Working as a medical assistant is a good way to start your healthcare career. You won't need a bachelor's degree, and you'll continue to learn on the job. Ready for a career change? In this article, ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Why should you become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant and Certified Coding Associate? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment in healthcare occupations is ...

The medical assistant career is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing in the United States. Medical assistants primarily work with physicians in medical offices, clinics, outpatient facilities ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Start your path to National Healthcareer Association ® (NHA) certification. UTSA's CMAA is a university fast-track program that teaches students to gain essential skills needed to perform medical ...

According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for medical assistants is projected to grow 18 percent between 2020 and 2030. A medical assistant is a great introductory job into healthcare ...

Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They are formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide ...

Medical assistants collaborate with physicians to perform administrative tasks such as medical billing, filing, and scheduling, as well as limited clinical services like drawing blood, administering ...

Certified medical assistants are hoping the COVID-19 pandemic and the effort to vaccinate the population finally will enable them to be able to give the injections, freeing up doctors and nurses.