Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan”

  Ask your friend, whom you see working as a medical assistant in a health institution, “how on earth, you are in a white doctor’s apron and that too just after 3 years of high school completion?” Undoubtedly, he will try to beat you around the bush and even if he tells you the secret, it will be in such a manner as if a little bird told him something. However, after going through this worked article, you will discover that, the secret is, “medical assistant training”.

Believe it or not -
  • A ballpark figure revealed by the country’s labor department, country would be nearly 163,000 more medical assistants to fill the vacant shoes of others.

  • As per the estimates of Administration of ageing, by the end of 2015, the number of people aged over 60 will be 4038758 in New York only (total 65551441 for nation)

  • This number is projected to reach somewhere near to 5001436 by end the 2030 (it is projected at 91129331 for Nation)

  • As far as percentiles are concerned, it will be 20.7 until 2015 and then 25.7% by the end of 2030.

The figure simply means, government is working on their health and care requirements and for the same they need experts like doctors, nurse and physician. Eventually, these doctors and other medical experts have to rely on someone for their administrative jobs and this is where medical assistant comes in the frame.


Here, we would like you to be please advised that medical assistant are not physician assistants, as neither they are trained nor they do any sort of medical examinations or patient treatments.


How to be the one -

Unlike other white-collar professions, medical assistant demand least qualification, in the beginning. Even if you are high school (a must), you can opt for this profession and can secure your white doctor’s apron.


 Any aspirant contender, who wishes to be a medical assistant, should check with high schools, community colleges or vocational institutes, offering medical assistant training programs. These courses could be of few hours, few days, few months or to the maximum 1-2 years. The training programs include an overall study of medical terminology, computers skills, insurance formalities and bookkeeping skills. A medical assistant is advised to have practical exposure of the concept before jumping into the field because not having that means one have to face the music.


Henceforth, now you know the secret behind your friend’s white apron is medical assistant training program he completed and next time you will not be shocked to discover his basic salary of $25000 - $33050 P.A basic salary.


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