Certificate and degree programs will be quite focused on
specific medical assistant courses.
Not exact matches
In this
specific course,
medical assistant students are exposed to fundamental applications in finances such as, fundamental accounting, bank dealings and bookkeeping.
Two year vocational schools and colleges provide
medical assistant courses that will teach you the
specific information that is required for a certification test.
You can become a dental
assistant, a
medical billing and coding professional, or a pharmacy tech by taking
specific courses at many Texas schools.
In your role as a
medical assistant each aspect of a patient encounter, whether directly face - to - face, or over the phone, should be carefully documented to protect yourself, your employer and also the patient: ask about personal and family histories, allergies to medications, or latex, medications administered and prescribed, physical exam findings (such as vital signs), imaging and lab test results, discussions with patients, including
specific questions and responses and procedures performed during
course of the visit.
In your program, you may also take
courses geared toward a
specific care setting or toward the type of
medical assistant you want to become, such as a dental
assistant or radiology technician.
Depending upon which type of
medical assistant program you choose, you will likely receive specialized
courses that are
specific to the field you are studying.