Medical Assisting - Pamlico Community College

Medical Assisting from Pamlico Community College is a Campus Associate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Medical Assisting Program can take you from school to work in one year. The curriculum prepares multi-skilled healthcare professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical , and laboratory procedures. For the ambitious, PCC offers an Associate in Applied Science in Medical Assisting (AAS-MA) degree . Many of PCC?s Medical Assisting Diploma graduates continue their education by attending courses offered at night while working during the day. Once graduates have earned an AAS-MA degree, they are eligible to apply to become a Certified Medical Assistant , nationally recognized credentials. The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on office location, size, and specialty. Medical assistants perform many duties including, but not limited to: taking medical histories and recording vital signs, preparing and assisting physicians with patients for examinations, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens and testing, performing sterilization procedures, updating medical records, transcribing physician?s dictations, handling billing, bookkeeping, and insurance, scheduling appointments, drawing blood, preparing patients and performing basic x-rays, taking electrocardiograms, removing sutures, and administering medications per physician?s orders. View more details on Pamlico Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.