The Healthcare industry is there solely because we, and of course - health issues, exit.Until the proverbial Pandora's box is closed and diseases eliminated, healthcare is going to be a necessity. If you checked the numbers you'll find, healthcare is a booming industry. Consider the facts - a career in healthcare means a secure, better paying and satisfying job. After all, what can be more gratifying than saving lives? If you are not cut out to be a doctor, you can still pursue other careers in healthcare. For example, you can be a medical assistant, a phlebotomist, a lab assistant etc.
You can start out your career in the health care industry as a medical assistant (MA). As a medical assistant your job profile will involve assisting doctors and physicians on various medical and administrative tasks. These include taking readings, filling charts, preparing daily reports, checking up on patients, helping with the billing and insurance etc. Most medical assistants either work in hospitals, clinics and with practicing doctors. The average wage for MAs is in the range of 10 to 15 dollars an hour for inexperienced people and proportionately increases with experience.
You have to qualify the medical assistant certification exam to become a certified medical assistant. The certification/registration exams are mainly administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and the Association of Medical Technologists (AMT). A CMA has better career opportunities compared to a non certified MA and many hospitals insist that applicants be certified/registered. The term "certified" is applicable to those who pass the AAMA exam and the term "registered" is used for those who pass the AMT exam. $25 is the fee for the AMT exam and $90 for the AAMA exam.
If you are inexperienced, you must enroll at any of the accredited medical assistant schools to become a certified medical assistant. You can also sit for the exam if you have at least 5 years of work experience as a medical assistant. As part of your training you will be taught anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, patient care etc.
Carefully do your research when selecting your school. Talk to some of the graduates, check the reputation of the school, their faculty, the percentage of students who qualify the certification exams etc. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs are the accrediting bodies for allied health programs and schools, check if your prospective school has the proper approvals. Remember, it's your career - carefully select your schools and work hard to get where you want to.
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