Health Science Medical Assisting - Berkshire Community College - Great Barrington MA

Health Science Medical Assisting from Berkshire Community College - Great Barrington MA is a Campus Associate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Medical assistants work in a physician's office or healthcare facility performing both business administrative and clinical medical office skills. Business aspects include correspondence, medical records management, insurance billing, appointment scheduling, and medical transcription. Clinical aspects include preparing the patient for, and assisting with, physical examinations and treatment, assessment of vital signs, patient education, preparation and administration of medications, and routine laboratory procedures including drawing blood, and performing electrocardiography. The McCann medical assisting program, established in 1962, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination given by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Those who pass the examination may use the designation of Certified Medical Assistant (CMA). Students already enrolled in the McCann program may begin taking Berkshire Community College courses concurrent with their medical assisting coursework and then continue either as full- or part-time students to complete required Berkshire Community College courses for the associate degree . Other students may wish to pursue some or all of the associate degree requirements at Berkshire Community College before applying to McCann for the medical assisting program. Previous graduates of the McCann program are encouraged to contact BCC for specific advising regarding the courses necessary to qualify for the associate degree . View more details on Berkshire Community College - Great Barrington MA . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.