. Distance Medical Assistant education gives such candidates the flexibility of scheduling their study time around their working hours.

The Medical Assistant Program at St.Augustine’s:

Medical Assistant program at St. Augustine’s is an online training course that is available anytime and anywhere. With this program, accomplishing certifications is a matter of just 6-8 weeks from commencement.

The program includes complete online courses along with training on laboratory skills and facilities to perform laboratory tasks.

The advantage with St. Augustine’s Medical Assistant program is that, the student can take up the course at his own pace and convenience. Since it is online, the course can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Whether it is a full time student or a working person wanting to study part time, the online Medical Assistant program is a convenient way to Medical Assistant registration.

The course ware for the Medical Assistant program is developed and regularly updated by experts from diverse disciplines, health care professionals and practitioners making it one of the best available programs for Medical Assistants.

Medical Assistant classes online:

On signing up for the Medical Assistant program, students have the convenience of accessing classes online. According to individual schedules, Medical Assistant students can access these classes at their own convenience.

Medical Assistant classes at St. Augustine’s deal with the following subjects:

Medical 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.

The classes also cover Clinical Laboratory training online. These include:

Virtual Phlebotomy Lab (Collecting a Blood Sample), Virtual Injection Lab, Medication injections, Measuring A Pulse, Introduction to CPR and Basic Ultrasound.

At St. Augustine’s School of Medical Assistants, enrolling gives students the advantage of well designed Medical Assistant programs, curricula, online classes, an accredited Medical Assistant certificate within 6-8 weeks!

St. Augustine’s educational services:

Educational services offered by St. Augustine’s Medical Assistant school aim at providing vocational training for Medical Assistant aspirants.

St. Augustine’s educational services are unique in their approach to training, course design, teaching techniques etc. The ultimate goal is to give students the best value for the money they have invested in Medical Assistant registration training.

The distance education program offered under St. Augustine educational services online is a high turnaaround, quality program that is accredited, affordable and convenient.

St. Augustine’s online educational services are affordable as they cut down travelling, instructional material and other costs. It can be accessed by students wherever they are, whenever they want and brings the convenience factor into education. Online educational services at St. Augustine’s are accredited and hence give best value for money spent on educating oneself.

St. Augustine’s educational services online are a passport to a shining career as a Medical Assistant.

Health care careers are fruitful for certified Medical Assistants:

Health care careers are being sought after nowadays as high return professions both on the monetary front and on the satisfaction front. The booming health care industry is demanding technically qualified personnel and the market is ripe for professions like Medical Assistants, Hospital Assistants and others.

Thanks to the boom, health care careers are highly in need of well trained staff. Vocational education in professions like Medical Assistants provides an effective solution for the demand. By training students for the specific job and also focusing on overall life skills, educational services like that offered by St.Augustine’s are enhancing employability of individuals.

Health care professionals – upgrade skills for advancing careers:

Employment opportunities in flexible health care careers like that of Medical Assistants are predicted to increase mutifold. Infact Medical Assistant health care careers are expected to grow much faster than the average for all other occupations.

Certified Medical Assistants with experience will definitely be highly sought after as a result. Health care professionals like registered Medical Assistants with experience stand to gain in a big way.

Experienced and trained Medical Assistants may be able to advance faster than other health care professionals. By adding on to their existing skill sets and certifications, they can gain over health care professionals.

Moreover pliable health care professionals like Medical Assistants have open occupational choices and opportunities form a variety of health care setups.

The future certainly seems to be beckoning Medical Assistant careers. All one needs to do is to gear up with an accredited Medical Assistant certificate.

The health care industry wants you – Medical Assistants, sit up and get registered!

Advance your careers with online Medical Assistant distance education programs from St.Augustine.

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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Medical Assistant School Review

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When I was in high school, I used to take care of my grandmother who was very ill. She was in and out of the hospital. Since nobody else could take care of her at home, my mother told me to take the responsibility since I don't have a busy schedule in school. Just because I always accompany my grandma in the hospital for check ups and admissions, I have learned a lot of things. I always wished to have taken nursing course before the tuition fee is very expensive, so I took my second choice which is Marketing. So now that I'm a graduate, I am still open to learn about having at least a crash course as a medical assistant. I learned from a friend that St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants has a complete course which could help aspiring medical assitants with their educational programs. I wish to enrol with them someday and help me get a whole new experience to become a medical assistant too.

Monday, May 24, 2010

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

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Medical Assistant field is one of the most important fields to compare any other field. In the recent days there are many people wanted to be a medical assistant. It is because now the view of the medical assistant prospect is shows potential. That is why many people want to be medical assistance as a replacement for of be a worker to any other job. A medical assistants is the one who helps the doctor by performing basic scientific tasks and treatment managerial duties. As an assistant you strength work in a hospital and medical clinic. The medical assistants are accountable for updating and filing patients’ account. Medical assistants also are emotional with answering telephones, handling mail, welcoming patients, preparation appointments, and handling bill and more. If you are searching for the best school for medical assistant program, then the St. Augustine School is the best choice for you. For more information visit the website medassistant.org.

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Medical Assistant field is one of the most important fields to compare any other field. In the recent days there are many people wanted to be a medical assistant. It is because now the view of the medical assistant prospect is shows potential. That is why many people want to be medical assistance as a replacement for of be a worker to any other job. A medical assistants is the one who helps the doctor by performing basic scientific tasks and treatment managerial duties. As an assistant you strength work in a hospital and medical clinic. The medical assistants are accountable for updating and filing patients’ account. Medical assistants also are emotional with answering telephones, handling mail, welcoming patients, preparation appointments, and handling bill and more. If you are searching for the best school for medical assistant program, then the St. Augustine School is the best choice for you. For more information visit the website medassistant.org.

Friday, May 21, 2010

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Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner's specialty. In small practices, medical assistants usually do many different kinds of tasks, handling both administrative and clinical duties and reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area, under the supervision of department administrators.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Medical Assistant : The Profession of New Era

Posted by: Aniruddha Deodhar

Yeah! Everyone on this globe has identified by some special profession and a profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain. Become a successive identity one can have a special education to serve the society. In the world market there are many professions that calling you to hire your services for the right cause.


I think medical assistant is one of the great professions of new era that serves the need of both i.e., individual and patients. But many of us could not know the right place where they can get such education become a medical assistant. Who help in this regards to provide exclusive and intensive training on this matter? Is it there any organization to spread the greatest information that helps to select the carrier for life? Yeah! I have found the school named St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants. It is true that there are many candidates and even the successive people who blessed by the word medical assistants and provide their services to the society happily. It just set your life through the St. Augustine Medical Assistant School’s distance education program.

I think it is one of the greatest professions of new era to become a unique professional identity. What you think?

Medical Assistant Training

Medical Assistant : The Profession of New Era

Posted by: Aniruddha Deodhar

Yeah! Everyone on this globe has identified by some special profession and a profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain. Become a successive identity one can have a special education to serve the society. In the world market there are many professions that calling you to hire your services for the right cause.


I think medical assistant is one of the great professions of new era that serves the need of both i.e., individual and patients. But many of us could not know the right place where they can get such education become a medical assistant. Who help in this regards to provide exclusive and intensive training on this matter? Is it there any organization to spread the greatest information that helps to select the carrier for life? Yeah! I have found the school named St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants. It is true that there are many candidates and even the successive people who blessed by the word medical assistants and provide their services to the society happily. It just set your life through the St. Augustine Medical Assistant School’s distance education program.

I think it is one of the greatest professions of new era to become a unique professional identity. What you think?

Monday, May 10, 2010

News for Medical Assistants

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By ABHIROOP BHATTACHARYYA

Medical sector is probably is the sector with potential for future, with the increasing population on the earth medical needs are going to increase, day by day. People getting old or getting sick will surly seek medical assistants and there lies the opportunity to build up a nice and stable career which will bring you money and respect in society.
But before you get into a medical assistant job you need proper training and stuff, so that you become industry ready and get the job easily. So for that you need to be trained by professionals who can show you and groom you properly so that you get the success you desire for. You can visit St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants; they provide online classes, so if you do not have time to attain school then also you do not have any problem, get your classes online and you can get your medical assistant training within 6 – 8 weeks, and that is also, this certificate is nationally accepted. And this is the best medical assistance program specially designed by the healthcare professionals to make you industry ready once you finish this. And the tuition fees is also very reasonable so get your certificate from them.

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Be a Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant Training Online: St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants now provides a convenient and affordable online medical assistant program designed to train Medical Assistants to function effectively as an integral member of todays health care team!

Medical Assistant Program Details

Our online Medical Assistant courses are so convenient that you can complete the entire program at your own pace and study all classes online at anytime around the world. We also provide online training in intoductory laboratory skills and basic clinical tasks for medical assistants.

Medical Assistants as Healthcare Professionals

Medical assistants as healthcare professionals perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. Medical assistants find employment in private and public hospitals, as well as inpatient and outpatient facilities, medical doctors, etc. Given their role as healthcare professionals the demand formedical assistants is only on the rise.

The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner’s specialty. Medical Assistant registration formalities are extremely convenient and flexible with St. Augustine School ofMedical Assistants online distance education program. Our simple online registration form and tuition payment modality is also tuned for your convenience. Medical Assistant program registration is only a few clicks away!

Our Medical Assistant School is now very convenient: Just enroll online, attend online classes at your convenience, take the online medical assistant exam at the end of the program and earn your certificate in as little as 6-8 weeks!



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One of the fastest moving industry today is with Medical. When it comes to medical field, you can always assure to have a job no matter what the economic situation is. I was browsing online and I was amazed of how the medical field still hiring new nurses, doctors, medical assistant, medical billing assistant and a lot more. The reason I went back to school and pursue a career in nursing program. If you wanted to change your career and get a high pay salary jobs, just be a medical assistant today. I have known some friend at school, they went to school for 2 months to be a medical assistant and decided to pursue a degree in nursing, which is a good thing. As they always said, they love their job and to be a medical assistant is the best career ever. Now, I was so excited to be just like one of them. To be a nurse, is not always an easy task that is why medical assistant is here to help me be prepared to be a nurse someday.

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