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 MEDICAL ASSISTING & Related Allied
Health Programs
Medical Assistants can obtain better job opportunities and
pay! As one of the fastest growing allied health
care careers, medical assisting offers terrific opportunities for
advancement. Certified Medical Assistants can advance to office manager,
clinical supervisor or qualify for a variety of administrative support
occupations. Some CMAs choose to teach medical assisting. Others choose to
obtain a bachelor’s degree in human services, health promotion or health
services management, to name a few. To learn more about how you can pursue a
career in medical assisting, talk to the medical assisting program director
at
mmarks@mitchellcc.edu
Phlebotomy is not easy.
Phlebotomy requires much training. Phlebotomy is an art. It requires both
skill and knowledge. Phlebotomists must find veins others can not see nor
feel. Then the phlebotomist must collect the right amount of blood in the
correct tube using proper technique, while causing the patient only minimal
discomfort.
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Medical assistants actually do
administrative and clinical duties! Certified
Medical Assistants (CMAs) have a great amount of variety in their jobs and
are cross-trained to perform many administrative and clinical duties. Of
course, duties vary from office to office depending on location, size and
specialty.
A phlebotomist is someone who performs phlebotomy.
Phlebotomists have the uncanny ability to find a vein hidden beneath the
skin, introduce a needle into the vein, and extract blood with little or no
discomfort to the patient. Phlebotomists are vital members of the health
care team.
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Medical assistants are in demand!
Medical assisting is one of the
nation’s fastest growing careers through 2012, according to the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics. This can be attributed to a predicted
surge in the number of physicians’ offices and outpatient care facilities.
Technological advancements and the growing number of elderly Americans who
need medical treatment are also factors for the increased demand for medical
assistants.
Phlebotomy is the act of piercing the flesh with a needle and
entering a vein to extract blood. Sometimes, the blood is used to replace
lost blood in another person or for later use in the same person. Most
often, the blood is used for diagnostic purposes.
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