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| Nowadays medical assistant demand is very | | | | Students are taught meticulous concepts of |
| quickly growing. Medical assistant offers fastest | | | | human anatomy and physiology. In associate |
| growing career in the country. Due to boom in | | | | degree program, you can have additional |
| health care industry, demand for medical assistant | | | | exposure to professional life through internships. |
| for performing administrative task in medical | | | | CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: |
| environment is increasing day by day. Although | | | | After accepting diploma in medical assistant you |
| diploma and associate degree both prepares you | | | | can have a career in administrative and medical |
| to start a flourishing career as medical assistant | | | | support department of physician's office, hospital, |
| yet which one is better is still a conflicting issue. | | | | nursing home, primary care facility, hospice care |
| This article will reveal all important facts regarding | | | | facility. Most of the people usually get |
| Associate Degree vs Diploma in medical | | | | administrative job such as answering phones, |
| assistant.In this article, we will observe both | | | | processing patients, billing, handling insurances |
| medical assistant programs so students can easily | | | | associated works etc. After acquiring associate |
| select one which is most appropriate for them | | | | degree you can work as medical assistant, |
| according to their priorities. | | | | medical records technician, medical lab technician |
| DURATION: | | | | etc. |
| Associate degree programs comprises of two | | | | EMPLOYERS PERSPECTIVE: |
| years. The diploma in medical assistant is a three | | | | Most of the employers consider associate degree |
| years program. Diploma in medical assistant | | | | more reliable and authenticated than diploma. |
| consists of three full semesters and two brief | | | | Therefore job horizon is usually wider for |
| semesters. | | | | associate degree holders than professionals with |
| COURSES: | | | | diploma. |
| Diploma and associate degree program | | | | MEDIAN SALARY: |
| havecarbon copy courses. Both aim to produce | | | | According to U.S Bureau of labor Statistics annual |
| professional medical assistant that can play | | | | median salary of associate degree professionals |
| successful administrative role in medical | | | | are as follow: |
| environment. Students are given itemized | | | | ? Medical Assistant: $24,610 |
| instructions and guidelines regarding office | | | | ? Medical Records Technician: $25,590 |
| management and medical practices. Courses that | | | | ? Medical Lab Technician: $30,840 |
| are included in both programs are anatomy, | | | | After completing diploma, a professional medical |
| physiology, English composition, Medical laws and | | | | assistant earns a median salary of $25,000 per |
| Ethics, Clinical Competency, Human disease, | | | | annum. |
| Medical Coding, Pharmacology and medical office | | | | According to U.S Bureau of labor Statistics medical |
| management etc. In both medical assistant | | | | assistant is graded as the fastest growing |
| programs, students are given in depth knowledge | | | | profession through 2014. This is a varied |
| regarding medical coding and medical tasks such | | | | profession which offers career choices in multiple |
| as drawing blood, taking blood pressure reading, | | | | dimensions. |