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Educating the Consumer
Medical offices, clinics, and hospitals need medical assistants MORE than EVER! Join the "Community of Caring" by starting a rewarding career as a medical assistant! We provide important resources, such as career and self-study guides, certification and scope-of-practice info, active message boards, schools, and job listings in every state to help you get started.
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  Do You Want Your Career To Stand Out or Stand Still?Sadly, many medical assistants have told us that not having sought certification sooner was a mistake they came to regret. Until they took charge their career went nowhere... but precious time was lost. We don't want this to happen to you! Take the first step in the right direction today.
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Accredited vs. Non-Accredited Schools:
Students must know the difference between accredited and non-accredited, or non-recognized accreditations, and the right questions to ask. Otherwise they might be in for a rude awakening when, after having successfully completed a program or course, they find out that they have virtually nothing to show for their money and efforts because the school was not licensed or accredited.
Educating The Consumer
There ARE legitimate institutions that offer the medical assistant program that are not accredited, but they are licensed by their local Department of Education.
These institutions go through a rigorous review process by a commission of state elected officials who verifies that the school meets a standard set of criteria. Of these schools, many of them plan or are currently in the process of completing accreditation status.
Here are 5 Important things you need to consider when deciding on a medical assisting program:
Is the institution licensed by regulatory entity that is a branch of the United States Department of Education? Will I be eligible to sit for national certification once I have completed my program? Will the school assist me in job placement? Is the school planning to pursue accreditation status? Does the medical assistant program have a clinical training and externship requirement?
If the answers to all of these questions are YES, then you are on your way in being an educated consumer. If any of the answers are NO, then student BEWARE!
Read:
The Case of IAC, ACI, and the Three Stooges by John Bear
Certification After Approved Vocational Training:
Medical assistants who have successfully completed the educational requirements set forth by the various certifying agencies may sit for different certification examinations. Qualified candidates may receive their credential in either the general, clinical, or administrative area of medical assisting.
For example, AMT offers the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification. The RMA credential signifies that this medical assistant has passed the general and also all administrative and clinical aspects of the certification exam and is proficient in all areas associated with medical front as well as medical back office skills. AAMA awards the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) credential to qualified candidates.OTHER IMPORTANT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITATION AGENCIES:
HELPFUL RESOURCES:
CHEA Database of Institutions accredited and recognized in USAAccreditation and Assuring Quality in Distance Learning (CHEA Monograph)CAAHEP Accredited Programs (Select "Medical Assistant" and your state)MORE...
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