Medical Assistant School at Star Career Academy

Medical Assistant Program

For those who have ever considered a career in medical assisting, look no further than Star Career Academy’s medical assistant school. The focus of the Medical Assistant Program is to train students for the specific tasks that an entry-level medical assistant would be required to administer in a professional healthcare setting. The preliminary medical assistant courses emphasize the basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, as well as in the medical terminology commonly used in this profession. As the medical training progresses, the medical assistant courses will focus on both clinical and administrative procedures used by entry-level Medical Assistants. Since a medical assistant’s job requires them to work directly with patients on a daily basis, a portion of the medical assistant training is devoted to improving the communication and human relation skills of the student. The program will also place emphasis on the professional, legal and ethical standards expected of healthcare professionals today. Upon completion of the medical assisting classes required for this program, a medical externship is the final requirement before graduating and earning a medical assisting certificate. This externship provides actual hands-on training and experience which is needed to prepare graduates for a career as a medical assistant.

Star Career Academy offers the Medical Assistant Programs at their New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania campuses. Each campus houses clinical laboratories specifically for medical assistant training. To ensure our students receive every possible advantage from our medical assisting program, we also provide training in the following medical equipment:

• Blood Collection Training Arm & Hand
• Blood Pressure Cuffs
• Stethoscopes
• Bionic Audio Blood Pressure Arm
• AED Defibrillator Training System
• EKG Machine
• Autoclave Sterilizer
• Medical Scales
• Centrifuge
• Sphygmomanometer
• Examination/Treatment Tables
• Surgical Instruments
• Compound Microscopes
• Skeletal/Anatomical Models & Charts
• Tympanic & Electronic Thermometers
• Computers & Software

Medical Assistant Career

The Medical Assistant School at Star Career Academy teaches all the essential skills needed to become a medical assistant. The benefits do not stop, however, at the professional training supplied by Star Career Academy. A career as a medical assistant is considered as one of the best healthcare careers in 2012. According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in medical assisting is expected to grow 31% in the next decade. That equates to roughly 160,000 new medical assistant jobs. This sizeable employment growth not only makes the medical assistant career a top profession in healthcare, but one of the overall best careers in 2012. Such a popular healthcare career is likely to attract a great deal of attention in a bleak job market. This is where Star Career Academy comes in. Our Medical Assistant Program takes under a year to complete, so students may begin their chances to pursue a medical assisting career in a relatively short while. Another great benefit of Star’s Medical Assistant Program is the hands-on medical training received via the program’s medical externship. This externship is what sets our students apart from the competition and is a great “foot in the door”, which could help pave the way to students finding employment in hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices and other health care settings.

While a medical assisting career is a great possibility of solid employment, there are additional benefits as well. A career as a medical assistant may prove to be very personally gratifying, as many healthcare professions tend to be. The Medical Assistant School at Star Career Academy takes the time to develop the communication and human relation skills of their students, since being a medical assistant involves a great deal of social interaction. Graduates will be required to assist doctors and nurses with clinical procedures, while at the same time assisting patients. Caring for others is a higher calling that could be the greatest benefit any job might offer. As if this weren’t reason enough to enroll in Star Career Academy’s Medical Assistant Program, the medical assistant career has great potential for growth, as it is not uncommon for medical assistants to continue their medical training and further their careers as nurses.

With the Medical Assistant School at Star Career Academy, a future in medical assisting could be a bright one. The campuses that offer the Medical Assistant Program are listed below. Click on the campus of your choice for consumer information.

Medical Assistant School in Manhattan, NY
Medical Assistant School in Brick, NJ
Medical Assistant School in Egg Harbor, NJ
Medical Assistant School in Newark, NJ
Medical Assistant School in Clifton, NJ
Medical Assistant School in Philadelphia, PA
Medical Assistant School in Valley Forge, PA

Medical Assistant Program – Student Testimonial

Hear first hand from a graduate of Star Career Academy's Medical Assistant Program (get the full story at Star's Student Testimonials):

"I started receiving job offers right away and look forward to a great career as a medical assistant and phlebotomist. Star Career Academy is above and beyond the best choice for education and employment in the medical field. Thanks Star!"

German Hernandez