Medical Assistant Program

The medical assistant program at State Career School prepares students for careers as a medical assistant, clinical medical assistant, specialized medical assistant, medical receptionist, front office administration, clinical supervisor, medical office manager, and health services manager. The program focuses on providing medical office administrative services and performing clinical duties. Program courses include: basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical law and ethics, patient psychology and communications, medical office procedures, and clinical diagnostics, examination, testing and treatment procedures. Get more details below including other Maine colleges that offer medical assistant program.

State Career School (IDSVA)

795 Congress Street, Portland, ME

Developing successful individual careers is the main goal of State Career School, a private institution offering Medical Assistant, Chairside Assistant and Basic Nursing Assistant programs. It was in 2007 when this school was founded in Waukegan, Illinois. The facility in this campus intended for classroom, clinical and laboratory use is 5,000 square feet wide.

State Career School is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and is certified by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Students 17 years of age and above, high school graduate or with GED are qualified to apply for admission. Before the actual enrollment, applicants are required to attend a personal interview.

The Medical Assistant program can be finished in 45 weeks and it is designed to prepare students for a career in physician's clinics and medical institutions. On the other hand, Chairside Assistant graduates are trained to obtain positions in dental office and clinics. This program only takes 17 weeks to finish. Moreover, for 8 weeks, students can complete the Basic Nursing Assistant program. Graduates of this program are qualified for a position as Certified Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide in nursing homes, hospitals and home care settings. Classes for these programs are held during the day, in the afternoon and at night. 

These programs are facilitated by highly qualified faculty utilizing well-designed programs to ensure that students receive quality education. Accordingly, State Career College produce graduate students equipped with the practical knowledge and competence needed to obtain a competitive career in the healthcare industry. This college also values lifetime growth and learning as it provide its graduate students with dynamic and ongoing job development services.

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Students Enrolled in the Medical Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. IDSVA offers a less than two-year award program in medical assistant.

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Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Medical Assistants

Description

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, medical assistants employment is expected to grow at a rate of 23.5% from 2014 to 2024

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).