If you enjoy working with people and want to work in healthcare, take the first step toward a new career by earning a Medical Assistant Certificate at Aims. Medical clinical assistants perform a variety of vital functions as part of healthcare teams in private practices, clinics and hospitals. Working directly with patients, they obtain patient histories, take vital signs, explain tests and procedures, and draw blood or collect other tissue samples. They also help physicians and nurse practitioners with medical examinations and procedures and submitting prescriptions to pharmacies.
In the Aims Medical Assistant Certificate program, you can get hands-on expert training from instructors with experience and industry connections in the field. In just two semesters (not including prerequisites), you can earn a medical assistant certificate and enter the workforce immediately. If you’re planning to advance your career in the future in management or teaching positions, then earning an associate degree can give you a professional edge. After completing the Medical Assistant Certificate program requirements and becoming certified, you can choose to earn an Allied Health Professional Associate Degree while working. This option allows you to invest in career growth while minimizing student debt, and you can apply course credits from this certificate program toward earning your associate degree.
The Aims Medical Assistant Certificate program will help you prepare for the professional certification required for employment through either American Medical Technologists (AMT) or the National Center for Competency Testing. Using skills assessments and practice tests, you can prepare for testing with these medical assistant certification programs. After graduation, you can take the exam with confidence and become a certified Medical Clinical Assistant.
