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Medical Assistant Career Training Program

Become a Medical Assistant and start a successful career in the health care industry with an Associate (Occupational) Degree from IntelliTec College in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Our health care career training program features small, personalized Medical Assistant classes with specialized, hands-on instruction.

Health Care Industry and Medical Assistant Job Outlook

• "Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through the year 2014 as the health care industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and the growth and aging of the population."
• "Increasing utilization of medical assistants in the rapidly growing health care industry will further stimulate job growth."
• "In fact, medical assistants is projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the 2004-14 period."

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition

Medical Assistant Positions and Career Options

Medical Assistants are employed in rewarding and satisfying careers at places such as:

• Modern physician offices
• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Community health centers
• Family practices
• Physical therapist offices
• ...and more!

Sample Resume Skills for Medical Assistants

At IntelliTec you will learn hands-on Medical Assistant skills preparing you for direct patient care and medical office duties.

Direct Patient Care and Medical Office Skills:

• EKG
• Vital signs
• Phlebotomy
• Triage/charting
• Laboratory procedures
• Injections
• Urinalysis
• Assist in minor surgery
• Patient scheduling
• Insurance coding
• Medical record keeping
• Computer skills
• ...and more!

Professional Health Care Industry Certification Preparation

Upon successful completion of the Medical Assistant career training program you will be prepared to sit for professional health care industry certifications.

Degree/Certificate Awarded

Associate of Occupational Studies Degree: Medical Assistant

Campuses Offering this Medical Assistant Program

IntelliTec College - Grand Junction, Colorado
IntelliTec College - Pueblo, Colorado