Diploma 

Medical assisting is predicted to be one of the fastest-growing occupations through 2014. Americans are living longer and requiring more health care as they age. A larger overall population also contributes to the high demand for quality medical care and treatment. As a result, the health care industry is growing at a tremendous rate, offering excellent opportunities for medical assistants with training from an accredited institution like Career Centers of Texas.*

 Clinical Skills 

Much of your training will be conducted in our medical training labs, which are designed to look and feel like real-world health care offices with examination tables, minor surgical instruments, lab testing machines and supplies, and CPR and EKG training equipment. You can practice performing clinical procedures such as administering injections, assisting in minor surgical procedures, drawing blood for medical testing, and taking vital signs.

 Administrative Skills 

Because computer technology is vital in today's health care office, this program emphasizes word processing, computerized finance management, and various methods for managing medical office records. You may also be responsible for routine office administration procedures, such as:
  • Basic accounting procedures
  • Filing insurance claims
  • Medical coding and billing and maintaining patients' medical records
  • Preparing correspondence and transcribing medical information

 Prepare for Certification 

This program may help you prepare for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification exam sponsored by the American Medical Technologists (AMT).†

A Personal Approach

Our professional instructors take pride in ensuring that you get the level of personal attention you need to succeed in the classroom. Call us toll free at 888.215.8038 and speak to one of our Admissions Representatives, or complete the form on this page. We can help you enroll in a program that could change your future and put you on a path to an exciting new career.

 

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*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 Edition.


† However, the School cannot guarantee a student's eligibility either to take this exam or become certified. A student's eligibility may depend on his or her work experience, completion of high school (or its equivalent), not having a criminal record, meeting other licensure or certification requirements, or the program or School itself having appropriate accreditation or licensure. Externship sites may themselves require a criminal background check or medical examination.