Medical Assisting
The care provided by medical professionals makes a difference in the life of each patient they treat. A Medical Assisting degree will prepare you for a rewarding career in the dynamic healthcare industry.
Through career-focused, hands-on courses and a real-world externship, Mayfield's Medical Assisting program will give you the skills and training you’ll need to support the doctors and nurses of a medical facility and help them provide quality healthcare to their patients.
Program features include:
- Coursework that prepares you for Medical Assistant certifications.*
- An externship providing you with hands-on job training.
- Courses focusing on both front and back office functions of the medical field.
*Core classes prepare students for the industry-relevant certification tests that graduates must take and pass. The cost of one exam attempt per program approved certification is included in your tuition and fees.
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Our Medical Assisting program helps prepare you to manage a variety of clinical and administrative tasks to keep healthcare offices running smoothly.
Here are some things you may do:*- Take and record vital signs and medical histories
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, administer tests and perform medical procedures
- Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens and prepare them for testing
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Assistants, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm (visited April 12, 2023).
Whether you are looking for the fast-paced energy of a large hospital or the personal attention of managing a doctor's office, the demand for Medical Assistants is growing fast and there are many career options to choose from.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects Medical Assistant employment growth of 16% from 2021-2031*
- In California, jobs for Medical Assistants are expected to increase by 20% between 2020 and 2030**
- Medical Assistant is listed as one of the "100 Best Jobs of 2023" by the US News & World Report
- Physicians’ offices
- Outpatient care centers
- General medical and surgical hospitals
- Offices of other healthcare practitioners
- And more!
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Assistants, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm (visited April 12, 2023). These employment projections are provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect actual job demand in any particular field or region.
** National Center for O*NET Development. California Employment Trends: 31-9092.00 - Medical Assistants. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved April 19, 2023, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/localtrends/31-9092.00?st=CA