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Medical Assisting Training Classes

Fast Degree Training Prepares You For a Career!

Associate in Specialized Business Degree (A.S.B.)
18 months (day program); 24 months (evening program)

Medical Assisting Degree Training:

The Medical Assistant degree program provides students with the skills and education needed to succeed in a variety of Allied Health areas. Students enrolled in the Medical Assistant training program typically work in areas such as: clinical (EKG, phlebotomy, blood pressures, injections, lab work), and administrative (keyboarding, bookkeeping, insurance billing, front office operation). The student will also be prepared to pursue a professional certification as a Medical Assistant.

The skills and knowledge acquired from the training courses will enable the graduate to work as an entry-level health professional in one of many different medical environments, such as clinical labs, general practitioner offices and area specialists, and other ambulatory settings.

Medical Assistant Degree Program Objectives:

Graduates will develop entry-level skills for employment in positions that include but are not limited to the following:

Medical Assistants
Medical Records
Health Information Technicians
Home Health Aids
Medical Transcriptionists
Healthcare Support Workers
Medical Secretaries

The Berks Technical Institute's Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistant Endowment (AAMAE).